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uk/Motoring Lobbyist Who Slammed 'Insulate Britain' Backs Disruptive Fuel Protests
By Adam Barnett
on
Anti-fuel duty campaigner Howard Cox, who has downplayed “alleged man-made causes” of climate change, backed drivers who targeted roads across the UK.
Credit: CJ Koepp. Fossil Free California.
us/California Assemblyman Kills Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill
By Nick Cunningham
on
The bill would have required the state’s two enormous public pension funds to divest from fossil fuels, but it was squashed by a Democrat who has taken money from oil and gas companies.
Rep. Grijalva speaks into a microphone under a blue tent in front of a field and construction crane
us/Rep. Grijalva Tours Cancer Alley Communities Plagued by Racial Discrimination and Environmental Injustice
By Julie Dermansky
on
The congressional stop in Louisiana over the Juneteenth weekend will inform an ambitious environmental justice bill a long time in the making.
Pumping for Putin campaign
uk/Supermarkets Urged to End Russian Diesel Sales and Stop ‘Pumping for Putin’
By Adam Barnett
on
A spokesperson for the British Retail Consortium said the phase-out of Russian oil could not "happen all at once".
RCMP conducting a "site inspection" of a Wet'suwet'en village site. Credit: Gidimt'en Checkpoint
Canada Steps Up Surveillance of Indigenous Peoples To Push Fossil Fuel Pipelines Forward
By Nick Cunningham
on
An international human rights body condemned Canada’s treatment of Indigenous communities opposing two major oil and gas pipelines.
Fossil Free California launched a campaign targeting CalPERS & CalSTRS pension funds in February 2015. Credit: 350.org (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
America’s Biggest Public Pension Fund Is Slow-Walking Corporate Climate Action, Report Charges
By Sharon Kelly
on
CalPERS says it needs to hold onto billions in fossil fuel shares in order to push polluters in the right direction – but a new report details a pattern of voting against climate proposals.
Lower half of person in black standing on their black bicycle in downtown Berlin with a cardboard sign painted with 'systems change not climate change' and an adapted yellow and red Shell logo pointing down with 'Shell must fall', hanging on the back wheel
uk/BP and Shell Pension Schemes Still Lack Net Zero Targets Despite Company Pledges
By Adam Barnett
on
Santander, Boots, BMW and Centrica also feature among the top 20 UK pension plans without carbon neutral goals.
Fridays for Future Italy climate protest in Rome, October 2021
Italian Activists’ Homes Searched by Police Following Gazprom Protests
By Stella Levantesi
on
“I’m afraid that our freedom to voice dissent is going to be taken away,” said one of the activists.
Nemo Andy Guiquita, a Waorani Indigenous leader and Women and Health Coordinator for the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon, or Confeniae. Credit: Amazon Watch
‘Existential Threat’: Indigenous Leaders Urge Citigroup to Stop Backing Amazon Oil
By Rachel Sherrington
on
The U.S. bank has come under fire for financing fossil fuel projects in Ecuador and Peru as its shareholders meet.
A new documentary exploring the Extinction Rebellion civil disobedience movement was released on Netflix in March. Credit: Rebellion, 2022 (film still).
uk/As Extinction Rebellion Returns to Britain’s Streets, A New Film Charts the Movement’s Wild Rise
By Matthew Green
on
Independent documentary opens a window into the dilemmas confronting social movements seeking transformative action on climate change.

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uk/Motoring Lobbyist Who Slammed 'Insulate Britain' Backs Disruptive Fuel Protests
ByAdam Barnett
on
Anti-fuel duty campaigner Howard Cox, who has downplayed “alleged man-made causes” of climate change, backed drivers who targeted roads across the UK.
us/California Assemblyman Kills Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill
ByNick Cunningham
on
The bill would have required the state’s two enormous public pension funds to divest from fossil fuels, but it was squashed by a Democrat who has taken money from oil and gas companies.
Credit: CJ Koepp. Fossil Free California.
us/Rep. Grijalva Tours Cancer Alley Communities Plagued by Racial Discrimination and Environmental Injustice
ByJulie Dermansky
on
The congressional stop in Louisiana over the Juneteenth weekend will inform an ambitious environmental justice bill a long time in the making.
Series: Louisiana's Cancer Alley
Rep. Grijalva speaks into a microphone under a blue tent in front of a field and construction crane
uk/Supermarkets Urged to End Russian Diesel Sales and Stop ‘Pumping for Putin’
ByAdam Barnett
on
A spokesperson for the British Retail Consortium said the phase-out of Russian oil could not "happen all at once".
Pumping for Putin campaign
Canada Steps Up Surveillance of Indigenous Peoples To Push Fossil Fuel Pipelines Forward
ByNick Cunningham
on
An international human rights body condemned Canada’s treatment of Indigenous communities opposing two major oil and gas pipelines.
RCMP conducting a "site inspection" of a Wet'suwet'en village site. Credit: Gidimt'en Checkpoint
America’s Biggest Public Pension Fund Is Slow-Walking Corporate Climate Action, Report Charges
BySharon Kelly
on
CalPERS says it needs to hold onto billions in fossil fuel shares in order to push polluters in the right direction – but a new report details a pattern of voting against climate proposals.
Fossil Free California launched a campaign targeting CalPERS & CalSTRS pension funds in February 2015. Credit: 350.org (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
uk/BP and Shell Pension Schemes Still Lack Net Zero Targets Despite Company Pledges
ByAdam Barnett
on
Santander, Boots, BMW and Centrica also feature among the top 20 UK pension plans without carbon neutral goals.
Lower half of person in black standing on their black bicycle in downtown Berlin with a cardboard sign painted with 'systems change not climate change' and an adapted yellow and red Shell logo pointing down with 'Shell must fall', hanging on the back wheel
Italian Activists’ Homes Searched by Police Following Gazprom Protests
ByStella Levantesi
on
“I’m afraid that our freedom to voice dissent is going to be taken away,” said one of the activists.
Fridays for Future Italy climate protest in Rome, October 2021
‘Existential Threat’: Indigenous Leaders Urge Citigroup to Stop Backing Amazon Oil
ByRachel Sherrington
on
The U.S. bank has come under fire for financing fossil fuel projects in Ecuador and Peru as its shareholders meet.
Nemo Andy Guiquita, a Waorani Indigenous leader and Women and Health Coordinator for the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon, or Confeniae. Credit: Amazon Watch
Analysis
uk/As Extinction Rebellion Returns to Britain’s Streets, A New Film Charts the Movement’s Wild Rise
ByMatthew Green
on
Independent documentary opens a window into the dilemmas confronting social movements seeking transformative action on climate change.
A new documentary exploring the Extinction Rebellion civil disobedience movement was released on Netflix in March. Credit: Rebellion, 2022 (film still).