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03/07/24
Author: 
Nick Gottlieb
American fighter planes in formation at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. It serves as the headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM). Photo by Roland Balik/US Air Force/Flickr.

Jun. 27, 2024

There is no path to a renewable future which leaves American hegemony in place

The United States has a material, vested interest in obstructing progress on climate change. This argument, laid out by Amitav Ghosh in his 2021 book The Nutmeg’s Curse, is crucial for understanding the politics not just of climate change, but of the world: everything from the American trade war against Chinese renewable technologies to the ongoing genocide in Gaza can be linked to it.

30/06/24
Author: 
Richard Sandbrook
Let's Change - End Fossil Fuels Now

Jun. 30, 2024

You can have a scientifically rigorous diagnosis of climate change, together with a plethora of reasonable policies to tackle the problem, but if your program lacks a strong coalition and powerful political strategy, it will fail.

29/06/24
Author: 
Stella Levantesi
Oil platforms in the North Sea. Credit: joiseyshowaa (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Jun. 19, 2024

A new report shows oil majors fall short of meeting Paris Agreement targets while fueling global military conflicts.

Oil majors are not on track to hit Paris Agreement climate targets that limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C, a new report reveals.

26/06/24
Author: 
Amanda Follett Hosgood
Following an investigation, Ad Standards Canada described claims that BC LNG would reduce global emissions as ‘greenwashing.’ The interim decision is being appealed. Photo by Ed Wiebe.

Jun. 26, 2024

Canadian politicians, climate researchers and the UN are among those calling for laws against LNG greenwashing.

26/06/24
Author: 
Harrison Dressler and Daniel Tubb
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Jun. 25, 2024

15/06/24
Author: 
Dennis Kucinich, Scheer Post
 Army recruitment sign at E3. Rob Fahey from London, United Kingdom. Wikimedia Commons

Jun. 14, 2024

Greetings To Young Americans: You Are Automatically Registered For The Draft Conscription Without Representation?

Where and WHY are we sending our Kids to War?

Our government is planning a big draft, conscripting millions of young Americans for an even bigger war!

I call to your attention a Democratic amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was slipped into the almost trillion-dollar Pentagon war spending bill, by voice vote, in the House Armed Services committee.

06/06/24
Author: 
Benjamin Shingler
A vendor prepares his umbrella as hot days continue in Manila, Philippines. Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made more likely because of human-caused climate change, a study found. (Aaron Favila/The Associated Press)

Jun. 5, 2024

'We're shattering global temperature records and reaping the whirlwind,' UN secretary-general says

The planet's string of record-breaking temperatures has continued for a full year, with May marking the 12th consecutive month for which its average temperature set a new record for that month.

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