environment

by Gregory M. Mikkelson

Trends in human health have recently decoupled from GDP growth throughout the world. In other words, health improvement no longer tracks economic expansion. Meanwhile, environmental degradation remains firmly coupled to economic growth. As damages from economic growth mount globally, and as benefits fade, the case against further growth is stronger every day.

Within the USA, the case against economic growth is especially compelling, and not just because of the country’s massively disproportionate contribution to global ecological breakdown.

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Our human species is drifting rapidly towards extinction, and there is not yet in place, a process to prevent it. Three very recent books, two by Australian authors, point to the desperate situation in which humanity now finds itself. The three books are “How to Fix a Broken Planet by Canberra science writer, Julian Cribb, Continue reading »

As the Biden administration funds carbon sequestration projects, residents worry about ruptured pipelines and mass asphyxiation from leaks.

The post Louisiana Rushes Buildout of Carbon Pipelines, Adding to Dangers Plaguing Cancer Alley appeared first on The Intercept.

Conservative strategists are prioritising partisan games over the survival of the planet, writes Tom Burke

The fight against climate change is failing to put a dent in the huge profits of the same companies who helped fuel the crisis

As the climate crisis worsens, our politicians are increasingly giving in to the demands of corporate lobbyists

It all began when Irish physicist John Tyndall proposed in a “false flag” operation that variations in atmospheric composition could cause changes in the climate.

The post A Brief History of China’s Global Warming Hoax, From 1863 to Right Now appeared first on The Intercept.

The federal Coalition’s dissenting report on a Senate inquiry into nuclear power claims that Australia’s “national security” would be put at risk by retaining federal legislation banning nuclear power and that the “decision to purchase nuclear submarines makes it imperative for Australia to drop its ban on nuclear energy.”  The Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Continue reading »

It is no coincidence that the Government’s backtracking reflects the anti-green rhetoric often involving those who pushed for Brexit

There have been growing concerns among regulators about the potential misuse of sustainability-linked loans