Key ‘step forward’ in cutting cost of removing CO2 from air
The pilot plant has been built in British Columbia and is extracting about a tonne of CO2 every day A Canadian company, backed by Bill Gates, says it has reached Continue Reading
Exxon to Show Its Green Side in Meeting with Pope Francis
Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM 1.00% , the oil giant long derided by environmentalists, is trying to give itself a green facelift. Chief Executive Darren Woods has called for Exxon to Continue Reading
Global Civilisation to Descend into ‘Hell on Earth’ Unless we Choose a New Paradigm
Late last year, Dr. Jeremy Leggett — solar energy entrepreneur, former oilman and government advisor — gave an eye-opening talk where he for the first time laid out his vision Continue Reading
Hurricanes Are Lingering Longer. That Makes Them More Dangerous.
Hurricane Harvey over the Gulf of Mexico in August 2017. The storm stalled over Texas and dropped nearly 50 inches of rain in some places. With wind speeds that can Continue Reading
Pope Francis To Discuss Climate Change With Big Oil
At a time when investors are piling pressure on Big Oil to take climate change seriously, top executives from some of the major global oil companies will be discussing climate Continue Reading
Avoiding self-inflicted extinction. What are the solutions?
Humankind has the unenviable duty to address the looming threats of runaway climate change and environmental collapse. At risk are Earth’s millions of species and our human civilisation, all of Continue Reading
European Commission wants more climate funding
The European Commission said it was backing an effort to take the global lead in environmental and climate action with a call for increased financing. “The European Union is a Continue Reading
HRW: Lawsuits muzzling free speech in the environmental community
Human Rights Watch said Thursday it was worried that lawsuits meant to muzzle environmental advocacy groups were inhibiting free speech. A lawsuit filed by Canadian logging company Resolute Forest Products Continue Reading
E.P.A. Takes a Major Step to Roll Back Clean Car Rules
The Trump administration took a major step toward dramatically weakening an Obama-era rule designed to cut pollution from vehicle tailpipes, setting the stage for a legal clash with California that Continue Reading
Exxon CEO urges New York prosecutor to rethink climate change probe
Exxon Mobil Corp’s chief executive said on Wednesday he hopes the new attorney general in New York “comes to a different conclusion” than predecessor Eric Schneiderman on a climate change Continue Reading