Is China Socialist or State Capitalist? – Michael Hudson and Patrick Bond
Michael Hudson and Patrick Bond: Will China resist financialization and lead the way on climate policy, or is it practicing capitalism lite?
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Is Joe Manchin Lucy or the Football?
Why Joe Manchin is merely a convenient excuse for what is wrong with Democrats and soi disant progressives.
Read more...Legal Action Against Shell Board Previews Wave of Lawsuits Against Company Directors
Sadly, the idea of suing corporate board members over climate change inaction does not seem likely to go anywhere.
Read more...Fossil-Fueled War: Ukraine’s Top Climate Scientist Speaks Out
For Svitlana Krakovska, recent events have clarified the human, economic, and geopolitical catastrophe of fossil fuels.
Read more...This Ironic World: Does Climate Hope Encourage Climate Inaction?
Why climate change hopium really is bad for you and all of us.
Read more...This Ironic World: Does Climate Hope Encourage Climate Inaction?
Positive climate change stories give us hope. Does that hope spur indifference?
Read more...Plastic Watch: New UN Treaty Could Spur More Plastic Waste Lawsuits
New UN plastics treaty might provide the basis for plastic waste lawsuits in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.
Read more...Failing the Fix: Grading Apple, Dell, Google, Microsoft on the Ease of Repair of Their Products
US PIRG releases a scorecard, ranking the products of major manufacturers on the ease of repair of their products.
Read more...Supreme Court Hears Case on EPA GHGs Regulation
An important legal test of EPA authority.
Read more...EPA Proposes Tougher Emissions Standards For Trucks
The Biden administration today proposed the first emissions standard upgrade for heavy duty trucks, vans, and busses since 2001.
Read more...‘Major Step Forward’: AIG to Stop Insuring Coal, Tar Sands, and Arctic Drilling
The campaign to get AIG to stop guaranteeing many fossil fuel development projecs has opened a new front in climate activism.
Read more...New IPCC Report Highlights Urgency of Climate Change Impacts
IPCC: Missing Paris targets would harm human health and biodiversity worldwide, and risk irreversible losses sooner than previously thought.
Read more...Europe’s Sustainable Taxonomy Is a Sideshow
The EU taxonomy grossly simplifies a complex and dynamic world. It might help prevent green-washing but other tools are needed to guide green investment.
Read more...What the Latest Science Says About Antarctica and Sea-Level Rise
Why Antarctica is a huge wild card in the progress of sea level rises.
Read more...Does Limited US Shale Spending Guarantee Higher Energy Prices?
Reduced shale investment is set to lead to sustained higher prices. That’s good for the planet but hard on budgets.
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