Scenes from Helene: A Report from North Carolina
A extensive report from North Carolina gives an idea of the extent of damage and the (largely community and informal so far) recovery efforts.
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Evidence CEOs Tried to Illegally Boost Oil Prices Grows as FTC Bars Hess from Chevron’s Board
FTC’s latest findings bolster claims of collusion among shale producers raised in ongoing Congressional probes and major class-action lawsuits.
Read more...TaxCast on Green Laundering, Combatting Big Corporate Tax Dodging with Joseph Stiglitz, EU Competition Minister Margrethe Vesterger
A look at corporate misbehavior, here extreme tax avoidance and green laundering, and the progress of efforts to combat it.
Read more...Is It Climate Change or Genocide?
The case that the elite lack of willingness to address climate change amounts to genocide.
Read more...How Cities Run Dry
How afflicted cities are trying to cope with water shortages.
Read more...Big Ag’s Road to Brazil
DeSmog re-launches investigative series to track agribusiness’ influence over climate and nature policy in a critical year for decisions on the future of food and farming.
Read more...How the “Rules-Based International Order” Uses Humanitarianism to Turn Refugees Into Disposable Migrant Labor
Book review: “Human Capital: A History of Putting Refugees to Work” by Laura Robson.
Read more...Elon Musk and Tesla Shape America’s Future. But Problems Run Deeper Than Tweets.
The financialization of U.S. firms making key products endangers American global leadership and, in Tesla’s case, climate change progress.
Read more...Big Oil to Benefit From Biden’s Carbon Capture Tax Credits: Report
How carbon capture tax credits funnel billions to the oil and gas industry while delivering few if any climate benefits.
Read more...Epic Floods Are Wreaking Havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe
Three massive flood events across three continents have claimed over 1,500 lives and cost over $15 billion in September.
Read more...The West’s Blunders Help Fuel Russia’s Far East Development
A tip of the cap to the geniuses at the US State Department.
Read more...We’re Getting Sick of Noise Pollution
Keeping Our World Cooler Will Also Make It Quieter
Read more...No Solid Scientific Basis for Degrowth
Two economists depict degrowth studies as analytically weak and advocating political infeasible ideas.
Read more...5 Lessons From Ancient Civilizations for Keeping Homes Cool in Hot, Dry Climates
To prepare for an even hotter future, designers today could learn from the past.
Read more...Activists Link Climate Change, Gaza in a Campaign Targeting Citigroup
Protesters are pushing Citigroup to divest from fossil fuels and companies that are sending arms to Israel.
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