Coal is Not the Answer to Energy Poverty and Here’s Why

Worldwide, the coal industry is suffering as the demand for its product weakens in the face of a surge in clean, renewable energy options and a world that can no longer afford to continue to consume this dirty fossil fuel. To deal with this decline in revenue, some coal companies like Peabody Energy are spending millions on […]

“We Need Not Be Polite” Hears First National Conference On Oil Train Threats

On November 12th, I boarded a train headed to Pittsburgh, PA to attend the first national independent gathering focused on the topic of oil trains. The trip would take me through Philadelphia where an Amtrak train crashed in May resulting in eight fatalities and over 200 injuries.  There is general consensus that the accident would have […]

Why Is The Science Museum In A Spin Over Its Shell Sponsorship?

At first it looked like the Science Museum had gone and done the right thing: dropped its sponsorship deal with Shell. But then the museum’s director said something different. Chris Garrard at the Art Not Oil Coalition asks: ‘What’s going on?’ Currently Shell is sponsoring the Science Museum’s climate science exhibition, ‘Atmosphere’, but this is due […]

‘It’s a New Day’: Why Environmentalists Need to Change Their Strategy Under Trudeau Government

Nine and a half years. That’s how long Stephen Harper was prime minister of Canada — a long haul for environmentalists, who were all but shut out of Ottawa and often antagonized by the federal government. Now that Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have taken the helm, advocates have high hopes for a course correction on […]

Brussels ‘Revolving Door’ Keeps Relationship Cozy Between Big Energy and EU Decision Makers

The Brussels ‘revolving door’ has allowed Big Energy to remain close to European climate and energy decision makers ahead of December’s Paris COP21 climate talks, a new report shows. The report, by transparency campaigning and research group Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), highlights the easy and frequent flow of EU public servants and elected representatives into corporate […]

Research Confirms ExxonMobil, Koch-funded Climate Denial Echo Chamber Polluted Mainstream Media

A new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science (PNAS) shows that the climate denial echo chamber organizations funded by ExxonMobil and Koch family foundations produced misinformation that effectively polluted mainstream media coverage of climate science and polarized the climate policy debate.  The abstract and full text of the study can […]

Alberta Climate Announcement Puts End to Infinite Growth of Oilsands

The days of infinite growth in Alberta’s oilsands are over with the Alberta government’s blockbuster climate change announcement on Sunday, which attracted broad support from industry and civil society. “This is the day that we start to mobilize capital and resources to create green jobs, green energy, green infrastructure and a strong, environmentally responsible, sustainable and […]

The Growing Republican Rift Over Climate Change

As the world gears up for the climate negotiations kicking off in Paris next week, Republicans in the United States are doing everything in their power to make sure that no climate deal takes place without their approval (which will never happen.) But there are a few Republicans in leadership positions in Washington that have had […]

Western State Regulators Struggling to Keep up with Radioactive Fracking and Drilling Waste: New Report

The question of how to handle the toxic waste from fracking and other oil and gas activities is one of the most intractable issues confronting environmental regulators. Not only because of the sheer volume of waste generated nationwide, but also because some of the radioactive materials involved have a half-life of over 1,500 years, making […]

What’s Fuelling The Media’s Climate Coverage?

You might have noticed the age old barrier separating advertising and editorial in your news weakening recently. The Guardian’s Rugby World Cup coverage is sponsored by Heineken, The Telegraph’s is brought to you by Dove Men Care. We’ve also seen the rise of something called native advertising, where brands work with media organisations directly to produce […]