Happy Earth Day 2019
Today is Earth Day, the theme: Protect Our Species. Much has changed since the first Earth Day: April 22, 1970. Individual action alone won’t save the planet, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing one can do.
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New York City’s Newly Passed Green New Deal, Explained
NYC last week passed a modest Green New Deal. This initiative falls far, far short of where climate change policy needs to go, but is certainly an improvement on the fossil fuel-friendly agenda of the Trump administration (and its predecessors).
Read more...Judge Brian Morris Stymies New Trump Coal Sales on Federal Lands
US federal district judge Brian Morris dealt a serious setback to the Trump administration’s agenda of resuming coal mining on federal lands.
Read more...Bill Black: Faked Emissions May Send Volkswagen CEO to Prison
In this Real News Network interview, Bill Black examines the VW emissions scandal and discusses how corruption has become endemic in corporate Germany, and why the SEC and DoJ are targeting VW.
Read more...Chevron and Exxon Say They Can Turn Around the Failed Finances of Fracking Industry
The latest in Justin Mikulka’s excellent series on fracking follies.
Read more...Report: Going 100% Renewable Power Means a Lot of Dirty Mining
Looking at some of the non-CO2 costs of increasing renewable energy production and distribution.
Read more...Greening Monetary Policy
Monetary policy favors carbon-intensive industries. Time to stop doing that.
Read more...How to Win: Lessons from the Zad
Members of the Zad engaged in a nearly decade long, successful commual effort to block the construction of an airport near Nantes. But what happens when you win?
Read more...EU Plastics Ban: “Doesn’t Go Far Enough”
Jerry-Lynn on TRNN!
Read more...Energy Equity: Bringing Solar Power to Low-Income Communities
How solar array projects enable low-income groups to save money and help the environment.
Read more...Plastic Watch: Water Bottle Alert!
Plastic water bottles foul European waters. Why? This is a problem that can and should be fixed. Less plastic in European rivers means less plastic in the world’s oceans.
Read more...Where Are All the Bugs Going and What Can I Do About It?
Insects are the waste management contractors of ecosystems.
Read more...Are You Biased Against Nuclear Power? Yup, Say Scientists
Nuclear power has a worse reputation than it deserves.
Read more...Gail Tverberg: The True Feasibility of Moving Away from Fossil Fuels
Why our societies will remain dependent on fossil fuels much longer than we’d like.
Read more...Right to Repair Initiatives Gain Support in US
Minnesota may soon be the first state to adopt right to repair legislation, and measures are pending in a total of twenty states. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren recently endorsed a national right to repair for farm equipment.
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