Environment

What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words

November 2, 2021 By Benjamin Franta

The industry’s own words show companies knew about the risk long before most of the rest of the world.

The fossil fuel divestment movement is on fire

November 1, 2021 By John R. Platt

Investors, foundations, universities, and governments pulled their assets from fossil fuel companies in record numbers in October.

Scottish union leader: Politicians’ COP26 promises require worker power to come true

November 1, 2021 By Roz Foyer

This is a summit which should—because of the climate emergency and the global pandemic—be tearing up the playbook, but it’s unlikely to actually make significant progress.

U.N. leader to COP26: No half-measures or shallow promises while planet burns

October 29, 2021 By John Bachtell

Secretary-General António Guterres had a clear message to the world leaders gathering in Glasgow.

Manchin kills Biden’s clean energy plan, leaving states and cities to lead

October 28, 2021 By John Bachtell

Collaborating with the GOP and big coal, Manchin gutted clean electricity measures from Build Back Better. States, municipalities, and tribes have to pick up the slack ahead of COP26.