Greenpeace activists display a billboard during a protest outside Shell headquarters on July 27, 2023 in London. (Photo: Handout/Chris J. Ratcliffe for Greenpeace via Getty Images) “The global energy crisis has been a giant cash grab for fossil fuel firms,” said one campaigner. “And instead of investing their record profits… Continue reading
Al Gore, former vice president of the United States, speaks onstage at The New York Times Climate Forward Summit 2023 at The Times Center on September 21, 2023, in New York City. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for The New York Times) At an event coinciding with the U.N. General Assembly… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)—”wearing sticker reading “Fossil Fuels = Climate Emergency = Extinction”—speaks at a December 2, 2023 Fire Drill Fridays protest in Washington, D.C. calling on President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency. (Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images) “We are in a climate emergency,” said Oregon Democrat Jeff… Continue reading
The fossil fuel industry is a factory of fairy tales, says activist and School Strike for Climate organizer Luisa Neubauer. Tracing the industry’s five-decade trickle of lies about climate science, she busts the myth that economic growth and stability are dependent on fossil fuels — and issues a resounding message… Continue reading
