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us/Bernie Sanders' Plan to Phase out Nuclear Power Draws Attacks — Here's Why They're Wrong
By Justin Mikulka
on
Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has released an ambitious climate proposal, one which champions of the status quo were quick to criticize. One line of attack, coming from...
uk/How Dark Money From Overseas Flows Into Boris Johnson's Government
By Simon Roach
on
With Boris Johnson sauntering into Downing Street having recrafted his own script from guffawing jester to grave populist, swathes of right-wing lobbyists have stealthed their way from the fringes ...
us/DNC Shuts Down Climate Debate Compromise
By Guest
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By Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch. Reposted with permission from EcoWatch. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will not let 2020 primary candidates share the stage in a debate devoted to the climate ...
us/Understanding Christians’ Climate Views Can Lead to Better Conversations About the Environment
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By Emma Frances Bloomfield, University of Nevada, Las Vegas In their second round of debates, Democratic presidential candidates called for aggressive measures to slow climate change. As Washingto...
uk/Environmental Enforcement Agencies Have Been Crippled by Austerity — Report
By Rich Collett-White
on
The number of checks on environmental standards carried out by UK government agencies has plummeted in recent years, leading to an “enforcement gap”, a report has warned. Analysis published this w...
us/'Game-Changer': Sanders Unveils Green New Deal Plan Detailing 10-Year Mobilization to Avert Climate Catastrophe, Create 20 Million Jobs
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By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. Calling the global climate crisis both the greatest threat facing the United States and the greatest op...
Funding for Annual UN Climate Talks Plummets as Mining Companies Slash Contributions — Reports
By Matt Maynard
on
Funding arrangements for the upcoming UN climate conference may be in disarray after local reports suggested contributions from the local mining industry to the Chilean authorities were to be slash...
Louisiana Law Turning Pipeline Protests Into Felonies Violates Constitution, New Lawsuit Alleges
By Sharon Kelly
on
A lawsuit filed today in federal court in Louisiana challenges the state’s “critical infrastructure” law, used to press felony charges against fossil fuel pipeline construction opponents, as uncons...
Capt. George Ricks in the Breton Sound next to a dead dolphin, one of three he found on May 7, 2019. Credit: All photos and video by Julie Dermansky for DeSmog
As More Diverted Floodwaters Head Their Way, Dolphins Keep Dying in Louisiana
By Julie Dermansky
on
Warning: This story contains images and video of dead dolphins some may find graphic. As an unprecedented amount of floodwater makes its way down the Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engi...
First Felony Arrests Near Bayou Bridge Construction Made Under New Louisiana Law Penalizing Pipeline Trespass
By Sharon Kelly
on
Karen Savage, an award-winning investigative reporter, did not expect to be arrested as she covered Energy Transfer Partners’ controversial construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline through Louisia...

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us/Bernie Sanders' Plan to Phase out Nuclear Power Draws Attacks — Here's Why They're Wrong
ByJustin Mikulka
on
Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has released an ambitious climate proposal, one which champions of the status quo were quick to criticize. One line of attack, coming from...
uk/How Dark Money From Overseas Flows Into Boris Johnson's Government
BySimon Roach
on
With Boris Johnson sauntering into Downing Street having recrafted his own script from guffawing jester to grave populist, swathes of right-wing lobbyists have stealthed their way from the fringes ...
us/DNC Shuts Down Climate Debate Compromise
ByGuest
on
By Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch. Reposted with permission from EcoWatch. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will not let 2020 primary candidates share the stage in a debate devoted to the climate ...
us/Understanding Christians’ Climate Views Can Lead to Better Conversations About the Environment
ByGuest
on
By Emma Frances Bloomfield, University of Nevada, Las Vegas In their second round of debates, Democratic presidential candidates called for aggressive measures to slow climate change. As Washingto...
uk/Environmental Enforcement Agencies Have Been Crippled by Austerity — Report
ByRich Collett-White
on
The number of checks on environmental standards carried out by UK government agencies has plummeted in recent years, leading to an “enforcement gap”, a report has warned. Analysis published this w...
us/'Game-Changer': Sanders Unveils Green New Deal Plan Detailing 10-Year Mobilization to Avert Climate Catastrophe, Create 20 Million Jobs
ByGuest
on
By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. Calling the global climate crisis both the greatest threat facing the United States and the greatest op...
Funding for Annual UN Climate Talks Plummets as Mining Companies Slash Contributions — Reports
ByMatt Maynard
on
Funding arrangements for the upcoming UN climate conference may be in disarray after local reports suggested contributions from the local mining industry to the Chilean authorities were to be slash...
Louisiana Law Turning Pipeline Protests Into Felonies Violates Constitution, New Lawsuit Alleges
BySharon Kelly
on
A lawsuit filed today in federal court in Louisiana challenges the state’s “critical infrastructure” law, used to press felony charges against fossil fuel pipeline construction opponents, as uncons...
As More Diverted Floodwaters Head Their Way, Dolphins Keep Dying in Louisiana
ByJulie Dermansky
on
Warning: This story contains images and video of dead dolphins some may find graphic. As an unprecedented amount of floodwater makes its way down the Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engi...
Capt. George Ricks in the Breton Sound next to a dead dolphin, one of three he found on May 7, 2019. Credit: All photos and video by Julie Dermansky for DeSmog
First Felony Arrests Near Bayou Bridge Construction Made Under New Louisiana Law Penalizing Pipeline Trespass
BySharon Kelly
on
Karen Savage, an award-winning investigative reporter, did not expect to be arrested as she covered Energy Transfer Partners’ controversial construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline through Louisia...
Series: Bayou Bridge Pipeline Battle