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Mining giant Glencore pledged Wednesday to limit coal production and instead prioritise investment in other commodities as part of a move toward cleaner energy and transportation. The decision by the one of the world's biggest coal producers comes as activist shareholder groups try to pressure ...
U.S. mine sites dump 189 million liters of toxic waste water daily, data reveals
Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. and into surrounding streams and ponds without being treated, The Associated Press has found. That torrent is ...
Extinction Rebellion climate activists want you to give up hope — or wake up
The Extinction Rebellion, a network of climate activists who use civil disobedience to spotlight inaction on global warming, is rooted in the conviction that humanity has dug its own grave and has one foot dangling over the edge. The fledgling movement's growing ranks, already spread ...
Columbia climate scientist who popularized term 'global warming' dies at 87
A climate scientist who popularized the term "global warming" has died. Wallace Smith Broecker was 87. Columbia University said the longtime professor and researcher died Monday at a New York City hospital. A spokesman for the university's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory said Broecker had been ailing ...
U.K. plans new tax to boost recycled plastic content and get producers to pay for waste disposal
Britain is to set out plans to overhaul its recycling system on Monday, including making producers of plastic packaging pay the full cost of dealing with their waste and introducing a deposit return scheme for cans and bottles. The plans, which also aim to make ...
Eleven EU states have already met their 2020 renewable energy targets, data shows
The European Union produced 17.5 percent of its power needs from renewable sources in 2017, while 11 of the bloc's 28 members had already achieved a 2020 goal of 20 percent or more, the latest data released by Eurostat showed. Renewables, such as wind, solar ...
Climate change seen as top threat, but U.S. power a growing worry, poll finds
Climate change is the top security concern in a poll conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Center, followed by Islamist terrorism and cyberattacks while respondents in a growing number of countries worried about the power and influence of the United States. In 13 of 26 ...
Land is key ingredient missing from U.S. Green New Deal, experts say
Amid the rollout of a high-profile climate proposal in Congress, some are warning that a major gap exists around urban land policy. The wide-ranging Green New Deal, released Thursday, includes a focus on electrifying vehicle fleets but doesn't talk about how to get Americans to ...
The government decided Friday to ban in principle the use of plastic straws and cutlery in its cafeterias and to stop passing out plastic bottles to conference attendees — its latest policy on environmentally friendly procurement. The policy will be applied to all central government ...
The best diet for the planet isn't the best for humans
If you listened to Mother Earth, you'd probably eat more corn and soy than nutritionists suggest.
Democrats push Green New Deal to address climate change calling for zero carbon footprint by 2030
Democrats launched a sweeping plan Thursday to transform the U.S. economy to combat climate change and create thousands of jobs in renewable energy, signaling its likely elevation as a central campaign issue in 2020 despite President Donald Trump's failure to mention climate change in ...
Examining the high price of Japan's water systems
When we were negotiating for the purchase of a piece of land, the realtor told us that the lot we were interested in had no access to public waterworks, which meant we would have to dig a well. At first, this aspect seemed like ...
