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How UK Gov. Is Spinning Pro-Shale Science in the Media

As the UK’s fledgling shale industry lurches from crisis after crisis concerning public acceptability and causing repeated small earthquakes, the UK Government last month appointed what it termed an independent “Shale Gas Commissioner” whose job it is to listen to the concerns of local residents

Paradise Lost

As the deadliest wild-fires ever to hit California continue to rage, an estimated 31 people are known to have died, with over 200 still missing. Some 250,000 have been forced to flee their homes. As California once again reels from wildfires, many are warning that this is climate change in action.

Wildfires Cause Californian Air Quality Crisis

The most devastating wildfires in Californian history are not only ripping through forests and communities but are also causing a wider public health crisis due to polluted air and unhealthy smoke from the burning.

BP’s Blatant Climate Hypocrisy on Show As it “Buys” Vote to Defeat Carbon Tax

As millions of people digest the saturated press coverage of the mid-terms, and wonder what the next two-years of a chaotic and destructive Trump Presidency will mean with the Republican loss of the House, it is easy to miss other issues that were also voted on this week.

Supreme Court Refuses to Block #YouthvGov Climate Lawsuit

As America goes to the polls today, there are early indications that young people are voting in record numbers.

Lessons Learned? Tar Sands Producers Move to Cut Production

A remarkable thing just happened in Canada’s oil patch. Tar sands producers have actually started to cut oil production in the face of growing pipeline constraints.

Bolsonaro: A despot who “spells disaster, not only for Brazil but for the planet”

“All of the promises made to political groups and the people will be kept,” said a victorious Jair Bolsonaro, the new President of Brazil after his election victory earlier this week.

Scientists Warn that Canadian Glacial Melting is “Outside the Scope of Normal”

Canadian scientists are becoming progressively alarmed at the increasing rate of melting of the country’s glaciers, warning that climate change is having a severe impact on the region.

Day by Day, UK Shale Industry and Tories Are Losing the Battle to Promote Fracking

In their belligerent and blinkered attempt to replicate the US shale boom in the UK, the fracking industry and Conservative Government cannot bury three immovable and inconvenient truths that treaten to kill off the industry, even before it has been shown to be commercially viable.

The Sky’s Limit and the IPCC Report on 1.5 Degrees of Warming

We must wind down the largest source of carbon emissions – the oil, gas, and coal extracted by the fossil fuel industry – to achieve the deep cuts in carbon emissions that the IPCC report warns are necessary.