Mining and Electric Vehicles: Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt
Electric vehicle production at scale requires materials we don’t have enough of.
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Reforestation as a Solution for Carbon Capture: Hype and Reality
Advocates for reforestation must consider who owns the land to be reforested, and how the reforestation is to be done.
Read more...Philadelphia Explosion One in String of ‘Near Miss’ Accidents at Refineries Using Deadly Chemical
Accounts emerging from workers and others on site paint a troubling picture of how close to disaster Philadelphia may have come.
Read more...U.N. Report: ‘Human Rights Might Not Survive’ Climate Crisis
Not surprisingly, the poor, particularly in developing countries, will be devastated by climate change.
Read more...Climate Change is Devastating India With Heat Waves and Water Shortages
Climate disasters in India are fueled by its resource mismanagement and fossil fuel consumption policies, says political economist Shouvik Chakraborty.
Read more...Are Economists Blocking Progress on Climate Change?
As they so often do, by promoting unrealisitc models, economists have become part of problem rather than the solution.
Read more...Former Shale Gas CEO Says Fracking Revolution Has Been ‘A Disaster’ For Drillers, Investors
“Excluding capital, the big eight basin producers have destroyed on average 80 percent of the value of their companies since the beginning of the shale revolution,”
Read more...Victory Gardens in the World Wars (and in the Neoliberal Era)
A random walk through Victory Garden posters, with commentary, and a recommendation that the government mobilize to recreate them.
Read more...What Is a ‘Climate Refugee’ and How Many Are There?
Climate-change-induced migration is significant and set to grow. But no one seems to have any answers, save perhaps the neoliberal default, “Die sooner”.
Read more...California’s Solar Energy Problem
California is overdoing on solar power, and that isn’t as good an idea as you might think.
Read more...Adani is Cleared to Start Digging its Coal Mine – Six Key Questions Answered
Queensland gives Indian mining giant Adani go-ahead for massive coal mine, ignoring environmental and climate change concerns.
Read more...Climate Change: Saving Coral Reefs
Scientists produce report outlining interventions to improve persistence and resilience of coral reefs as ocean temperatures rise.
Read more...US Poised to Approve Shipping LNG by Rail for Export With No New Safety Rules
Trump administration soon to allow massive trains to transport LNG in unit trains 100 cars long and for the express purpose of moving LNG to export facilities – with scant regard for safety consequences.
Read more...Climate Change: Judge Allows New York’s Martin Act Lawsuit Against Exxon to Proceed
New York state judge allows climate fraud lawsuit brought under the Martin Act to proceed, rejecting defendant Exxon’s claims for dismissal.
Read more...Adding to Planetary Alarm Bells, Top US Finance Official Warns Climate Crisis a Recipe for Global Economic Collapse
CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam says, “As most of the world’s markets and market regulators are taking steps towards assessing and mitigating the current and potential threats of climate change, we in the U.S. must also demand action from all segments of the public and private sectors, including this agency.”
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