UN organizations launch plan to catalyse action by 2025 on energy commitments
New Energy Compact Action Network launches with coalitions drawing on $600 billion in...
UN organizations launch plan to catalyse action by 2025 on energy commitments
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Rutgers to divest from fossil fuel industry
Rutgers to divest from fossil fuel industry
Rutgers University is set to divest from fossil fuels after heavy lobbying from students and the union representing faculty and staff.
Shell’s massive carbon capture facility in Canada emits far more than it captures, study says
Shell’s massive carbon capture facility in Canada emits far more than it captures, study says
KEY POINTS The “Quest” plant in Alberta, Canada, owned by oil giant Shell, has previously been...
The world is addicted to natural gas. Fossil fuel companies are lobbying hard to keep it that way
The world is addicted to natural gas. Fossil fuel companies are lobbying hard to keep it that way
By Angela Dewan, International Climate Editor, CNN (CNN) Imagine a world entirely free of...
Dam projects to swallow sacred grounds of Cordillera’s river people
Dam projects to swallow sacred grounds of Cordillera’s river people
Bulu, Basan’s childhood home, is now one of many villages endangered by the Pan Pacific Renewable Power Philippines Corporation’s (PPRPPC) P19.8-billion 150-megawatt Gened 1 dam project.
Josefina Tunki: ‘If we have to die in defense of the land, we have to die’
Josefina Tunki: ‘If we have to die in defense of the land, we have to die’
Josefina Tunki, the first woman to preside over the Shuar Arutam People (PSHA), an Indigenous association in Peru, faces death threats due to her opposition to mining on Indigenous lan
Researchers link cobalt mining in the DRC to violence, substance abuse, food-water insecurity
Researchers link cobalt mining in the DRC to violence, substance abuse, food-water insecurity
After studying the impacts of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Northwestern University is calling for more data on how emerging technologies affect human health and livelihoods.
The climate costs of keeping Line 5 open would be very high
The climate costs of keeping Line 5 open would be very high
Scientists estimate the pipeline could generate $41 billion in climate damages between 2027 and 2070.
Tribes Are Leading the Way to Remove Dams and Restore Ecosystems
Tribes Are Leading the Way to Remove Dams and Restore Ecosystems
When the Elwha River dams fell, it was the culmination of many decades of successful partnerships to support the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in righting historic wrongs.