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UK Needs to Provide Genuine Leadership on Fossil Fuel Financing

In the leadup to the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, COP26, the United Kingdom has sought to position itself as a leader in global efforts to end government support for fossil fuels.

Biden's Spending Bill Gives $555 Billion in 'Clean Energy Investments'

President Joe Biden’s beloved $1.75 trillion dollar spending bill will be a gift to climate change activists everywhere by giving up to $555 billion in “clean energy investments.” The climate portion of the bill stands in line with President Biden’s overall plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Fired Keystone Worker: My Crisis Is not Climate, It's About a Job

Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee and its subcommittee on the environment held a hearing on Thursday to grill the CEOs of top U.S.

Declaration on Mining and the Energy Transition for COP26

We, the undersigned organizations, support a just and rapid transition away from fossil fuels and towards a renewable energy system.

Manchin ‘Accosted’ by Protestors: 'Family Is Dying from the Climate Crisis’

Exclusive: Abbott Tells Biden Texas 'Can Produce the Oil', 'Let Us Do Our Thing'

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov.

Climate Activists Push UK Govt to Kill New Mining and Oil Rig Jobs

WHITEHAVEN, England (AP) – In the patchwork of hills, lakes, and sea that makes up England’s northwest corner, most people see beauty.Dave Cradduck sees broken dreams.

Pete Buttigieg to Attend U.N. Climate Summit amid Supply Chain Crisis

Thirteen members of President Joe Biden’s cabinet are heading to Glasgow, Scotland, for the United Nation’s climate summit later this month, while the nation remains in the midst of a migrant crisis at the southern border and a supply chain crisis at U.S. ports. The climate summit

Russian Activist Imprisoned for Peaceful Environmental Protests

Yesterday, a court in the city of Kolomna, Russia sentenced Viacheslav Yegorov to 15 months in prison for repeatedly taking part in peaceful protests in 2018 against the “import” of trash from Moscow. It is ironic that this sentence came less than a week after the UN Human Rights Council

Miners Stage Protest as EU Moves to Kill Coal Jobs for Green Agenda

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – Hundreds of Bulgarian coal miners and energy workers staged a protest on Wednesday to demand government guarantees for their jobs amid bids by the European Union to close mines and reduce carbon emissions. Buses carried protesters from across Bulgaria for the rally in downtown Sofia, where demonstrators

BEST OF OFFG: “Free speech, censorship & the right to be wrong…”

Republished as part of our ‘Best Of’ series, revisiting some of OffG’s Pre-Covid editorials – either because they help remind us of important realities easily overlooked nowadays, or because they take on added significance in a ‘post-covid’ world. Catte’s article has taken on a new context and new significance

California’s Gavin Newsom Bans Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill No.

Michigan Gas Prices Soar to 2021 High, Averaging $3.33 per Gallon

Michigan gas prices have soared to a 2021 high, as the average gallon of unleaded gas in the state registers at $3.33.