Dispatches from COP 24 Climate Change Summit in Poland
COP24 meets in Katowice, Poland, Dec. 3-14, 2018.
Environment
SEC Rules Exxon Must Allow Shareholder Votes on Dark Money and Climate Policies
The SEC has denied ExxonMobil's request to prevent a shareholder vote on a resolution requiring the oil giant to disclose its political spending, including "dark money" contributions to advocacy groups and trade associations.
Enbridge Pipeline Expansion Debated in Wisconsin Supreme Court
A secret late-night budget amendment to overturn Dane County's requirement for increased pipeline insurance central to case.
Koch's Georgia-Pacific Hit with Another Environmental Penalty
U.S. EPA fines paper company $79,000 for illegal stormwater discharges.
Like a Breath of Fresh Air, Youth Climate Strikes Lift Off in 125 Countries
Global climate actions kicked off by the young Swedish teen, Greta Thurnberg, nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize this week.
State Bills to Criminalize Peaceful Protest of Oil & Gas "Critical Infrastructure"
These anti-protest bills adopted by ALEC and by CSG allow prosecutors to impose large fines and felonies, not only on individuals who are arrested, but organizations that are deemed to be supporting those individuals.
Trump Taps Climate Denier to Lead a Secret White House Climate Panel
Physicist and climate science denier William Happer has no formal training in climate science.
"The House is on Fire," Climate Strikes Come to America March 15
Record-breaking heat last summer, inspired-15-year-old Greta Thunberg to pack a water bottle, a book, and a snack and take a stand outside the Swedish parliament with a handmade sign "School Strike for Climate." By January 2019, school strikes were spreading across Europe and some 70,000 teens hit the streets to demand action in Brussels, where the EU Parliament meets.
Acting EPA Chief Appoints Climate Denier John R. Christy to Science Advisory Board
Christy has made a career of providing academic legitimacy to the climate denier movement.
Corporate Front Group, American Council on Science and Health, Smears List of Its Enemies as "Deniers for Hire"
Website calls prominent scientists, reporters, and environmental groups "threats to humanity."
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