Powered by RebelMouse

russia ukraine war

Top Tweets
Harris narrows potential VP picks to climate, energy moderates
Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way
Washington governor defends climate law against repeal effort
Louisiana carbon-capture & sequestration
EXPLORE
Copyright © RebelMouse 2017
Top Story
Japan reverses Fukushima nuclear phaseout plan
IAEA Imagebank/Flickr

Japan reverses nuclear phaseout plan adopted after Fukushima

Japan on Thursday adopted a new policy promoting greater use of nuclear energy to ensure a stable power supply amid global fuel shortages and to reduce carbon emissions, in a major reversal of its phase-out plan following the Fukushima crisis.

Causes
Thomas Friedman: Putin is onto us
commons.wikimedia.org

Thomas Friedman: Putin is onto us

When it comes to energy, the West wants five incompatible things at once.
poland pipeline spill russia
commons.wikimedia.org

Poland sees no signs of interference in oil pipeline spill

The Polish operator of an oil pipeline says there are “no signs of any third-party interference” related to a leak in a pipeline that is the main source of crude oil from Russia to Germany.

Impacts
Prolonged drought in Somalia
United Nations Photo/Flickr

Prolonged drought brings famine, death and fear to Somalia

A man in a donkey cart comes wheeling through the dust, carrying two small, silent boys. The sky is overcast. It could rain. It won’t. It hasn’t for a very long time. Mohamed Ahmed Diriye is 60 years old, and he’s completing the grimmest journey of his life.

Politics
widespread food shortages world hunger
US Mission to the United N/Flickr

'Knocking on famine's door': UN food chief wants action now

The U.N. food chief warned Thursday that the world is facing “a perfect storm on top of a perfect storm” and urged donors, particularly Gulf nations and billionaires, to give a few days of profits to tackle a crisis with the fertilizer supply right now and prevent widespread food shortages next year.

Politics
For Chernobyl survivors, new Ukraine nuclear risk stirs dread
Photo by Mick De Paola on Unsplash

For Chernobyl survivors, new Ukraine nuclear risk stirs dread

They lived through what is considered the worst nuclear disaster in history. As fighting rages around the Zaporizhzhia plant, they fear another one.

Politics
climate energy politics
commons.wikimedia.org

Biden's global promises held back by politics at home

Domestic politics have routinely been a roadblock when it comes to taking action on climate change, taxes and pandemic relief, undermining hopes that President Biden could swiftly restore the U.S. to its unquestioned role as a global leader.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
climate-driven malaria

CDC develops new test to identify climate-driven malaria-carrying mosquitoes

climate-resistant coffee

A global push to develop climate-resistant coffee

The fires in Ruidoso, New Mexico have triggered severe floods

The fires in Ruidoso, New Mexico have triggered severe floods

MOST POPULAR
Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

CLIMATE
Harris narrows potential VP picks to climate, energy moderates

Harris narrows potential VP picks to climate, energy moderates

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way