Policy

5 Ways Climate-Denier-in-Chief Spells Doom for the Environment

5 Ways Climate-Denier-in-Chief Spells Doom for the Environment

By Reynard Loki If the world’s governments don’t prevent the planet’s surface temperature from increasing more than 2 C, then life on Earth will become a difficult proposition for many humans, animals and plants. Glaciers will melt, sea levels will rise, crops will fail, water availability will decrease and diseases will proliferate. Some areas will […]

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    Trump Wins, Renewable Energy Investments Lose and Dirty Energy Stocks Surge

    Trump Wins, Renewable Energy Investments Lose and Dirty Energy Stocks Surge

    Political upheaval has major influence over the stock markets, and with climate-change-denying Donald Trump’s “disaster” of an election win, renewable energy investment is looking bleak at the moment as dirty energy surges. Really?! What is happening?! Leo needs to have a word #TrumpDigsCoal #ClimateChange #BeforeTheFlood #USElection2016 pic.twitter.com/tbqAbpIRn3 — Stacey Goater (@StaceyGoater) November 9, 2016 The […]

    ‘Trump’s Election Is a Disaster’

    ‘Trump’s Election Is a Disaster’

    Totally freaked out is the best way I can explain how I’m feeling right now knowing Donald Trump has won the presidency. Yes, the billionaire television personality who denies climate change, has ties to the Dakota Access Pipeline, and has promised to “renegotiate” the Paris agreement and completely dismantle the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will […]

    Sanders Calls for Stopping Dakota Access Pipeline as Obama Waffles

    Sanders Calls for Stopping Dakota Access Pipeline as Obama Waffles

    By Jon Queally While President Obama said his administration is willing to let “things play out” for a few more weeks when it comes to the escalating effort by Native American tribes to stop a pipeline in North Dakota, Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) offered a distinctly more urgent response on Tuesday by saying “Damn right” […]

    0-3: Future Generations Lose Again at Third Presidential Debate

    0-3: Future Generations Lose Again at Third Presidential Debate

    Debate moderator Chris Wallace failed to ask a question on climate change or energy policy in the final presidential debate. Presidential #debate ignores climate change … again https://t.co/oUphFlrLLK via @HuffingtonPost pic.twitter.com/LaMvVJFzEP — Climate Nexus (@ClimateNexus) October 20, 2016 The issue got two seconds of airtime when Hillary Clinton mentioned her plan for new clean energy […]

    Climate Denier Ted Cruz Debunked Again

    Climate Denier Ted Cruz Debunked Again

    Climate-denying arguments by Ted Cruz at a Senate committee hearing last year have been soundly debunked by a new study published in the Journal of Climate. Testimony at the hearing attacked climate change by using cherry-picked satellite temperature data allegedly inconsistent with global warming. The paper found errors in this analysis that refutes the bogus […]

    Mark Ruffalo: President Obama, You Still Have Time to Ban Fracking

    Mark Ruffalo: President Obama, You Still Have Time to Ban Fracking

    By Dear President Obama Three-time Academy Award nominated actor Mark Ruffalo and documentary filmmaker Jon Bowermaster sent a letter Tuesday respectfully calling on President Barack Obama to take immediate action addressing fracking during his last 100 days in office, which began Oct. 11. The letter highlights the damages caused by increased oil and gas drilling […]

    It’s Official: Donald Trump Is a ‘Revolting Slug, Unfit for Public Office,’ Says NSW Parliament

    It’s Official: Donald Trump Is a ‘Revolting Slug, Unfit for Public Office,’ Says NSW Parliament

    The upper house of the New South Wales state parliament in Australia is condemning Donald Trump‘s run for president of the United States calling him a “revolting slug” unfit for public office. On Thursday, Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham introduced a motion slamming Trump’s hateful comments about women and minorities, including the remarks revealed last weekend […]

    Donald Trump’s Ties to the Dakota Access Pipeline

    Donald Trump’s Ties to the Dakota Access Pipeline

    By Jesse Coleman Since the presidential debate on Sept. 26, we’ve been hearing quite a bit about Donald Trump‘s tax returns (or lack thereof). While the conversation has revolved around why Trump has chosen not to release his returns—as all presidential candidates have since 1980—we do know some things about what those returns would reveal […]