Alex Carlin reports about his observations at the United Nations climate conference.
Dispatches from the COP26 Climate Talks in Glasgow
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Environment
Misconceptions Shouldn’t Hold Up Key Climate Solution
By Alex Carlin | at
Ocean Pasture Restoration offers a nature-based strategy to avoid climate ruin.
ALEC’s Annual Meeting Queues Up Fights Over Federal Powers, Fossil Fuels, Big Tech, Labor Rights, and the GOP’s Culture Wars
By David Armiak | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council is holding its first post-Trump in-person meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah at the five-star Grand America Hotel.
Joe Manchin May Block Federal Budget That Would Cost Him Coal Profits
By Alex Kotch | at
The West Virginia senator owns up to $5 million in coal stock and is opposing climate change measures in his party’s budget package.
Journalism Should Reflect What the Science Says: The Climate Emergency Is Here
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
It’s time for journalism to recognize that the climate emergency is here.
Oil and Gas Companies Get Enormous Welfare, Still Lay Off Workers and Enrich Executives
By Alex Kotch | at
Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) denounced fossil fuel companies for exploiting taxpayers and refusing to testify before her congressional subcommittee.
New Report: The Big Oil and ALEC Ploy for Getting Unions to Help Chill Climate Protests
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
The Center for Media and Democracy released a new report today, “Using Unions to Carry Big Oil’s Water,” detailing how the fossil fuel industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council cynically use unions to win Democratic support for legislation that criminalizes and chills environmental protests under the guise of “worker safety.”
Leaking Oil and Gas Wells: A Ticking Time Bomb
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Wells left unplugged by oil and gas companies can emit methane, cause explosions, and leak chemicals that find their way into drinking water.
Now Is Our Last Best Chance to Confront the Climate Crisis
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
With Joe Biden in office, a serious plan to combat climate change is finally in our sights — but the clock is ticking, and there is no more room for error.
Koch Industries Amassed 150 Penalties for State Environmental Violations in 20 States
By Don Wiener | at
Koch Industries and its subsidiaries have been fined for environmental regulatory violations in every state where they operate over the past 20 years, a new study by Good Jobs First shows.