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Fiery sunrise over the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., with the Jefferson Memorial on the far shore.
The Chilling Question About This Week's Record Heat Wave
By Mitchell Beer, The Energy Mix Weekender
on
We may soon remember recent record-shattering heat as an historic low temperature mark. But that hasn't slowed down the oil and gas spin machine.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Credit: Postdlf ( CC BY-SA 3.0)
Will the Federal Trade Commission Lead the Climate Reformation?
By Clara Vondrich
on
Carbon offsets are modern day Indulgences that companies use to avoid cleaning up their act.
ExxonMobil reported record profits of .74 billion in 2022, up 142% from the previous year. Credit: JeepersMedia via Openverse CC BY 2.0
They’re not energy companies – they’re fossil fuel companies
By Guest
on
The largest 'energy' companies earn their multimillion-dollar profits from fossil fuels, while revenues from renewables are minimal or non-existent.
The High Court of Justice in London. Credit: Bjørn Erik Pedersen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Why We're Supporting Climate Whistleblowers
By Anna Myers, Gabriel Bourdon-Fattal and Henri Thulliez
on
It just got easier to share sensitive environmental information with the world.
A yellow, black, and red metal sign warning of a buried carbon dioxide pipeline in arid rural country with hills and a few shrubs.
Princeton Maps Reveal US Plans for Massive CO2 Pipeline Buildout
By Kert Davies
on
The amount and scale of new pipelines envisioned to transport CO2 to planned carbon storage sites is hard to fathom — let alone the environmental justice impacts they foretell.
Photo by Wonderlane on Unsplash.
Breaking The Silence On Climate Change
By Claire Brown, Alex Evans and Kate Pumphrey
on
All too often, we overlook what might be the most effective, easy and human action of all.
Protesters at the Big One in London. Credit: Extinction Rebellion.
The Former Extinction Rebellion Campaigners Rallying A Climate Majority
By Rupert Read
on
Citizens can handle the truth on climate, when they see something meaningful they can do about it together. 
Two investigators standing in front of damaged rail tank cars emitting smoke.
us/New Bigger Risks Await Poorly Regulated Rail Industry
By Justin Mikulka
on
The Biden administration must act to protect the public from the rail industry’s dangerous plans for the energy transition.
Olive trees burn during a wildfire in Greece. As drought and heat continue with rising greenhouse gas emissions, more wildfires are expected in years ahead. Credit: milos bicanski / Climate Visuals Countdown
The World Is Burning, but Fossil Fuel Companies Are Meeting Behind Closed Doors to ‘Future-Proof Gas’. This Should Be Criminal. 
By Guest
on
"I want the fossil fuel industry to stop breaking the law and pay for their crimes against people and the planet."
Aerial view of head-on collision of two freight trains across center of green fields. Black smoke clouds rise to the upper right.
Corporate Greed Is a Root Cause of Rail Disasters Around the World
By Justin Mikulka
on
Greece’s worst rail disaster ever is the result of the same corporate cost-cutting and deregulation that led to East Palestine and Lac-Mégantic disasters.

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The Chilling Question About This Week's Record Heat Wave
ByMitchell Beer, The Energy Mix Weekender
on
We may soon remember recent record-shattering heat as an historic low temperature mark. But that hasn't slowed down the oil and gas spin machine.
Fiery sunrise over the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., with the Jefferson Memorial on the far shore.
Opinion
Will the Federal Trade Commission Lead the Climate Reformation?
ByClara Vondrich
on
Carbon offsets are modern day Indulgences that companies use to avoid cleaning up their act.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Credit: Postdlf ( CC BY-SA 3.0)
Opinion
They’re not energy companies – they’re fossil fuel companies
ByGuest
on
The largest 'energy' companies earn their multimillion-dollar profits from fossil fuels, while revenues from renewables are minimal or non-existent.
ExxonMobil reported record profits of .74 billion in 2022, up 142% from the previous year. Credit: JeepersMedia via Openverse CC BY 2.0
Opinion
Why We're Supporting Climate Whistleblowers
ByAnna Myers, Gabriel Bourdon-Fattal and Henri Thulliez
on
It just got easier to share sensitive environmental information with the world.
The High Court of Justice in London. Credit: Bjørn Erik Pedersen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Opinion
Princeton Maps Reveal US Plans for Massive CO2 Pipeline Buildout
ByKert Davies
on
The amount and scale of new pipelines envisioned to transport CO2 to planned carbon storage sites is hard to fathom — let alone the environmental justice impacts they foretell.
A yellow, black, and red metal sign warning of a buried carbon dioxide pipeline in arid rural country with hills and a few shrubs.
Opinion
Breaking The Silence On Climate Change
ByClaire Brown, Alex Evans and Kate Pumphrey
on
All too often, we overlook what might be the most effective, easy and human action of all.
Photo by Wonderlane on Unsplash.
Opinion
The Former Extinction Rebellion Campaigners Rallying A Climate Majority
ByRupert Read
on
Citizens can handle the truth on climate, when they see something meaningful they can do about it together. 
Protesters at the Big One in London. Credit: Extinction Rebellion.
Opinion
us/New Bigger Risks Await Poorly Regulated Rail Industry
ByJustin Mikulka
on
The Biden administration must act to protect the public from the rail industry’s dangerous plans for the energy transition.
Two investigators standing in front of damaged rail tank cars emitting smoke.
Opinion
The World Is Burning, but Fossil Fuel Companies Are Meeting Behind Closed Doors to ‘Future-Proof Gas’. This Should Be Criminal. 
ByGuest
on
"I want the fossil fuel industry to stop breaking the law and pay for their crimes against people and the planet."
Olive trees burn during a wildfire in Greece. As drought and heat continue with rising greenhouse gas emissions, more wildfires are expected in years ahead. Credit: milos bicanski / Climate Visuals Countdown
Opinion
Corporate Greed Is a Root Cause of Rail Disasters Around the World
ByJustin Mikulka
on
Greece’s worst rail disaster ever is the result of the same corporate cost-cutting and deregulation that led to East Palestine and Lac-Mégantic disasters.
Aerial view of head-on collision of two freight trains across center of green fields. Black smoke clouds rise to the upper right.