A dirtier, less safe world? Bank on it

onOct 6, 2006 @ 07:58 PDT

The World Bank, which has invested over $25 billion in oil, gas and coal projects since 1992, when the Climate Convention was signed, has yet to learn the meaning of sustainability. The Bank is now promoting the growth of coal and nuclear technologies as panaceas for developing countries.

By Ross Gelbspan

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Drax Wood Pellet Plans Axed in California

ByPhoebe Cooke

onJul 3, 2025 @ 06:45 PDT

Partner firm’s pivot to wood-chipping may yet harm forests, campaigners warn.

Series: Drax: The UK’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Biomass Power Plant

This Small Texas Town Is Fighting Back Against Big Ammonia

ByClare Carlile and Sara Sneath

onJul 3, 2025 @ 03:00 PDT

European fertiliser giant has launched a local ‘charm offensive’ to gain support for its chemical factory plan.

Series: Murky Supply Chains: How Fossil Fuels Prop Up Europe’s Fertiliser Giant

us/Who’s the Fossil Fuel-Backed “Philosopher” Shaping Trump’s Megabill Clean Energy Cuts?

BySharon Kelly

onJul 1, 2025 @ 16:47 PDT

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis took to Senate floor to decry lobbyists like Alex Epstein pushing huge energy moves “without a clue about what they are potentially doing to our grid.”

Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda

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