Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Includes $25 Billion in Potential New Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
Instead of reducing the role of fossil fuels in the economy, critics say, the bill subsidizes industry “greenwashing.”
Instead of reducing the role of fossil fuels in the economy, critics say, the bill subsidizes industry “greenwashing.”
Climate Crimes
Climate inaction was never really about denial. Rich countries just thought poorer countries would bear the brunt of the crisis.
Many of the deaths in extreme heat events, like the record-breaking one in the Pacific Northwest, could be foreseen, a scientist told Congress.
Policing the Pipeline
The same cops tasked with policing resistance to pipelines anticipate financial benefits from oil companies moving into their areas.
Policing the Pipeline
Pipeline opponents say an oil company and police use surveillance and divide-and-conquer strategies — hallmarks of corporate counterinsurgency.
EPA Exposed
EPA managers removed information about the risks posed by dozens of chemicals, according to whistleblowers.
Pesticide manufacturers that have long dodged regulation by the EPA now face billions in damages for causing cancer, brain damage, and Parkinson’s disease.
Policing the Pipeline
“This is an outrageous and unlawful effort to blockade people who are engaged in protected First Amendment activity."
The proposals would offer fossil fuel companies cash to build out carbon capture technology, propping up the liquid natural gas industry.
Questions about the origins of Covid-19 raise concerns about the safety of U.S. biolabs.
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