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Lobbyist Unveils Oil Industry’s Tactics
Support For Carbon Tax A Smokescreen Many oil producers have been bragging about their support for climate science and a carbon tax, but the reality is very different. The industry has been a leading suppressor of climate science. An industry lobbyist claims that...
Drought Threatens Millions Across American West
Critical Crops, Industries In Peril The Dust Bowl pales in comparison to the mega-drought scorching the American West today. According to most scientists, the situation isn’t likely to improve. The past year has been the driest or second driest in most...
American Southwest Needs Predators
Phoenix Public Affairs Firm Promotes Biodiversity Ecosystems and biodiversity around the world are under assault like never before. Predators at the top of the food chain are at extreme risk—including humans. Conservationists are joining together in a collective call...
Corporations Call For Deeper Carbon Cuts
Coalition Supports Comprehensive Climate Action Businesses and investors signed an open letter to President Biden supporting his administration’s commitment to climate action. In fact, the businesses are asking Biden to pick up the pace. We Mean Business is...
Corporate Activism Promoting Government Reform
Employees, Investors Changing Corporate Culture Many corporations are known for being large, cold institutions focused on production, profits and power. They have been ivory towers standing firmly against the winds of change, but that stance is facing increased...
Climate Change Eroding Public Health
Prions Contaminating Food, Water Supplies The effects of climate change are becoming more apparent every day. With more air pollution comes more warming, more degradation and more extreme weather. These trends are clearly putting more people in harm's way. Some of the...
Arctic Wildlife Refuge Opened To Oil Drilling
Few Drillers Interested In ANWR While Trump’s misguided mob attacked democracy and the U.S. Capitol, yesterday, his misguided attack on the Arctic also fizzled. Only two oil companies showed up at his auction. In November, the Trump...
Palm Oil Tarnishing Big Brands
Land Use Driving Extinction, Global Warming The agricultural land base needed for food production is shrinking in many parts of the world. To compensate, global agricultural operations for livestock, soybeans and palm oil have been converting the world’s...
Colorado Votes For Wolf Reintroduction
Proposition Makes Conservation History A government trapper killed Colorado’s last native gray wolf almost 80 years ago in a misguided attempt to help the livestock industry tame the West. We are all poorer for the loss. Thanks to voter approval, Proposition 114...
Biden Seeks End To Oil Subsidies
Free Market Leading Transition To Alternative Energy Climate change made the agenda during the final presidential debate. Trump talked about his pipe dream of clean air and clean water, despite his policies to gut protections for our dwindling precious resources....
Electoral College Has Flipped Five Presidential Elections
Trump The Most Recent Beneficiary While in the Oval Office, Franklin D. Roosevelt once said that presidents in the United States are not elected—they are selected. Since the American electoral system selected him four times, he would know better than anyone else. The...
Former EPA Leaders Support Reform
Trump Administration Dismisses Advice, Science Six former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators are calling for reform at the agency. Although most of the former EPA leaders were critical of the current management, they were optimistic about the EPA's...