Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called White House press secretary Sarah Sanders a liar in a tweet to Sanders’ father, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, after he tweeted to chide the “Democratic Socialist” for comparing her election to Congress to the 1969 moon landing. “Ocasio-Cortez compares her election to moon landing. Huh?” Huckabee tweeted, referring to the remarks Ocasio-Cortez made […]
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Macron Admits France in ‘Moral Crisis’ as Protesters Demand Resignation Over Fuel Tax
President Emmanuel Macron admitted Saturday that France is experiencing a “moral crisis” as “Yellow Jacket” protesters — a collective of working-class people across the political spectrum — have taken to the streets of Paris and other cities across the country to protest rising fuel taxes, with some demanding he resign. The protesters’ discontent stems from diesel […]
Read MoreExpert: ‘Yellow Jacket’ Protest Is ‘Populist’-Style Revolt Against French Elite
Anti-government protesters clashed with French police on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Saturday, leaving the famed avenue shrouded in tear gas on another day of demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron. Some of France’s top political scientists say the grievances expressed by the protesters show the hallmarks of a populist movement, representing a rejection of the […]
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Five graphics from Google show how carbon-intensive its data centers really are
Enlarge / Solar panels sit on the roof of Google headquarters in Mountain View. reader comments 10 Share this story Google has long been a carbon-neutral company in a theoretical sense. That is, even when it’s physically impossible for Google’s data centers and offices to consume renewable energy, the company offsets that “dirty” energy with […]
Read MoreVenezuela crisis: Maduro to raise fuel prices to combat smuggling
Venezuela’s heavily subsidised domestic fuel prices should rise to international levels to avoid billions of dollars in annual losses as a result of smuggling, Nicolás Maduro has said in a televised address. “Gasoline must be sold at an international price to stop smuggling to Colombia and the Caribbean,” the president said. Like most oil-producing countries, […]
Read MoreWho’s to Blame for Global Warming?
The New York Times Magazine has done something unprecedented. On Wednesday, it released an entire issue containing just one article on the subject of global warming. “Losing Earth,” by Nathaniel Rich, chronicles the ten-year period from 1979 t0 1989 in which scientists reached consensus about human-caused climate change, and politicians nearly came to a global-scale […]
Read MoreIreland Is Officially the First Country to Divest From Fossil Fuels
The rolling hills of Ireland.Photo: Giuseppe Milo (Flickr) The Irish have beaten the rest of us to it. The Republic of Ireland is the first country in the world to move toward divesting from fossil fuels. The divestment process should be wrapped up in five years, per the Guardian. First, the move to divest has to […]
Read MoreDNC Resolution Will Bar Contributions From Fossil Fuel PACs
According to Huffington Post, the DNC adopted a resolution this weeked that would ban donations from fossil fuel companies. That means the DNC won’t accept money from corporate political action committees tied to the oil, gas and coal industries. The DNC may consider a second resolution at a full board meeting in Chicago in August […]
Read MorePope Francis: Transition to Clean Energy Is ‘Challenge of Epochal Proportions’
Humanity must devise a “long-term global strategy” to meet the problem of climate change, Pope Francis said Saturday, which requires phasing out fossil fuels. Addressing participants at a meeting for executives in the oil and natural gas sectors, the pope urged his hearers to look to green energy as a key to humanity’s future while […]
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In Texas, a new power plant could redefine carbon capture
Courtesy of NET Power and McDermott reader comments 109 Share this story A company called NET Power has begun testing a unique demonstration power plant in La Porte, Texas, that burns natural gas but releases no emissions into the atmosphere. How can it do this? The natural gas is burned in pure oxygen rather than […]
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