Top Law Firms Called Out for Serving Fossil Fuel Industry Clients in New Climate ‘Scorecard’
Law students call out leading law firms for facilitating policies that promote fossil fuel clients and exacerbate climate change.
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The Problem With California’s Electric Dream
Even with a 15 year runway, California’s electric vehicle plans don’t look achievable.
Read more...Pompeo: We are Building A Coalition Against Nord Stream 2
Pompeo says the United States is bulding a coalition intended to stope the construction of Russi’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Read more...Oil Industry’s Shift to Plastics in Question as Report Warns $400 Billion in Stranded Assets Possible
By Sharon Kelly, an attorney and freelance writer based in Philadelphia. She has reported for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, National Wildlife, Earth Island Journal, and a variety of other publications.Originally published at DeSmogBlog. Off Africa’s eastern coast, north of Madagascar, lies Aldabra Atoll, a cluster of coral islands that surround a […]
Read more...The Bahrain-Israel Mutual Recognition
A take on why Bahrain followed the UAE in recognizing Israel.
Read more...How Charles Koch Is Buying Credibility With Academic Investments
Koch influence in the academic sphere is far ranging. Koch money funds individual courses, professorships, fellowships, and even energy research and policy programs. These are significant investments in the “intellectual raw materials” of free-market advocacy.
Read more...Robert Pollin: Biden Not Phasing Out Fossil Fuel, Relies on Carbon Capture
Robert Pollin critiques the Biden climate plan for over-relying on unproven carbon capture, investing too little in solar and wind, and treating China as a rival.
Read more...How Should the European Union Respond to Rising Greece-Turkey Tensions?
Can the EU de-esclate increasingly testy Greece-Turkey dealings ?
Read more...Emergency Situation: The Slow-Moving Tragedy of the Russian Arctic
The Russian version of America’s flyover has it pretty bad: declining industries and environmental stress.
Read more...How the Agricultural Lobby Is Sabotaging Europe’s Green Deal
The European Commission’s ambitous Green Deal plans are already stumbling over bureaucratic infighting and ag industry opposition.
Read more...Saudi Arabia Refuses To Learn From Its Two Failed Oil Price Wars
The oil situation has developed not necessarily to Saudi Arabia’s advantage, but MbS appears not to have gotten the memo.
Read more...Global Warming Is Accelerating. (In Other News, Democrats Reverse Platform, Won’t End Fossil Fuel Subsidies)
The Democrats busy themselves with a self-love fest as they ignore more and more dire evidence of the progress of global warming.
Read more...Mauritius Oil Spill Tragedy: How and Why the MV Wakashio Ran Aground, and Aftermath
A mysterious course change, a birthday party, oil on the beaches, and a billion dollars in compensation (maybe).
Read more...The Bakken Boom Goes Bust With No Money to Clean up the Mess
How the Bakken oil boom, particularly hasty development and transport by rail, was destined to create an environmental hangover…..and no one bothered to prevent it.
Read more...Ohio House Speaker Arrested in Alleged $60 Million Racketeering, Bribery, Money Laundering Scheme; A Window Into Politics in America
Ohio’s biggest political corruption case is a doozy, with riveting racketeering charges and lots of dirty tricks.
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