Dark money wins as Senate Judiciary Committee votes for Amy Coney Barrett
Just as we have seen dark money fund climate denial and undermine climate discourse, it now seems to be undermining American justice, too.
Andy Rowell
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After huge election victory, Jacinda Ardern needs to show practical climate leadership
Jacinda Ardern has drawn global praise for her response to COVID-19. Now it's time for her Government to show radical far-reaching action on climate change. Show the world what a true Just Transition looks like.
Koch-funded climate denial group “shaping” White House strategy on COVID-19
As ever with science not everything is as it seems. As many countries worldwide struggle with the second wave of COVID-19, there is an ongoing scientific debate about how best to control the virus without destroying the economy.
Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court “would be a catastrophe for the climate”
This week sees President Trump’s highly controversial pick for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, answering questions in front of the Senate Judicary committee as part of her nomination hearings for the top legal job.
Stretching back a decade, Shell is once again brought to court over landmark pollution case
Why does the fight for justice take so long? Why is it so difficult to hold Big Oil to account? Why does it take years even decades to drag oil executives, kicking and screaming, into a court-room?
Despite growing climate emergency, Exxon’s message to world remains: “Drop Dead”
For those hoping that the duel whammy of the pandemic and our climate emergency would belatedly and finally pivot Exxon away from fossil fuels, this is not going to happen. The company just wants to carry on drilling.