Posts by Andy Rowell
Amoral Trump Disbands Climate Advisory Committee
As Trump’s presidency spirals like a toxic vortex from one crisis to another, and with the global news media reacting to one venomous tweet after another, it is easy to miss the slow assault against science and the environment that continues below the radar.
Has BP Found A Major New Fracking Field in the US?
Amidst the continued dire warnings about climate change, censored scientists and stranded assets, the oil industry keeps on doing what it does best: keeps on belligerently looking for more oil and gas
As Trump Censors Language on Climate, Scientists Leak Damning Report
The Trump Administration is getting more Orwellian by the day, but as fast as it tries to bury the truth about climate change, scientists are fighting back showing that they will not be silenced by the climate deniers in the White House.
Trump Notifies UN of Official Climate Pull Out; But the Market Has Moved on
Two months after Donald Trump announced that he intended to pull America out of the UN Paris climate agreement, last Friday the State Department submitted the formal notification to the UN to that effect.
Way to Go, Solar, Way to Go
According to a new analysis of data, last year solar was the “star performer” in terms of new electricity generation, as renewables once again outstripped fossil fuels.
As Trump Signs New Russian Sanctions; Old Ones Don’t Stop Oil Exploration
As US President, Donald Trump, reluctantly signs new legislation imposing sweeping new sanctions on Russia, it has been revealed that existing sanctions on the country, designed to prevent frontier oil and gas exploration, are not working.
60,000 Suicides in India “Linked to Climate Change”
Three studies published today on climate change paint a bleak picture on how global warming is already affecting us now, how it could affect us in the future and how the window for action is seriously running out.
UK Bans All New Petrol and Diesel Cars from 2040
The UK has followed France in banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2040, as part of its plan to tackle chronic air pollution in cities.
Devoid of Democratic Legitimacy, UK Shale Industry Responds with Spin and Violence
History is repeating itself. Just as some of the pioneers of the current environmental movement in the UK, who cut their teeth in the nineties fighting the Tories’ road building programme were demonised and attacked, so are today’s anti-fracking activists.
The “Expendables” Fight Back In Toxic Coal Ash Suit
"I call them ‘the expendables'. These men were treated like collateral damage, and they fell between the cracks in this toxic place.”
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