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“A bunch of countries and corporations are responsible for the mess. They have to bloody clean it up. As simple as that.”
Wildcat speculators, big oil companies, and state officials alike have been salivating over the Uinta Basin’s rich oil deposits for years.
But don't mistake projected growth in renewables for emissions reductions.
President Biden is in the kingdom this week to strengthen ties. Meanwhile, a U.S.-Saudi joint venture on the Texas coast is pumping out toxic chemicals and greenhouse gases.
The Ohio River Valley is wrestling with whether to tie its fortunes to another toxic, boom-and-bust industry.
The former U.N. secretary-general on the dinner parties and diplomacy that led to the Paris Agreement.
After two months of waiting, a court has green-lit climate lawsuits against 33 European countries.
For 30 years, the debate has largely ignored the soaring costs of inaction.
The fires have spread through nearby forests, raising columns of smoke that could be contaminated with radiation.
