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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Legal Planet

The bench trial took place last month in the state capitol, Helena, where 16 youth plaintiffs ages 5 to 22 made the case that Montana’s unwavering promotion of fossil fuels violates the state constitution’s guarantee to a “clean and healthful environment.” The admission says a lot about political will.

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Release: Nearly all COP27 sponsors are either major polluters or enablers of fossil fuel industry

Corp Watch

Coca-Cola: drinking the world dry War on Want | November 19, 2007 Coca-Cola is one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list.

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The Stream, October 19, 2022: California City Approaches Water Supply Peril in Next Two Months

Circle of Blue

Mine Cleanup Law Weakened by Coal’s Decline — Reclamation is a flashpoint for the partisan divide over fossil fuels. It is Syria’s first outbreak of the waterborne pathogen since 2007. Social and political circumstances in Syria may have aided the outbreak. . — Brett Walton, Interim Stream Editor.

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What’s Up With Water – October 18, 2022

Circle of Blue

The cholera outbreak in Syria may have been intensified by social and political circumstances. The last cholera outbreak in Syria was in 2007. Moving away from fossil fuels is the only way to prevent the planet from dangerously overheating, but the transition will not be easy. One complicating factor is water.

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Ways of Price Making, Inflation, and Energy Price Shocks

Legal Planet

This post was originally published on the Law and Political Economy blog as part of a symposium on inflation. In the early days of the current price shocks, fossil fuel boosters blamed clean energy and climate policy. But these prices are still way below their highs in 1979-80 and 2007-08. The Capacity Story.

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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

Sounding Green” has not only become politically correct, but also a possible finance-generating mechanism. Climate is a global issue and when complex political systems around the world are brought together, solutions cannot be straightforward.

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Murray Edwards: The Fossil Fuel Fanatic

Enviromental Defense

The fossil fuel industry has long been the main driver of climate change, but Big Oil’s CEOs and profiteers would like you to believe that it is a part of the solution. One of the people peddling this idea is the man behind Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) – Murray Edwards, the Fossil Fuel Fanatic.