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Mideast war exposes fragile oil, gas dependency

Mideast war exposes fragile oil, gas dependency

As in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, the new war in the Middle East is exposing once again how far Europe and others lag in replacing imported fossil fuels with domestic solar and wind power, specialists say. The Russian invasion in 2022 triggered a massive energy crisis, particularly in Europe,

US Supreme Court to hear bid to block climate change suits

US Supreme Court to hear bid to block climate change suits

The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case brought by oil and gas companies seeking to block climate change lawsuits. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed across the United States seeking to hold fossil fuel producers liable for damages caused by climate change. Exxon Mobil and Suncor

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear 'climate change' lawsuit case

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear 'climate change' lawsuit case

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case over whether states can sue fossil fuel companies for damages related to climate change. The nation’s highest court agreed to hear arguments in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. Justices on

Actually, We Can Take Action Against Climate Change

Actually, We Can Take Action Against Climate Change

When we read news about rising oceans or see pictures of polar bears stranded on melting ice floes, individual action against climate change can seem futile. This relentless doom — with almost no coverage on climate progress — only teaches us to expect failure. News agencies love to highlight the doomsday deadlines,

TotalEnergies in high-stakes French trial over climate change

TotalEnergies in high-stakes French trial over climate change

TotalEnergies faces cutting back oil and gas production if NGOs prevail in a trial that began Thursday over accusations the French energy giant failed to properly consider environmental risks. The case, brought by several NGOs and the city of Paris, is based upon a 2017 law that imposed a "

Turkey fires up coal pollution even as it hosts COP31

Turkey fires up coal pollution even as it hosts COP31

Kaddafi Polat rarely mentions his own health after decades of breathing the polluted air blanketing his village beneath the towering chimneys of a coal‑fired power plant in southern Turkey. What troubles him most is his children. Fine dust settles on cars, laundry and the narrow streets of Cogulhan, a

Letter to the editor: Greenhouse gases endanger us all

It’s official: our president cares more about his already obscenely wealthy friends in the oil industry and other industrialists becoming wealthier than bankrupting the health of Americans. Clean air and clean water are vital for good health. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases — caused by burning fossil fuels such