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Climate Change Causes “River Piracy” in Canada

New research published yesterday in the journal, Nature Geoscience, outlines the first documented case in modern times of what is being called “river piracy”, in which one huge river suddenly flows into another.

Not News: Politicians Take Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Pipeline Companies, Sign Letter Supporting Pipeline Project

What unites Democrats and Republicans from three states that signed a letter supporting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline? Hundreds of thousands in campaign money.

Going, Going, Gone

How can it be that as the evidence about climate change gets stronger, politicians like Trump seem to get more ignorant?

Protests Increase in Italy Against “Europe’s DAPL”

There is increasing outrage in Italy against what campaigners are calling “Europe’s DAPL”, with thousands of people taking to the streets to campaign against the 3,500 kilometre, $45 billion, Euro-Caspian Mega Pipeline (ECMP).

Putin Denies Humans Cause Climate Change, “Endorses” Scott Pruitt

These are dangerous days for the climate. Not only do we have a climate denier in the White House, we have one in the Kremlin too.

Canada Takes First Step to Cut Fossil Fuel Handouts – Thanks to People Power

The clean energy picture got a little bit brighter in Canada last week, after the 2017 budget started chipping away at the $1.6 billion in federal subsidies to oil and gas companies each year.

Donald the Medieval King Canute of Coal

Like the misguided Medieval King Canute, who believed he could hold back the incoming tide, Trump yesterday tried to reign back President Obama’s climate legacy and derail the "unstoppable" clean energy transition, by denying climate science and pledging his allegiance to fossil fuels, notably coal.

Trump Goes From Climate Denier to Climate Destroyer

There is a new climate villain in town. Later today, President Donald Trump will deliberately go from a climate denier to a climate destroyer.

Due to KXL’s “Hefty Financial Risk”, Will it Ever be Built?

For those fighting the KXL pipeline, there are important lessons to learn from recent events. First that Trump is defeatible. The man who has made a career of being an Alpha-male bully in business is now finding the reality of politics very different.

Climate Denier Trump Takes us into “Unchartered Territory” with KXL

Later today, the Trump administration is expected to announce the approval of the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline.