The Destructive Power of Preemption: How Congress Can Use It to Bar State Action on Climate
How federal preemption of environmental rules can stymie the plans of California and other states to ignore Trump’s policies.
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Gauis Publius: North Pole 50 Degrees Warmer Than Normal in December
Why you should be worried about abnormally hot temperatures at the North Pole.
Read more...Tom Engelhardt: The Future According to Trump
Gaming out some likely Trump scenarios.
Read more...Flint Water Crisis: Michigan AG Pursues Felony Indictments Against Former Emergency Managers
Felony indictments of managers promise some accountability in the Flint Water Crisis. Will this extend up the political chain of command?
Read more...Trump’s Carbon-Obsessed Energy Policy and the Coming Climate Nightmare
Trump plans to take the Palin “Drill, baby, drill” strategy to a new level.
Read more...The Standing Rock Sioux Will Be Ready To Take a Trump Challenge to Courts
The Sioux have a decent legal case against Trump Administration efforts to revive the Dakota Access pipeline.
Read more...Canada Oil Pipeline: Trudeau Just Knocked Over the First Domino
Canada talks the talk on climate change, but Trudeau’s pipeline decision this week shares too much in common with poor US pipeline policy.
Read more...Trump’s Existential Threat: Climate Change
Trump will encounter opposition from the military if he persists with climate change denialism.
Read more...Oil Industry Worries About Peak Oil, as in Peak Demand
Some forward-thinking oil producers are worried about peak demand. Are their concerns warranted?
Read more...100% Renewable Powered Town Is The Best Place To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse
One town demonstrates that it’s possible to rely only on renewable power….so why haven’t others taken the plunge?
Read more...Thwarting Trump’s Climate Change Rollback: The Green-State Climate Agreement
State and local measures, such as a green-state pact, could impede the Trump administration’s efforts to unwind climate change initiatives.
Read more...Trump To Clear Way For Oil Pipelines
A Trump presidency is a big setback to environmentalists, particularly opponents of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines.
Read more...A Colorado Ballot Measure Could Make it Nearly Impossible to Ban Fracking
Green groups hope to amend the Colorado constitution so communities can ban fracking. An industry-sponsored amendment could block that.
Read more...Act on Air Pollution, the Silent Killer
Air pollution is a serious problem in Malaysia and other Asian countries, yet official recognition and responses are sorely lagging.
Read more...Ilargi: Why the Energy Crisis is Coming Sooner Than Most Experts Forecast
Why the timeframe for replacing oil is much shorter than most experts believe, making a crisis almost impossible to avoid.
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