Report from space: Earth in trouble
According to a message beamed from space, the demands humanity places on the Earth exceed its capabilities.
EPA appeals coal mining ruling
A federal judge ruled in March that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally vetoed a large West Virginia coal-mining project.
Proposed bill would end fossil fuel subsidies
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. announced they would introduce the End Polluter Welfare Act to Congress.
Study exposes fracking’s poisonous effects
Now, concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale have skyrocketed, in light of a recent scientific study.
Mass bird, dolphin deaths in Peru
About 5,000 pelicans and other ocean birds have been washing up on the northern coast of Peru, just weeks after over 900 dolphins perished in that same area.
Good jobs, green jobs – the only way forward
"It's not a choice between good jobs and the environment; we can and must have both," declared Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers president.
Greenpeace occupiers fight Shell’s Arctic drilling
A different type of collective action took place - a coordinated effort by Greenpeace activists to stop oil giant Shell from drilling in the arctic.
Pigeon abuse is a multi-million-dollar enterprise
The animal rights group presented law enforcement organaizations including the FBI with a book's worth of evidence.
Animal rights activists fighting “Ag-Gag” laws
Forms of torture such as skinning calves alive, forcing badly injured animals into a slaughter line are made public because activists document them.
Activists say BP cut corners on Gulf oil cleanup
Protesters and environmental activists declared that the oil company had seriously cut corners in its cleanup of the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
