Tag: Environmental activism
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...
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,...
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...
Indigenous Activists Demand Oil Drilling Ban at COP30
Jonas Mura, the big boss of the Mura Indigenous people, is all like, "Peace out!" because oil and gas companies crashed the party around ten years ago. He's been fighting tooth and nail against...
Survivors Unite: Climate Action Across America – Inside Scoop
The flames caught Erica Solove off guard, man. It was smack in the middle of winter in Colorado, where you expect blizzards, not fires. But on Dec. 30, 2021, the Marshall Fire ripped through...