Category Archives: Environment

Bottled Water, Brought to You by Fracking?

A new reason not to like bottled water.

Puerto Rico Update: Forests, Power, Depopulation, and Privatization

Puerto Rico’s situation is causing Naomi Klein to rethink “shock doctrine.”

Melting Ice Could Release Hazardous Waste from Abandoned Cold War Site

Melting Greenland ice will release chemical and some radioactive nasties from an old US Cold War base. Expect more of this sort of thing.

Dire Consequences of Ignoring Trade in Climate Change Targets: On Track to 3.5 C Temperature Increase by 2100

Astonishingly, climate change accords like Kyoto and Paris ignore the impact of trade. That omission means our collective goose is cooked.

Inside the Trump Admin’s Fight to Keep the Keystone XL Approval Process Secret

The Trump Administration has been withholding documents in the ongoing suit against the Keystone XL pipeline.

Exxon’s Conspiracy Charges Aim To Derail Climate Lawsuits

ExxonMobil is engaged in unprecedented efforts to sue and harass in court those are investigating and suing the company over global warming

Polar Ice Is Lost at Sea

An update on polar ice loss and its implications.

Trump Team to Rescind Methane Rule

The Trump team has moved to replace his predecessor’s methane rule– further dismantling the weak federal climate change regulatory edifice.

Gaius Publius: More on the Cape Town, South Africa, Water Crisis

Cape Town is becoming ground zero of water scarcity….a future that will arrive for many more in the coming decades.

Gaius Publius: Do Mainstream Democrats Really Want to Eliminate Carbon Emissions and Fossil Fuel Use?

Following the money tells you how serious mainstream Democrats are about tackling climate change….not.

Gaius Publius: 2017 Breaks Climate Records Despite No “El Niño Boost”

Yet more sobering news on the climate change front.

Plastics Sicken Coral Reefs

Plastics pose another threat to the health of coral reefs, including a 20-fold rise in likelihood of disease for reefs draped in plastic.

Puerto Rico’s New Power Struggle: Privatization

Puerto Rico announces plans to privatise its public utility, even though many residents still lack power 4 months after Hurricane Maria.

Trump Administration Rolls Back Protections for Migratory Birds, Drawing Bipartisan Condemnation

Team Trump cuts environmental protections yet again, this time at the expense of migratory birds.

Solar Import Tariff: Pain Without Benefit

On the not-well-thought-out solar tariff.