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Maxwell Smith filled with grief over his daughter's death.
us/Father of Teen Killed in Oil Tank Explosion Pushing for New Louisiana Safety Measures
By Julie Dermansky
onApr 2, 2021 @ 14:28 PDT
Girl’s tragic death in oil industry explosion haunts her family
Girl’s tragic death in oil industry explosion haunts her family
Permian rig
Feds Move Forward with New Mexico Drilling Plan Despite Community Outcry
By Guest
onMar 30, 2021 @ 16:13 PDT
The plan could allow as many as 3,650 new oil and gas wells in areas near Chaco Culture National Historical Park and surrounding Navajo communities.
The plan could allow as many as 3,650 new oil and gas wells in areas near Chaco Culture National Historical Park and surrounding Navajo communities.
Why Companies’ ‘Net-Zero’ Emissions Pledges Should Trigger a Healthy Dose of Skepticism
By Guest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 13:18 PDT
Is it enough to restore and protect the environment without fundamentally changing a polluting business-as-usual paradigm?
Is it enough to restore and protect the environment without fundamentally changing a polluting business-as-usual paradigm?
Grangemouth Oil Refinery
Why Companies’ ‘Net-Zero’ Emissions Pledges Should Trigger a Healthy Dose of Skepticism
By Guest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 13:18 PDT
By Oliver Miltenberger, The University of Melbourne and Matthew D. Potts, University of California, Berkeley  Originally published in The Conversation Hundreds of companies, i...
uk/The New Policing Bill is the Real Attack On Democracy
By Guest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 02:56 PDT
A new proposed bill in the UK could make it harder to have "noisy" protests.
A new proposed bill in the UK could make it harder to have "noisy" protests.
us/New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Climate Action as Congress Weighs Big Infrastructure Bill
By Nick Cunningham
onMar 24, 2021 @ 11:50 PDT
Americans support the steps taken by the Biden administration thus far to tackle climate change by large margins, according to a new poll. The widespread support comes as the White House and the U....
Experts Urge World Leaders to 'Put Marine Ecosystems at the Heart of Climate Policy'
By Guest
onMar 22, 2021 @ 12:18 PDT
By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams As global weather experts warned Monday that the world's oceans are “under threat like never before,” more than 3,000 scientists, politicians, and other public fi...
I’m a Climate Scientist — Here Are 3 Key Things I Have Learned Over a Year of COVID
By Guest
onMar 11, 2021 @ 08:59 PST
By Piers Forster, University of Leeds The planet had already warmed by around 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times when the World Health Organization officially ...
uk/Comedian Robin Ince Quits Science Museum Climate Event Over Oil Sponsorship
By Caitlin Tilley
onMar 10, 2021 @ 11:26 PST
Another high-profile figure has taken a stand against the institution’s perceived conflict of interest
Another high-profile figure has taken a stand against the institution’s perceived conflict of interest
Investigation: The Climate-Conflicted Board Directors Leading the UK's Banks
By Phoebe Cooke, Rachel Sherrington and Mat Hope
onMar 9, 2021 @ 16:00 PST
The analysis comes as shareholders are preparing to vote on a range of progressive environmental resolutions at the banks' annual meetings.
The analysis comes as shareholders are preparing to vote on a range of progressive environmental resolutions at the banks' annual meetings.

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us/Father of Teen Killed in Oil Tank Explosion Pushing for New Louisiana Safety Measures
ByJulie Dermansky
onApr 2, 2021 @ 14:28 PDT

Girl’s tragic death in oil industry explosion haunts her family

Girl’s tragic death in oil industry explosion haunts her family
Maxwell Smith filled with grief over his daughter's death.
Feds Move Forward with New Mexico Drilling Plan Despite Community Outcry
ByGuest
onMar 30, 2021 @ 16:13 PDT

The plan could allow as many as 3,650 new oil and gas wells in areas near Chaco Culture National Historical Park and surrounding Navajo communities.

The plan could allow as many as 3,650 new oil and gas wells in areas near Chaco Culture National Historical Park and surrounding Navajo communities.
Permian rig
Why Companies’ ‘Net-Zero’ Emissions Pledges Should Trigger a Healthy Dose of Skepticism
ByGuest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 13:18 PDT

Is it enough to restore and protect the environment without fundamentally changing a polluting business-as-usual paradigm?

Is it enough to restore and protect the environment without fundamentally changing a polluting business-as-usual paradigm?
Why Companies’ ‘Net-Zero’ Emissions Pledges Should Trigger a Healthy Dose of Skepticism
ByGuest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 13:18 PDT

By Oliver Miltenberger, The University of Melbourne and Matthew D. Potts, University of California, Berkeley  Originally published in The Conversation Hundreds of companies, i...
Grangemouth Oil Refinery
Opinion
uk/The New Policing Bill is the Real Attack On Democracy
ByGuest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 02:56 PDT

A new proposed bill in the UK could make it harder to have "noisy" protests.

A new proposed bill in the UK could make it harder to have "noisy" protests.
us/New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Climate Action as Congress Weighs Big Infrastructure Bill
ByNick Cunningham
onMar 24, 2021 @ 11:50 PDT

Americans support the steps taken by the Biden administration thus far to tackle climate change by large margins, according to a new poll. The widespread support comes as the White House and the U....
Experts Urge World Leaders to 'Put Marine Ecosystems at the Heart of Climate Policy'
ByGuest
onMar 22, 2021 @ 12:18 PDT

By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams As global weather experts warned Monday that the world's oceans are “under threat like never before,” more than 3,000 scientists, politicians, and other public fi...
Analysis
I’m a Climate Scientist — Here Are 3 Key Things I Have Learned Over a Year of COVID
ByGuest
onMar 11, 2021 @ 08:59 PST

By Piers Forster, University of Leeds The planet had already warmed by around 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times when the World Health Organization officially ...
uk/Comedian Robin Ince Quits Science Museum Climate Event Over Oil Sponsorship
ByCaitlin Tilley
onMar 10, 2021 @ 11:26 PST

Another high-profile figure has taken a stand against the institution’s perceived conflict of interest

Another high-profile figure has taken a stand against the institution’s perceived conflict of interest
Investigation: The Climate-Conflicted Board Directors Leading the UK's Banks
ByPhoebe Cooke, Rachel Sherrington and Mat Hope
onMar 9, 2021 @ 16:00 PST

The analysis comes as shareholders are preparing to vote on a range of progressive environmental resolutions at the banks' annual meetings.

The analysis comes as shareholders are preparing to vote on a range of progressive environmental resolutions at the banks' annual meetings.
Series: Exposing Climate-Conflicted Bank Directors
Series: Climate-conflicted bank directors

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