Hansen: Exxon, Peabody are committing "crimes against humanity"

onJun 24, 2008 @ 06:12 PDT

CEOs of fossil energy companies know what they are doing and are aware of long-term consequences of continued business as usual. In my opinion, these CEOs should be tried for high crimes against humanity and nature.

Conviction of ExxonMobil and Peabody Coal CEOs will be no consolation, if we pass on a runaway climate to our children. Humanity would be impoverished by ravages of continually shifting shorelines and intensification of regional climate extremes.

Loss of countless species would leave a more desolate planet.

By Ross Gelbspan

us/Civil Rights Case Probes Racism Behind Cancer Alley Pollution

BySharon Kelly

onMar 10, 2026 @ 15:29 PDT

Federal lawsuit claiming local officials illegally pushed polluting industries into Black communities reaches new stage.

Series: Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Communities at Risk

Series: Louisiana's Cancer Alley

As Russia Bombs Ukraine’s Power Plants, Gulf Coast LNG Companies Win Big

ByDelaney Nolan

onMar 9, 2026 @ 04:00 PDT

Record LNG exports to Europe pushing up prices for U.S. consumers even more than forecast.

How the ‘Galapagos of West Africa’ was Plundered by Floating Fishmeal Factories

ByDavide Mancini

onMar 8, 2026 @ 23:00 PDT

Off-shore industrial boats illegally harvest thousands of tonnes of small fish vital to the marine food web in Guinea-Bissau, a DeSmog investigation with The Guardian reveals.

Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture