2020 is continuing to bring deeply worrying climate news from both the Arctic and also Antarctic.
Author: Andy Rowell
Fossil fuel companies getting more U.S. bailouts than any other sector
A new analysis from Bailoutwatch concludes that “fossil fuel companies participated in the government’s Paycheck Protection Program to bail out small businesses at far higher rates than companies in other key sectors”.
ACT NOW in the Philippines: We need you to stand against the #JunkTerrorLaw
There is growing international pressure on the Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, to repeal a controversial, dangerous, draconian Terror Bill, which is in the process of becoming law in the country.
As Amazon fire season begins, Brazil promises to act — but promises are not enough.
While COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, our climate emergency continues to worsen. Breaking news this week from climate scientists is that we have just completed the hottest 12-month period in recorded history.
Fossil fuel lobbyists are “dominating climate policy battles during COVID-19”
The political system is broken. There may be tens of millions people demanding a just transition, but we live in a system of embedded cronyism, that rewards people closest to those in power.
As the Arctic burns, Trump bailouts fossil fuel industry with billions
The burning, melting, warming Arctic is clearly a sign that something is wrong and we need to stop investing in fossil fuels now.
Big Win: “Historic” Victory for Standing Rock over Dakota Access Pipeline
“Today is a historic day for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the many people who have supported us in the fight against the pipeline,” said Chairman Mike Faith of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. “This pipeline should have never been built here. We told them that from the beginning.”
It’s not just oil that’s in trouble: “Gas is over-supplied, over-hyped, and out of time”
“Shell has been a leader in peddling the gas myth for a decade or more, and it’s now clearer than ever that gas is over-supplied, over-hyped, and out of time.”
Outrage after “Cancer Alley” activists face terrorism charges for anti-plastics stunt
“We will not stand by as law enforcement and a toxic chemical company from Taiwan attempt to scare, silence, and intimidate us. We will not be silent.”
With U.S. shale peaking & having “never made money,” investors lose billions
A report from the financial auditing firm Deloitte says the “reality is that the shale boom peaked without making money for the industry in aggregate. In fact, the US shale industry registered net negative free cash flows of $300 billion, impaired more than $450 billion of invested capital, and saw more than 190 bankruptcies since 2010.”