Oil Giant Total Sued by 14 French Cities, NGOs over Failure to Cut Carbon Emissions January 28, 2020 By Francois de Beaupuy Oil giant Total SA is being sued by 14 local governments and a handful of non-governmental organizations in France for...
Energy-Hungry Data Storage Is Another Culprit of Greenhouse Gas Emissions January 27, 2020 By Emily Chasan Everyone has seen the warning. At the bottom of the email, it says: “Please consider the environment before printing.” But...
Earth Is Hotter Than at Any Time Since Start of Industrial Revolution: Report January 10, 2020 By Jonathan Tirone The last five years on Earth have been hotter than at any time since the industrial revolution kicked off almost...
Venice Floods to Cost St. Mark’s Cathedral at Least $5.5 Million in Damage December 30, 2019 By Colleen Barry “Every stone is a treasure,” says the technical director of St. Mark’s Basilica’s vestry board, indicating the prized gold-leaf mosaics...
Venice Hotels Suffer Nearly $34M in Damages from November’s Floods December 23, 2019 Venice’s hoteliers association estimates that the city’s hotels suffered about 30 million euros ($34 million) worth of structural damage during...
Venice Suffers 2nd High Tide in a Week as Italy Declares State of Emergency November 15, 2019 By Alessandro Speciale Venice suffered its second exceptionally high tide in a week, with waters rising 154 centimeters (61 inches) above their benchmark...
Venice Floods, Australia Wildfires Blamed on Climate Change November 14, 2019 By Robert Birsel Extreme floods in Venice, fires in Australia and even an outbreak of plague in China have been attributed to climate...
Australia’s Pro-Coal Prime Minister Signals War on Climate Change Activists November 1, 2019 By Jason Scott Radical. Extreme. Anarchists: Scott Morrison’s choice of language Friday made it clear how he views some environmental protesters. Now the...
U.N. Science Panel Warns Climate Impacts on Oceans Include Rising Seas, Dry Rivers September 26, 2019 By Matthew Green Scientists behind a landmark study of the links between oceans, glaciers, ice caps and the climate delivered a stark warning...
Oil Industry’s $50 Billion in New Projects Conflict with Paris Climate Goals: Think Tank September 6, 2019 By Ron Bousso Major oil companies have approved $50 billion of projects since last year that will not be economically viable if governments...