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Guilty Verdict of “Stansted 15” Sends “Shiver Down Spine” Of Right to Protest in UK

The breaking news from a trial in Chelmsford in Essex, north of London, is that 15 non-violent peaceful activists have just been convicted of a terror-related offence, for which they could be jailed for life.

During UN climate talks, Donald the “depraved” climate denier backs coal, oil and gas

Donald Trump swung another wrecking ball into the global effort to tackle climate change yesterday, when his administration reversed an Obama-era rule that tightened emissions on the coal industry and opened up more land to oil and gas drilling.

“Since our leaders are behaving like children, we will have to take responsibility”

“Why should I be studying for a future that soon may be no more, when no one is doing anything to save that future?"

As the World Warms, King Coal Rules the UN Climate Talks

It is that time of year again, when the annual international UN climate negotiations take place. This year, the Conference of the Parties – or COP for short – is happening in Katowice, in Poland. It starts next week.

Mr Trump, “there are 467 pathways” by which we are impacted by climate change

A new scientific paper published in the prestigious journal Nature has analysed over 3,000 relevant academic papers to find examples of climate hazards impacting humans. Their conclusions are startling.

Senate Committee Pushes McNamee FERC Nomination Forward, Driven by Millions in Fossil Fuel Money

The 13 Senators who voted in the Committee to move McNamee’s nomination forward have taken a combined total of nearly $10 million from the fossil fuel industry – bought and paid for by an industry that accelerates the climate crisis and only cares about protecting their profits.

Australian Kids Plan “Big School Walkout for Climate Action”

A week on from Black Friday, Australian children are planning a “Big School Walkout for Climate Action”, to demand greater action by the government of climate denier, Scott Morrison.

Black Friday: Black Planet

The disconnect between the need for action to reduce carbon emissions and the fossil fuel fantasy-land that Trump lives in, has never been greater.

As Trump’s Climate Denial Continues, A Global Rebellion Spreads

People are rising up. As Trump bumbled his way around California, some 6,000 people took to the streets in London on a major demonstration organised by Extinction Rebellion, blocking five major London bridges.

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