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Wait, What? BP CEO Argues for More Oil and Gas Spending to Solve Climate Crisis

By Climate Nexus / March 1, 2023

CEO Bernard Looney reaffirmed the energy giant’s fossil fuel spending plans during International Energy Week in London, calling for an “orderly” energy transition and made the case that more oil and gas investment is needed to achieve net zero goals. “An energy system that works is one that provides energy that is secure and affordable as well as lower carbon — what’s known as the energy trilemma,” Looney told onlookers.

The War in Ukraine Hasn’t Left Europe Freezing in the Dark, But It Has Caused Energy Crises in Unexpected Places

By The Conversation / February 28, 2023

Soaring Energy Prices Triggered By Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Could Push Up to 141 Million More People Into Extreme Poverty, Study Finds

By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes / February 19, 2023

Climate Crisis Poses as Great a Risk to Energy Systems as Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, WMO Warns

By Olivia Rosane / October 12, 2022

Ukraine Invasion Could Cause Global Food Crisis, UN Warns

By Olivia Rosane / March 15, 2022

U.S. to Stop Importing Russian Fossil Fuels

By Olivia Rosane / March 8, 2022

The U.S. will ban the import of all Russian fossil-fuel products in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday.” Today I am announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy. We’re banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy,” Biden said from the White House, as CNN reported.

Russia’s Attack on Ukranian Nuclear Plant Prompts International Concerns

By Olivia Rosane / March 4, 2022

Russian forces have captured Europe’s largest nuclear power plant after launching a Friday night attack that started a fire at the Ukrainian facility. The fire has since been extinguished and both UN and Ukrainian officials say that no radiation was released, AP News reported. However, the incident marks the second time since Russian President Vladimir […]

Solar Plant Opens at Uninhabitable Chernobyl Nuclear Site

By Olivia Rosane / October 8, 2018

A site once a symbol of one type of apocalypse is now helping to stave off another. Ukraine opened a solar plant on Friday in Chernobyl, a little more than 100 yards from the power plant that caused the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986, AFP reported. “Today we are connecting the station to the […]

Antibacterial Agent Triclosan Linked to Growth of Breast Cancer Cells

By EcoWatch / April 29, 2014

According to a recent study published in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, the chemicals triclosan and octylphenol are linked to the growth of breast cancer cells. Triclosan is an antibacterial and antifungal agent found in numerous commonly known household products. Octylphenol is a commercial solvent that can be found in […]