Six hundred twenty-six environmental groups have signed a letter calling on the US House of Representatives to “Address the Urgent Threat of Climate Change.” It is a radical proposal. As one signatory noted: “As the world teeters on the brink of climate catastrophe, we’re calling on Congress to take large-scale action,” […]
Last month, on some days, wind generated as much as 234% of demand in Scotland. ScottishPower is ditching its remaining fossil fuel generating assets and going 100% renewable. Scotland as a whole generated the equivalent of 98% of the country’s electricity demand over the whole month of October. It’s important to note, […]
When the Church of England fleshed out its criteria for fossil fuel divestment, I was encouraged. But clearly, there was bigger news to come. Ireland has been making progress on its plans to divest all public money from fossil fuels. The Guardian now reports that the Irish fossil fuel divestment […]