“There is no honor among thieves” is a truism that apparently also applies to oil companies. In an Q4 earnings call to shareholders, U.S. refinery giant Marathon Petroleum Company unequivocally told investors they plan to abandon their long-time Alberta oil patch suppliers now that President Traitor 47 has implemented 10Continue Reading
In the autumn of 2014, I was sitting in a tiny shed at a writing residency in Point Reyes, Northern California. I was there to write my book about the psychology of facing planetary crises. One particularly warm afternoon, I was looking out at Tomales Bay, teeming with bird life,Continue Reading
Tourism has been an economic boon to the region and a headache for village residents. A proposed plan for a linear park has divided Cold Spring. By Lauren Dalban COLD SPRING, N.Y.—Lori Moss led the way to the overlook, an elevated spot at the beginning of a steep hiking trailContinue Reading
A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. Scientists including the MIT team have observed signs of ozone recovery in the past. But the new study is the first to show, with high statistical confidence, thatContinue Reading
The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry by overfishing, pollution, climate change and waste, UN economists warned on Monday, in a call for smarter, more concerted action to protect the world’s vast marine spaces for future generations.Continue Reading
The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record, capping a decade of unprecedented heat fuelled by human activities, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Continue Reading
The case could establish the nation’s first independent repository for spent nuclear fuel in West Texas, despite the objections of state leaders. By Dylan Baddour The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments in a case that could pave the way for Texas to host the nation’s first independentContinue Reading
In the heart of Utah’s Uinta Mountains, a team of scientists is re-creating historical pictures to study how much, and how quickly, ecosystems are changing.Continue Reading
The Justice Department and F.B.I. are investigating $20 billion in climate funds, despite a top prosecutor’s decision that there was not sufficient evidence of wrongdoing.Continue Reading
Climate change is warming the oceans off the New England coast and bringing new species of fish. This could bring new opportunities for fishermen. But fishermen and regulators are falling behind.Continue Reading
Despite statewide restrictions on the deadly poisons, new research shows they’re still infiltrating the food web. The post Turkey vultures in California are testing positive for rat poison appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
A rainstorm expected to arrive Wednesday may mark the start of a soggy March. More wet weather is expected next week.Continue Reading
A Conservative peer has been appointed as the director of the UK’s leading climate science denial think tank, with the group pledging to spread its ideas in Parliament. Lord Craig Mackinlay announced in The Telegraph today that he is now in charge of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), anContinue Reading