Amazon Threatened to Fire Some Employees for Speaking out on Climate
Amazon and other tech employees participate in the Global Climate Strike on September 20, 2019 in Seattle, Washington.Karen Ducey/Getty This story was originally published by the Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Amazon has threatened to fire employees for speaking publicly about the company’s role in the climate crisis, tech workers at the retail…
A New Trump Rule Would Fast-Track Oil Pipelines Without Consideration of Climate Change
Environmental groups gather at the Capitol to oppose oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in October 2017. Tom Williams/AP The Trump administration will soon make it easier for projects like oil pipelines and highways to get federal approval regardless of their environmental risks and effects on climate change, according to the New…
Chevron Made $4.5 Billion in 2018. So Why Did the IRS Give Them a Refund?
US dollar bank notes.Chung Sung-Jun/Getty In December, the non-partisan research group the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) released a report entitled, “Corporate Tax Avoidance in the First Year of the Trump Tax Law,” outlining the tax rates for 379 of America’s largest corporations in 2018. This was the first year key provisions from…
Elon Musk Won His “Pedo Guy” Defamation Case
Elon Musk, leaves the US District Court, Central District of California in Los Angeles through a back door.Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images A jury on Friday ruled in favor of Elon Musk in a defamation lawsuit filed by a British cave diver, whom the union-busting Tesla CEO had baselessly called a “pedo.” Cave diver Vernon…
Dire UN Report Says We Must—and Can—Dramatically Lower Emissions in 10 Years
piyaset/Getty This piece originally appeared in the Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Countries must make an unprecedented effort to cut their levels of greenhouse gases in the next decade to avoid climate chaos, the UN has warned, as it emerged that emissions hit a new high last year. Carbon dioxide emissions in…
America Recycles Day Encouraged Recycling. It Was Sponsored by Companies That Produce a Ton of Plastic.
Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm, Culver City, California, USA.Citizen of the Planet/Getty This piece originally appeared in the Guardian and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. America’s government-backed national recycling awareness day is being used as cover by large corporations that are…