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Beating back the climate denial behind All of the Above

Paying lip service to climate science and then running full speed ahead down the fossil fuel pathway to climate chaos is just another form of climate denial. We need our leaders to wake up and make some hard choices, commensurate with the difficult climate reality we face.

How All of the Above will tank the climate

Instead of confronting the climate crisis head on, President Obama and others promoting "All of the Above" have decided to include oil, gas, and coal development alongside solar and wind energy. Read more about the biggest offenses.

The hard truth about All of the Above energy

It’s time to call it like it is: anyone who pushes an “All of the Above” energy strategy that would dig up more than a third of our current fossil fuel reserves is simply in denial about the realities of climate change.

Massive protest at California Chevron refinery a show of movement strength

This weekend, thousands of community members, movement leaders, and allies marched to the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California. Our demands were simple: Stop polluting our community, wrecking our climate, and buying off our democracy.

House Votes to Deny the Cost of Carbon Pollution

This past Spring the Obama Administration took an important (and little reported) step towards more aggressively addressing climate change. They increased the social cost of carbon.

Fracking Causes “Significant Damage” to Aquifers

According to a leaked powerpoint from the Environmental Protection Agency, fracking has caused “significant damage” to drinking water aquifers in the town of Dimock in Pennsylvania in the US.

Is Cuadrilla’s Gas Worse than Coal?

Experts are warning that due to the methane leakages rates from fracking, it could be worse for the climate than burning coal

Methane Hydrate Hype Continues

The hype surrounding methane hydrates continues to gather apace.

Quintessential Countryside Against Cuadrilla

The barricades have been drawn. On the one side stands one of Britain’s leading unconventional energy companies, Cuadrilla. On the other side stands the rural village of Balcombe in the rolling hills of rural Sussex.

The Pond at the Pole

Scientists have been warning for years that due to climate change the North Pole might soon be ice free in the summer, well, guess what, today there is a pond there.