By Shannon Kelleher Air pollution from oil and gas activities is responsible for an estimated 91,000 deaths and over 10,000 premature births in the US each year, according to a new study that examined the impacts of the industry through its lifecycle from extraction to refining to burning fuel in power plants. The post Oil and gas industry linked to thousands of yearly US deaths and preterm births, study finds appeared first on The New Lede.| The New Lede
By Vijay Jayaraj Vietnam’s decision to prohibit gasoline-powered motorcycles in central Hanoi beginning July 1, 2026, is a textbook example of climate dogma disrupting developing economies with potentially devastating consequences. The policy will take effect in Hanoi’s downtown districts, then expand to outer areas by 2027 and eventually include gasoline automobiles. Other urban centers, such as Ho Chi Minh City … Read more The post Hanoi’s ‘Green’ Path to Poverty and Blackouts a...| CO2 Coalition
By Samuele Furfari If a self-described leader finds that nobody is following, is leadership present? Perhaps. The next question might be, where is the leader headed? These queries could well be put to the European Union’s makers of energy policy, who fancy themselves as groundbreakers for a supposed transition away from fossil fuels in favor of “green” technologies. (We use … Read more The post ‘Green’ Europe’s Industrial Masochism appeared first on CO2 Coalition.| CO2 Coalition
How did life first form on Earth? What does entropy have to do with the origins of mammalian life — or the creation of the modern economy? And what chemical process do people, insects, Volkswagens, and coal power plants all share? On this week’s episode of Shift Key, Rob chats with Peter Brannen, the author of a new history of the planet, The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything. The book weaves together a single narrative from the Big Bang to the Permian explosion to the oil-devouring...| Heatmap News
As climate extremes intensify across the globe — from wildfires and floods to rising food insecurity — the world’s largest economies are under pressure to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels. Yet in Indonesia, a $1.2 billion investment deal, reportedly backed by a Chinese investor, is taking shape that risks pulling the country in… Continue reading China And Indonesia Need To Overcome Coal The post China And Indonesia Need To Overcome Coal appeared first on Fair Observer.| Fair Observer
More than 85 climate scientists declared the Department of Energy’s new climate report unfit for policymaking in a comprehensive review released Tuesday. The DOE’s report cherry-picked evidence, lacked peer-reviewed studies to support its questioning of the detrimental effects of climate change in the U.S. and is “fundamentally incorrect,” the authors concluded. Scientists have accurately modeled […]| Inside Climate News
Share This Story(Daily Caller News Foundation) — Drivers are expected to see the cheapest Labor Day weekend gas prices since 2020, according to GasBuddy, a fuel savings platform. Gas prices climbed under former President Joe Biden, shooting up to record highs in June 2022, with the national average per-gallon price nearing $5. Labor Day weekend gas prices […] The post Under Trump, your Labor Day road trip will be the cheapest at the pump in years appeared first on Alpha News MN.| Alpha News MN
Tucker County, WV, is a biodiversity hotspot, now threatened by a huge data center. Citizens have the expertise to minimize harm.| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
Torrential rain and high winds killed at least five people and caused damage worth millions of dollars in New Jersey in July alone, but the fate of a bill that would require fossil fuel companies to pay for past damages from the changing climate and future resilience measures remains uncertain. The state’s Climate Superfund Act […]| Inside Climate News
Along the Delaware River, the communities of Chester and Eddystone are facing the possibility of a new $7 billion liquified gas facility that will export Pennsylvania’s plentiful fracked gas.| Inside Climate News
Republican attorneys general accuse three of the world’s biggest asset managers of conspiring to depress U.S. coal output. It’s a first-of-its-kind and closely watched test of whether corporate alliances on climate efforts violate antitrust laws.| Inside Climate News
President Trump’s Interior Department released an offshore oil and gas leasing plan, outlining 30 auctions in the Gulf of America… The post Trump Administration Releases Oil and Gas Offshore Lease Plan appeared first on IER.| IER
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting that the average natural gas spot prices will roughly double from 2024 to…| IER
A coalition of environmental groups is embroiled in a year-long fight with an Alliant Energy subsidiary over its discharge of groundwater possibly contaminated with coal combustion residuals.| Inside Climate News
Early images “Insuring Disaster, Not Survival” LONDON 9th July — Climate activists with the Insure Our Survival campaign disrupted the “Oscars of the insurance industry” British Insurance Awards at the Royal Albert Hall tonight, calling out the industry for profiting from climate chaos and genocide in Gaza, while pushing ordinary people to the brink. Two […] The post Climate Activists Detained at the “Oscars of the Insurance Industry” appeared first on Extinction Rebellion UK.| Extinction Rebellion UK
Early Media: 20230625 CTT Early Media share folder Picture Link: https://show.pics.io/xr-global-media-breaking-news/search?collectionIds=685a7d433ec00754ba953d8e Media Contact: Carol 07791 737093 For immediate release The activists, from climate campaign group Cut The Ties to Fossil Fuels, also call on Government to ban fossil fuel advertising Today (25 June), climate activists have taken over the headquarters of advertising agency group WPP, […]| Extinction Rebellion UK
Elected officials sent a letter highlighting statewide opposition to the Williams NESE pipeline, citing higher utility bills and significant risks to local communities The post 130 NY Electeds Urge Hochul to Stop Trump’s Pipeline Push appeared first on Food & Water Watch.| Food & Water Watch
Market forces appear to be pushing the financial sector away from fossil fuel investments The post Defying Trump, banks and investors boost renewables as they recoil from fossil fuel stocks appeared first on Corporate Knights.| Corporate Knights
Claudia Sheinbaum's reforms prioritize renewable energy in Mexico, balancing state utility dominance with increased private investment for a greener future.| A greener life, a greener world
The Trump administration’s new AI action plan aims to make the US a leader in developing and deploying the technology. This sweeping proposal would fast-track AI development by exempting data centers from environmental protections. It may also increase reliance on fossil fuels. Experts warn it could strain US water and power supplies, deepen pollution in vulnerable communities and sideline clean energy.| The New Lede
The post July 2025 — Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports and sanctions appeared first on Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.| Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
By Vijay Jayaraj British multinational BP has announced its largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years in Brazil’s Santos Basin. By 2030, daily production is expected to be 2.3 to 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalent, which leaves little doubt that the company is solidly committed to hydrocarbons after a brief flirtation with alternatives like wind and solar energy. … Read more The post Choosing the Positive Reality of Hydrocarbons Over ‘Green’ Fantasies appeared first on CO2 Coalition.| CO2 Coalition
Ghana’s latest offshore oil discovery promises economic gains and greater energy security — but raises fresh concerns about delaying its clean energy transition and locking in long-term fossil fuel dependence. The post Ghana oil find raises fresh concerns over delay to energy transition appeared first on Gas Outlook.| Gas Outlook
By Brian Bienkowski Boosting US solar power by 15% could reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions from the nation’s electricity sector by more than 8.5 million metric tons, the equivalent of removing the emissions of nearly two million gas-powered cars annually, according to a new study.| The New Lede
By Shannon Kelleher The Trump administration this week released a plan to fast-track the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in the US, delighting tech groups while alarming environmental advocates who point to the industry’s toxic emissions, high water usage and heavy reliance on fossil fuels.| The New Lede
The post Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1% appeared first on Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.| Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
By Chengcheng Qiu| Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)
The Bad River Tribe has taken on a billion-dollar Canadian oil pipeline company to defend manoomin and the fresh waters that sustain it—and us all.| YES! Magazine
The action is modeled on the successful global campaign against Shell in the 1980s for its role in apartheid South Africa.| YES! Magazine
This article A new youth-led lawsuit is challenging Trump’s fossil fuel orders was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. In Lightiser v. Trump, 22 young people are using the protections of the Constitution to demand a livable future. This article A new youth-led lawsuit is challenging Trump’s fossil fuel orders was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.| Waging Nonviolence
Official data shows UK gas production will fall below heating demand by 2027. By 2050, 94% of gas will be imported.| End Fuel Poverty Coalition
by Amelia Jaycen In counties across the U.S.—rural and urban, democrat and republican—communities are living up close and personal with data centers. And the new neighbor is a real nightmare. The number of data centers in the U.S., whether planned, under construction, or operating, is 3,897. This is by far the most anywhere in the world, and the number is increasing weekly. We are hitting our heads on the ceiling of limits to growth. The post Technocene Ground Zero: Counties Face Off with...| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
It depends on multiple factors. But as one expert put it, “if they’re not producing those barrels of oil, somebody else will.”| Inside Climate News
WILMINGTON — The City of Wilmington’s investment portfolio, at least the portion it has direct control over, now is intended to be free of fossil fuel assets. READ MORE: Utilities Commission approves…| Port City Daily
By Bill Walker Last year California shipped more than 156 million pounds of plastic waste to poor countries, with almost three-fourths sent to Mexico and another 44 million pounds sent to developing nations in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. That’s the reality behind the blue recycling bins Californians fill with plastic waste for curbside pickup. We may think we’re recycling, but we’re really sending much of our waste out of sight, out of mind.| The New Lede
The post China energy and emissions trends: July 2025 snapshot appeared first on Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.| Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
The post June 2025 — Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports and sanctions appeared first on Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.| Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
Ambient air quality data recorded by Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) is downloaded from the ‘Central Control Room for Air Quality Management – All India‘ dashboard operated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).| Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)
By Vijay Jayaraj The Yuxi Circle holds 4.3 billion people and no illusions about how modern life works. Fossil fuels still power the path out of poverty. The ruling class trades in carbon outrage like it’s gold. Sanctimony fuels its crusade against oil, gas, and coal — never mind that those very fuels built the modern world. The comforts we … Read more| CO2 Coalition
Previous posts addressed the claim that fossil fuels are driving global warming. This post updates that analysis with the latest (2024) numbers from Energy Institute and compares World Fossil Fuel …| Science Matters
by David Shreve In cap-and-trade systems, the government places a “cap,” or limit, typically on pollution or resource extraction. The amount of pollution or extraction is then divided into “allowances,” which are allocated to the polluting or extracting corporations. These corporations can trade their unused allowances in the marketplace. Cap-and-trade policies promise significant abatement at an optimally low cost. But does experience with cap-and-trade systems vindicate this promise...| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
Observers say five-year strategy to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change lacks vision and doesn’t address the root of the crisis: fossil fuel extraction| The Independent
The Trump administration considers reopening 2,600 square miles of federal land in Wyoming and Montana for coal leasing, reversing Biden-era climate policies.| Finance & Commerce
Washington, other states defending progress made addressing pollution and climate change| Washington Conservation Action
The Victorian Government has just announced a new plan to help households shift off gas - and it’s great news for our health, climate and cost of living.| Climate Council
Pennsylvania State researchers found that solar opponents equated non-disclosure agreements with gag orders because of their unethical use within hydraulic fracking even though solar developers used the agreements for very different reasons.| pv magazine USA
The post Go West: Russia’s LNG workaround and tapping into the West’s leverage appeared first on Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.| Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
A new poll shows 68% of New Jersey voters back the bill; a majority of Democratic legislators and 40+ municipalities are also now on board.| Food & Water Watch
The Governor’s push for a new nuclear plant is wildly out of step with New York’s climate and affordability goals.| Food & Water Watch
In a landmark report released this month, Global Energy Monitor reveals that converting recently closed and soon-to-be-retired coal mines into solar farms could boost global solar capacity by nearly 300 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 — a 15% increase over today’s total installed solar base. The report, titled “Bright Side of ... [continued]| CleanTechnica
The EU Commission will unveil plans to phase out fossil fuels imports from Russia next month, its president Ursula von Der Leyen said.| Gas Outlook
The United States is falling behind because of policy that claims to be conservative.| CleanTechnica
Natural history museum collections can help backfill environmental pollution data, a new study argues.| Inside Climate News
Just weeks ago, Australians made it clear at the ballot box: climate action matters. But the recent approval of Woodside’s massive North West Shelf gas project extension tells a harsher truth.| Climate Council
The post May 2025 — Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports and sanctions appeared first on Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.| Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
The post From scientific evidence to excuses: NEERI and NIAS reports undercut FGD policy with contradictions appeared first on Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.| Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
The U.S. transportation system has become more unsustainable than ever. We can change course with restructured public investments.| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
What's happened in the world since humans harnessed the power of fossil fuels looks a lot like an explosion.| Collapse Musings
A FairSquare report has found that there is a critical absence of effective policies and processes to determine the cause of migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia, and concluded that the surge of construction associated with projects such as NEOM and the 2034 men’s World Cup will in all likelihood lead to thousands of unexplained deaths of low-paid foreign workers in the country.| FairSquare
The change, revealed through public records, follows an activist campaign pushing for insurers to drop fossil fuels. But the reason is unclear.| Inside Climate News
In Planet: Critical, Rachel Donald defends the thesis of 'no energy transition', saying my data 'is wonky'. But her approach makes major data errors, and obfuscates the potential for radical technological and economic transformation.| Age of Transformation
US oil production is about to peak, but the world is unprepared for the tremendous economic and political consequences. The only path through is energy and economic transformation.| Age of Transformation
Like labels on cigarettes, opponents say fossil fuel warnings could change attitudes. Others call it gasoline “shaming.”| capitalandmain.com
Everyone is talking about their high and rising energy bills, and we know the culprit. Here’s five things you need to know about what’s really going on with power prices in Australia.| Climate Council
Kent, WA—Today, King County Superior Court’s Judge Sandra Widlan ruled that Initiative 2066 violates the Washington state constitution. Lawyers for a plaintiff group of public interest advocates and local governments argued that the initiative’s sweeping impacts to state and local laws and clean energy programs likely violate Washington State’s constitution single-subject rule for initiatives. The...| Washington Conservation Action
The era of American energy dominance is coming to an end. And Trumpocracy 2.0's efforts to revive it through imperial hubris will accelerate the decline - because alternative facts can't trump biophysical reality.| Age of Transformation
BP has reversed its net-zero ambitions, shifting back to fossil fuels. What’s behind this U-turn, and what does it mean for the energy transition?”| A greener life, a greener world
Forecasts predict the energy bill price cap is set to rise yet again in April with global gas prices to blame for the increase.| End Fuel Poverty Coalition
For too long, Australia has been in a toxic relationship with gas. So here are 5 reasons why we need to break up with gas. For good.| Climate Council
The post New alliance to tackle the menace of urban SUVs appeared first on New Weather Institute.| New Weather Institute
A healthy portion of animal agriculture’s bad rap comes from the falsehood that livestock is the primary source of greenhouse gases in our society.| CLEAR Center
Donald Trump, as the 47th US President, prioritizes reversing Biden’s climate agenda, exiting the Paris Agreement, increasing fossil fuel production, and deregulating energy policies, despite…| A greener life, a greener world
By Qi Qin, China Analyst; Chengcheng Qiu, China Analyst; Danny Hartono, Data Scientist; with contributions from Lauri Myllyvirta, Lead Analyst| Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)
The majority of our coal capacity is over 40 years old, and the ability of our generators to reliably produce electricity has dropped off dramatically.| Climate Council
Decarbonization is key to a sustainable future. Learn how to decarbonize your energy portfolio, how to measure emissions, and how to overcome the challenges.| Diversegy
Abstract: What is Generative AI? The concept of generative artificial intelligence and terms like “AI” have gained an unprecedented level of hype as well as misunderstanding in the past few years; “AI” has become an all-encompassing buzzword to describe complex concepts varying from lengthy analysis of medical data to the generation of memes. But what is it? In a sentence, generative artificial intelligence is the output achieved from complex webs of probability-reliant algorithms cal...| Sustainable Living Foundation Seminar
Key Points: Last September, Uganda’s minister for hydrocarbons claimed that at least seven European banks have committed, in private, to finance TotalEnergies’ East African Crude Oil Pipeline project (EACOP) despite the extreme risk it poses to people and the environment. However, new engagement and policy analysis from BankTrack covering the 50 largest European banks shows […] The post Most of Europe’s largest 50 banks have rejected EACOP oil pipeline appeared first on Inclusive Deve...| Inclusive Development International
By Ronald Stein ~ Shockingly, environmentalists, energy policymakers, parents, teachers, students, and those in the media have no clue or understanding about the basis of the products in our daily …| PA Pundits International
The world's energy watchdog has called it - end of the oil age is imminent. But the world is deeply unprepared for what this means - and we're still underestimating the speed, scale and consequences of what's coming. This is the greatest disruption in human history. Here's how we get ready.| Age of Transformation
Climate finance via multilateral development banks (MDBs) is funding fossil fuels and highly polluting projects, it's been revealed at COP29| Canary
Israel receives around 30% of its oil from an Azerbaijan pipeline, which is majority owned by BP. COP29 is not just about climate.| Canary
Climate crisis activists from Fossil Free London 'died in' at the UK parliament over the upcoming legal challenge against Rosebank| Canary
Countries at COP29 must find real solutions for climate action and climate finance and reject false solutions such as biomass energy| Canary
Mitloehner lab Ph.D. student Samantha Werth, M.S. explains that cattle are often thought to contribute to climate change because they belch methane (CH4), a greenhouse gas. While this is true, cattle do belch methane, it is actually part of an important natural cycle, known as the biogenic carbon cycle.| CLEAR Center
Ahead of the UN Summit of the Future, mayors are urging Heads of State to step up action and leave fossil fuels behind.| C40 Cities
When you open your ballot this month, the first thing you’ll be asked to weigh in on is I-2066. This confusing initiative is one of four backward-looking measures pushed by powerful special interests and Brian Heywood, a far-right mega-millionaire who is trying to undo our state’s progress on everything from healthcare to the climate crisis. ...| Washington Conservation Action
This fall, climate is on the ballot. That’s just the truth. It’s true nationally, and even internationally. Former President Trump has made clear that if re-elected, he will pull the United States out of the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement. He will roll back the transition to clean energy sources and open federal lands to...| Washington Conservation Action
The fossil fuel companies behind Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas projects have vowed to pursue the legal cases against them.| Canary
Vermont is the first state trying a new approach to climate policy: charging fossil fuel companies money to cover the damages caused by natural disasters worsened by climate change.| New Hampshire Bulletin
The legal defence may be gone, but Labour and the fossil fuel companies could still try to push ahead with Rosebank| Canary
This newly invented smart window can reflect incoming heat, defrost itself, and generate electricity from falling raindrops.| The Debrief
A new climate campaign is testing whether relentless civil disobedience can stop Citi from backing the fossil fuel industry.| Waging Nonviolence
Extinction Rebellion activists are occupying the central London offices of Policy Exchange, a climate crisis denial lobbyist funded by fossil fuel crooks that pretends to be a think tank. The protestors entered Policy Exchange’s notorious Westminster offices this morning (29 July) to demand an end to a campaign of lies and disinformation that has slowed climate action and led directly to long jail sentences for activists.| Extinction Rebellion UK
Climate Cult windfarms expose the myth that wind can replace hydrocarbon fuels for power generation. Wind turbines in Scotland are revealed to be secretly powered by diesel generators due to cold w…| Bible Science Forum
Not to be messed around, the UK's advertising regulator has just banned an advert by Virgin Atlantic that it claims was misleading| Canary
Five Just Stop Oil supporters have been remanded to prison, after appearing at Manchester Magistrates Court on Tuesday 6 July| Canary
A rise in European wholesale natural gas prices over the past several months is expected to encourage more utilities to…| IER
Extinction Rebellion South East activists have scaled the offices of East Sussex County Council (ESCC) in Lewes today (9 July) to demand the council stops investing local peoples' pensions in fossil fuels.| Extinction Rebellion UK
Today members of Extinction Rebellion London and Money Rebellion gathered outside Wimbledon Centre Court to expose Barclays greenwashing. John McEnroe look-alikes challenged the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC): ‘You cannot be serious!’ Last year, the AELTC signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Barclays – which is funding the destruction of ancient forests, fuelling climate […]| Extinction Rebellion UK
President Biden and Democrats have a plan for American energy: make it harder to produce and more expensive to purchase.…| IER
