The last coal-fired plant in Sweden shut down two years early this month, bringing the tally of coal-free European countries up to three. Swedish utility Stockholm Exergi announced the closure April 16, a day before Austria also closed its last remaining coal plant, PV Magazine reported. “With Sweden going coal-free in the same week as […]
In some states like West Virginia, coal mines have been classified as essential services and are staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic, even though the close quarters miners work in and the known risks to respiratory health put miners in harm’s way during the spread of the coronavirus. In Appalachia, miners with pneumoconiosis, or black […]
Germany’s target for renewable energy sources to deliver 65% of its consumed electricity by 2030 seemed on track Wednesday, with 52% of electricity coming from renewables in 2020’s first quarter. Renewable energy advocates, however, warned the trend is imperiled by slowdowns in building new wind and solar plants. The federal BDEW energy and water federation […]
A new report shows that investments in coal plants may be a waste of money as renewables are cheaper than new coal plants, according to new research from the financial think tank Carbon Tracker Initiative. The new research, released today, shows that nearly $640 billion of investment in coal power capacity worldwide is at risk […]
Women have long been at the forefront of the effort to protect the Earth and its creatures. Some of them, like Greta Thunberg and Jane Goodall, are household names. Others, like around 55 percent of the people who hit the streets for 2014’s People’s Climate March, are anonymous (s)heroes. In between these extremes are many women […]
A month and a half ago, BlackRock, the world’s largest investment firm, made waves for choosing to divest from some coal investments, setting up funds that avoided fossil fuels, and saying it would only support corporate board members who factored the climate crisis into its decisions. While the initial announcement was met with some criticism […]
By Jessica Corbett In a coordinated action to pressure Barclays to stop financing climate destruction, Greenpeace activists on Monday morning shut down 97 of the British investment bank’s branches across the United Kingdom. “Barclays must stop funding the climate emergency; that’s why we’ve taken action today,” Morten Thaysen, climate finance campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said […]
By Jason West and Yang Ou About one of every 25 deaths in the U.S. occurs prematurely because of exposure to air pollution. Dirty air kills roughly 110,000 Americans yearly, which is more than all transportation accidents and shootings combined. When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weighs decisions about air pollution regulations, it typically […]
By Jeff Turrentine Well, he told us he would do it. And now he’s actually doing it — or at least trying to. Late last week, President Trump, via the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, announced that he was formalizing his plan to develop lands that once belonged within the Bears […]
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