Colorado Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire in Climate Change Protest
A man from Colorado who set himself on fire Friday in front of the Supreme Court to protest climate change has died from his injuries, The New York Times reports.
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Twitter Pledges to Remove Ads Skeptical of Climate Change
In an Earth Day blog post, Twitter’s sustainability team announced that it would begin blocking what the company called ”misleading information” surrounding climate change.
White House Climate Adviser Denies Resignation Report
President Joe Biden’s climate adviser on Friday said a report stating that she has plans to resign from her position was “inaccurate.”
House Democrats Pressure Biden to Pass Climate Portion of BBB in Senate
A group of House Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to work with the Senate in passing the House-passed climate change portion of the Build Back Better Act in the coming weeks, according to CNBC.
Climate Change, New Construction Mean More Ruinous Fires
The winter grassland fire that blew up along Colorado’s Front Range was rare, experts say, but similar events will be more common in the coming years as climate change warms the planet – sucking the…
Sen. Warren Wants to Further Regulate Finance Industry Over Climate Change
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is urging U.S. regulators to hold the financial sector accountable, accusing it of being a major contributor to climate change.
Russia Vetoes UN Resolution on Climate Change Security Threat
Russia on Monday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution designating climate change a security threat.
Rep. Pat Fallon to Newsmax: White House Climate Has Changed Our Border
The massive border crisis recreated by the Biden administration has been blamed on climate change by border czar Vice President Kamala Harris, but Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, told Newsmax said it is the climate in…
Energy Sec. Granholm in Strange 2018 Climate Video, Laughs Off Oil Prices
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm appeared in a bizarre 2018 video where she sang about the end of gasoline and fossil fuels, according to Fox News.
Draft UN COP26 Climate Forum Text 'Weaker' on Fossil Fuels Than Expected
As talks continue at the United Nations COP26 climate forum in Glasgow, Scotland, the third draft of the meeting’s consensus appears to be “weaker” than expected when it comes to phasing out fossil fuels.
Climate Czar John Kerry: US 'Won't Have Coal' by 2030
United States Special Presidential Envoy on Climate John Kerry said Tuesday that the nation will not have coal in 2030, about eight years from now.
Barack Obama Berates Donald Trump for Exiting Paris Climate Agreement
Former President Barack Obama on Monday blasted former President Donald Trump for pulling out of the Paris Agreement and criticized Republicans for inaction on climate change.”Some of our progress stalled when my successor decided to…
Mark Meadows to Newsmax: Climate Agenda 'Wrapped in Dollar Bills'
The climate change funding included in the infrastructure bill passed last Friday points to an “agenda that is wrapped in dollar bills” that will do “nothing to lower few costs” and very little to reduce…
Biden's Spending Bill: $550B in Climate Funding, $3B for Pandemic Preparedness
President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act includes $550 billion in climate initiative funding and $3 billion in pandemic preparedness despite COVID’s damaging effect to the U.S. economy over the last two years,…
US Housing Dept to Send Disaster Funds to States, Focus on Building Climate Resilience
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday said it will distribute more than $2 billion in recovery and mitigation funds to nine states and Puerto Rico following 15 separate major disasters,…