Climate Change

06/06/23
Author: 
 Trade Unions for Energy Democracy
Build Public Renewables - New York

June 6, 2023 

On May 2, New York became the first US state to pass a major Green New Deal policy following four years of organizing by the Public Power NY coalition and allies. The Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA), now New York State law, empowers and directs the state’s public power provider – the New York Power Authority (NYPA) – to plan, build, and operate renewable energy projects across New York State. Organizers are now focusing on growing the movement for Public Power from coast to coast.

06/06/23
Author: 
Natasha Bulowski
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said last year that no more public money would go toward the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Photo by Natasha Bulowski / Canada's National Observer

June 2, 2023

The federal government is once again putting taxpayer dollars on the line to prop up the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX).

04/06/23
Author: 
Joseph Winters
Bertrand Guay / AFP via Getty Images

June 2, 2023

During the second round of negotiations for a global plastics treaty in Paris this week, diplomats have clashed over competing priorities — including the role of recycling and how to address toxic chemicals. But some experts are arguing that one issue in particular should anchor the ongoing talks: climate change.

03/06/23
Author: 
Nicholas Kusnetz
Submerged area is seen after flash floods in Sunamganj, Bangladesh. Photo by Muhammad Amdad Hossain / Climate Visuals

May 30, 2023

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

03/06/23
Author: 
Primary Author: Mitchell Beer
Is Equinor’s Bay du Nord ‘Delay’ a Cancellation in Slow Motion? - Equinor

June 1, 2023

There’s growing speculation that the decision to “postpone” work on the giant Bay du Nord oil and gas project off the Newfoundland and Labrador coast is actually a cancellation moving in slow motion.

Norwegian state fossil Equinor announced Wednesday that it was suspending plans to develop the C$16-billion Bay du Nord megaproject in the province’s offshore for up to three years.

02/06/23
Author: 
Robert Tuttle
Construction crew works on pipe during construction on the Trans Mountain Pipleline expansion project at Bridal Falls, between Hope and Chilliack in the Fraser Valley. PHOTO BY TRANS MOUNTAIN CORP.

Jun 1, 2023

Costs jumped 44 per cent in March

The Trans Mountain pipeline received additional support from the Canadian government after the cost to expand the controversial Alberta-to-British Columbia oil conduit jumped 44 per cent in March.

02/06/23
Author: 
Naomi Klein
‘And their goal never was to solve climate change or make our governments more responsible or our daily lives more leisurely.’ Illustration: LiliGraphie/Alamy

May 8, 2023

Tech CEOs want us to believe that generative AI will benefit humanity. They are kidding themselves

Inside the many debates swirling around the rapid rollout of so-called artificial intelligence, there is a relatively obscure skirmish focused on the choice of the word “hallucinate”.

01/06/23
Author: 
Christopher Flavelle, Jill Cowan and Ivan Penn
A firefighter tried to save a home in Meyers, Calif., in 2021. Credit...Max Whittaker for The New York Times

May 31, 2023

The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas.

The climate crisis is becoming a financial crisis.

This month, the largest homeowner insurance company in California, State Farm, announced that it would stop selling coverage to homeowners. That’s not just in wildfire zones, but everywhere in the state.

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