WASHINGTON, DC - The New York Times is reporting that, according to three people familiar with the discussion, the Secretary of Commerce threatened to fire top employees at NOAA on Friday after the agency’s Birmingham office contradicted President Trump’s claim that Hurricane Dorian might hit Alabama.
New Brunswick, C.A.--An international alliance of hydro-dam opponents hosted a rally and press conference today outside of the annual Northeastern US Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Conference where leaders discuss international trade and energy policy. The protest brought together allies from the U.S. and Canada fighting to stop megadams and their transmission corridors. The US and Canadian leaders refused the groups’ request to hear from Indigenous frontline communities and their allies about the negative impacts of Canadian hydropower including cultural genocide, and environmental, economic and social damage.
Sierra Club’s new national ad in response, “Duke Energy burns coal like it's 1499” kicks off today and mocks Duke’s claim of moving “beyond coal,” by noting other ancient practices that have been left by the wayside while Duke continues to burn an archaic, toxic energy source: burlap sacks for clothing, whale blubber lanterns for light and flag signals for communications.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the EPA must comply with the Endangered Species Act by evaluating harm to endangered and threatened species when setting corn ethanol volumes in the national gasoline supply.
A crowd of local activists, joined by representatives from the Gwich’in Steering Committee, Stand.earth, and the Sierra Club, gathered last night outside an oil and gas industry gathering in San Diego to express opposition to drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA -- Earlier this week, Goldman Prize winner Medha Patkar ended her nine-day fast in protest of the Narmada Valley Development Project, the largest river dam in India. Patkar is scheduled to have talks with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s emissary and chief secretary on September 9.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, 10 Democratic Presidential candidates will discuss their plans to tackle the climate crisis during CNN’s climate town hall. In just the past 24 hours, six more candidates have either unveiled or built upon their existing climate plans, and Tom Steyer, who is not participating in tonight’s event, held his own climate town hall.
El 28 de septiembre, el Capítulo Angeles del Sierra Club recibirá a defensores de la naturaleza de toda la ciudad para celebrar la primera Caminata por la Ciudad: LA como evento de recaudación de fondos.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Duke Energy wants to burn dirty, uneconomic coal for several more decades and add massive amounts of dangerous fracked gas in North and South Carolina, according to its latest filings with state regulators.
Nationwide -- The ninth annual National Drive Electric Week (NDEW), a coast-to-coast celebration of electric vehicles (EVs), will be held this month September 14-22 as public interest in EVs grows across geography and income level. Over 60 percent of prospective car buyers in the U.S.