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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.

Now “Climate Kids” Demand “Wayne Tracker” Emails from Government and API

Two landmark legal cases are becoming intertwined after the Attorneys representing 21 youth plaintiffs demanded that the US Government and American Petroleum Institute hand over a series of alias emails that were used by Rex Tillerson, then head of Exxon, to discuss climate change.

The Reclusive Climate Denying Puppet-Master Behind Trump

When Donald Trump promised to drain the swamp, many of his supporters hoped he would take on the political and media establishment and radically shake them both up.

#Exxonknew: Tillerson Used Alias Email Account on Climate

Scandal has a habit of coming full-circle. For months on the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to “lock her up”, referring to Hillary Clinton’s use of private email accounts.

Will Merkel Stand up to Trump on Climate?

The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has her first face to face meeting with President Trump tomorrow when she visits Washington.

“The arsonist is in charge of the fire department”: Welcome to Pruitt’s Climate Denial Agency

"The arsonist is now in charge of the fire department, and he seems happy to let the climate crisis burn out of control”.