Harvard climate expert draw fire for serving on Willow oil company board – The Washington Post
A Harvard scholar who sits on the board of ConocoPhillips — the company spearheading the contentious Willow oil drilling project in northern Alaska — has become the flash point of a debate on the merits of environmentalists trying to change…
Biggest carbon credit certifier to replace its rainforest offsets scheme
The world’s leading carbon credit certifier – used by Disney, Shell, Gucci and other big corporations for climate claims – has said it will phase out and replace its rainforest offsets programme by mid-2025 after a Guardian investigation found it…
UK must quit climate-harming energy charter treaty, experts say
Experts have urged the UK to leave the controversial energy charter treaty (ECT), a secret court system that enables fossil fuel companies to sue governments for huge sums over policies that could affect future profits. The European Commission said this…
He’s an Outspoken Defender of Meat. Industry Funds His Research, Files Show.
In 2019, three dozen leading researchers sounded a stark warning in a prominent scientific journal: To fight climate change and improve human health, the world needed to dramatically cut back on eating red meat. The findings were quickly attacked by…
White House climate official sanctioned by prestigious science body – The Washington Post
Listen 3 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article The nation’s most prestigious scientific body said Tuesday that it has barred a key White House official focused on climate change, Jane Lubchenco, from participating in its publications and activities…
Air pollution linked to higher risk of COVID-19 in young adults
Residential exposure to ambient air pollutants is linked to an elevated risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, an observational study of young adults in Stockholm, Sweden shows.
Editorial: Democrats talk a good game on climate change, just never to Joe Manchin’s face – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
By the Editorial Board While informed people around the world are working hard to reduce reliance on heavily polluting, global-warming fossil fuels like coal, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is doing the exact opposite. And nobody dares challenge…
How Conflicts of Interest Are Hurting the Climate
From “The Daily” newsletter: One big idea on the news, from the team that brings you “The Daily” podcast. You can sign up for the newsletter here. Conflicts of interest are, by their nature, often obscured. A financial tie here,…
How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions
Guaranteed income After helping to win the permit for the plant, Mr. Manchin began to profit from it. On Oct. 5, 1989, one of Mr. Manchin’s companies, Transcon Inc., bought an old coal mine in Barrackville, five miles south of…
AP Climate Army? Four Far-Left Big Money Orgs Funding AP Eco-Journalists
The Associated Press recently celebrated an $8 million cash infusion from left-wing mega-donors to fund a small army of eco-journalists. The Associated Press (AP) declared on Feb. 15 that “it is assigning more than two dozen journalists across the world…
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