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US Shale Companies Facing “Catastrophic Failure” over Ballooning Debt

As the fledgling UK fracking industry bleeds investors’ money in alarming quantities on a daily basis, plagued by ongoing issues of democratic accountability, seismic activity, financial viability and on-going legal challenges, it will find no comfort from looking across the pond.

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.

Forty-Five Years after the Start of the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo, Renewable Energy Has Tripled

An analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign of both historic and recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) suggests that while progress has been made on some fronts since the 1973 Arab oil embargo, in other ways America's energy situation may have actually worsened over the past 45 years.

GCAS wrap-up: Sparking a new conversation around “climate leadership”

A new definition of climate leadership has emerged, and the public outcry is deafening, even if thus far world leaders represented at GCAS seemed to strain to avoid hearing it.

Killed by Coal: Journalist Dies in Clash Over Dirty Coal in Germany

Yesterday the brutal eviction by the authorities against activists trying to protect an ancient forest in Germany from being destroyed for coal mining ended in tragedy, with the loss of life of a young journalist, called Steffan.

“Only A Matter of Time” Before Category 6 Hurricane Hits U.S.

“No one in America has ever experienced the wrath and fury of a category 6 hurricane, which now genuinely seems possible and realistic."

Florence and the Extreme

Hurricane Florence is the new extreme – made worse by climate change - and Trump is complicit in the disaster that is about to unfold.