From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): We’ll be blunt: This moment is urgent. Financial institutions continue to bankroll the climate’s destruction, pouring billions into the fossil fuel industry: an industry without a sustainable future. Now more than ever, we need asset managers and … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/23/shifting-fossil-fuels-renewables-would-add-8-million-energy-sector-jobs-worldwide “Currently, an estimated 18 million people work in the energy industries—a number that is likely to increase, not decrease, to 26 million if we reach our global climate targets.” BRETT WILKINS July 23, 2021 Critics of a … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Fracking and oil extraction endanger our health and environment and are a major source of methane pollution — one of the biggest contributors to the climate crisis. Fortunately, state officials put forth a proposal to reduce methane … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): As massive wildfires scorch the west and record-setting temperatures roast the nation, we can’t afford to keep relying on old, polluting sources of fuel. But the administration just released a power plan that will dump millions of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/01/15/rapidly-falling-prices-renewables-set-outcompete-fossil-fuels-2020 Published on Monday, January 15, 2018 by Common Dreams “These cost declines across technologies are unprecedented and representative of the degree to which renewable energy is disrupting the global energy system.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer (Photo: TLPOSCHARSKY/Flickr/cc) … Continued