“Growing evidence that a warming Arctic drives the polar vortex”
As the Arctic warms due to global warming, it is weakening the polar jet stream which normally keeps the cold air over the Arctic, and therefore it moves south over the continental US.
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Meet John Bolton who says the UN Paris Agreement is a “self-licking ice cream cone”
The bombshell news came as it always does, with a thundering Donald Trump text.
OCI Stands in Solidarity with the People of Bangladesh
Recent footage and images from Bangladesh are truly shocking. Police and the army firing live rounds at random unarmed protesters in the streets of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital.
Losing friends fast: B.C. government officially opposes Kinder Morgan’s tar sands pipeline expansion
Yesterday the Government of British Columbia announced that it was officially opposing the expansion of the Kinder Morgan TransMountain tar sands pipeline. The province pointed to the company’s failure to provide enough information to satisfy all 5 of the conditions...
Shell project cancellation confirms our latest report findings
Last week, we released a report entitled, Lockdown: the end of growth in the tar sands. The report, based on our unique Integrated North American Pipelines model (INAP), concludes that the tar sands sector is running out of room for...
#ShellNo: New Hurdle Throws Shell’s Plans Into Question
From the minute it was exposed that Shell’s Arctic Drilling Fleet had been issued a permit to be based in Seattle, we knew it wouldn’t be that simple. And within days, concerned citizens had mobilized – and the organizing has...
Shell’s quest for unburnable carbon
Royal Dutch Shell presented its 2014 earnings report today and commented on what is ahead for it in 2015. With results that were lower than expected and “disappointing” according to analysts, Shell was quick to point out the measures taken...
80% of Fossil Fuels ‘Should Stay in the Ground’
Australia’s Climate Commission, the official body that advises the country’s government, has warned that 80 per cent of global fossil fuel reserves will have to stay in the ground, if we are to avoid dangerous climate change.
1/3 of UK Ministers Linked to Big Oil & Finance
On both sides of the Atlantic, politicians are intricately linked to the oil industry.
Briefings: Multilateral Development Banks Continue to Fund Billions in Fossil Fuel Projects Despite Paris Agreement
New briefings show that while some banks are making good progress, many are still financing billions of dollars in fossil fuel projects despite mounting climate impacts and global commitments like the Paris Agreement.