Tag: Environmental activism
EU Clean Industrial Deal: Turning Ambition Into Action – Eco-Friendly
In a bustling steel forge in Sheffield, England, welders work tirelessly to craft the materials that build our world. Their efforts, along with those of industries like steel and cement, are crucial to our...
‘Activists Push for Just Transition Focus at COP30’
Developing states and labor activists are demanding a focus on a fair global transition away from fossil fuels at the upcoming COP30 in Brazil, following a disappointing outcome at COP29 in Azerbaijan. The shift...
Europe Sets New Record for River Barrier Removals in 2024
European countries have been on a roll when it comes to removing barriers from rivers, and the latest report from Dam Removal Europe has some eye-opening statistics. In 2024, a whopping 542 dams, culverts,...
The Real Cost of Denying Climate Change – Inside Climate News
So, like, there's this new memo from the White House, right? It's telling federal agencies to basically ignore the financial impacts of climate change when making decisions about regulations and stuff. Unless, like, the...
Triumph and Tragedy in Fight for Water Rights: PBS Documentary Coverage
Water For Life kicked off its journey when filmmaker Will Parrinello and his crew tagged along with environmental activist Francisco Pineda over 14 years ago. Pineda, a recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, was...
Protecting Human Rights vs. Defending Nature: Which is Riskier?
Alright, so picture this: one chilly evening in January 2023, Indigenous leader Antonio Díaz Valencia and human rights lawyer Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca decided to pull a vanishing act. Yep, they straight up disappeared...
Illegal Bird Killings Still Rampant Despite Prevention Efforts: Report
Alright, let's dive into this report about how European countries are not doing so hot when it comes to reducing illegal bird killings by 2030. I mean, come on guys, get it together!So, apparently,...
Chubb Ends Insurance for Controversial Gulf Coast LNG Project – Inside Climate News
The global insurance giant Chubb used to provide property insurance for a disputed liquefied natural gas export project in southwest Louisiana, but not anymore, according to documents obtained by the Rainforest Action Network and...
Pope Leo’s Impact on Global Climate Action and Colonialism
On a super hot January day in 2018, Pope Francis talked to 100,000 of his followers in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, not far from where gold mining had messed up a huge part of the...
Breaking Through Climate Apathy: Scientists’ New Discovery
So, back in the day, winter in Princeton, New Jersey meant one thing: frozen Lake Carnegie. People used to lace up their skates and glide across the ice like nobody's business. But nowadays, forget...