The more insurmountable the crisis becomes, the more we, like our prehistoric ancestors, will retreat into self-defeating responses, violence, magical thinking and denial.
Chris Hedges: The Final Collapse
Category: Environment
The Renewables Rush in Texas
Many of the beneficiaries of the state’s program have parent companies with high carbon emissions and a history of fighting climate policies, write Nathan Jensen and Isabella Steinhauer.
US Watches as Cuban Fire Rages
The Biden administration is not offering meaningful assistance to contain a potential ecological disaster 90 miles from the U.S. coastline, write Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan and Medea Benjamin.
British Army’s White Phosphorus Addiction
U.K. troops fire controversial white phosphorus ammunition three times a year near safari resorts in east Africa, risking the health of local people, Phil Miller reports.
US Industrial Sites Pose New Climate Risk
The authors say the latest government report vastly underestimates the scale and scope of the contamination risks many communities will face in the decades ahead.
Fine Print in US Congress Climate Deal
Climate Power’s analysis of fossil-fuel lobbying and the Schumer-Manchin deal arrives as fossil fuel companies begin reporting a surge in profits for the second quarter of 2022.
Chile’s New Constitution on a Knife-Edge
The outcome of the Sept. 4 vote will not just matter for the future of the Andean nation, the authors say. It will also send a signal to progressive forces throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Hidden Video Shows US Navy Jet Fuel Spewing in Hawaii
The U.S. Navy is now investigating the source of the media leak, which shows an estimated 20,000 gallons of fuel entering the Red Hill tunnel in Hawaii.
The Mexican Energy Option
Bruce Baigrie highlights AMLO’s battle against privatization and suggests it offers a model for South Africa, in particular, to follow.
Study Finds Fossil Fuel Gold Rush After War in Ukraine
Researchers warn that if governments’ current plans materialize, they will either end up as massive stranded assets or will lock the world into irreversible warming.