Author Archive: Heather Libby
INFOGRAPHIC: 13 Oil Spills in 30 Days
Since March 11, the global oil industry has had 13 spills on three continents. In North and South America alone, they’ve spilled more than a million gallons of oil and toxic chemicals – enough to fill two olympic-sized swimming pools. Click through to see the full infographic.
Millions worldwide go dark for Earth Hour 2013
For one hour every year, millions of people in 7000 communities across 150 countries worldwide turn out their lights to mark WWF’s Earth Hour. It’s a beautiful celebration of the power of energy conservation and it takes sixty hours to circle the globe. So, how did the people of planet Earth celebrate the hour this year? Read on to find out.
Partner Spotlight: Julia Huscher, Coal and Health Officer at HEAL
After the successful launch of their report on the dangerous health impacts of coal on Europe’s people, Julia Huscher, Coal & Health Officer for the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) chats with us about the EU ‘Year of Air’, how climate impacts public health, and how the European Union can be a world leader in how it addresses all three.
And Action! How the climate movement is changing the world this week
More inspiration, motivation and dedication on display from our network of partners and allies in the climate movement this week. Read on for updates on the fight against the Alberta Tar Sands and the Keystone XL, a Pacific Islands day of action, new reports on coal and shale gas and a big victory against Poland’s largest coal plant:
Are we in the middle of a Shale Gas Bubble? Two new reports say ‘Yes’
Two new reports from the Post Carbon Institute and the Energy Policy Forum argue that the boom in natural gas hydraulic fracturing is only temporary, and could quickly collapse. How bad is it?
35,000 rally in DC to push Obama on climate
President Obama used his State of the Union address to call for substantive action on climate change. On Sunday February 17, 35 000 people rallied in Washington DC to hold him accountable for his words. On their agenda: a decisive denial of the Keystone XL pipeline and stricter EPA guidelines on emissions. It was the largest climate rally in U.S. history – will the President rise to the challenge?
Nine beautiful sustainable energy solutions
For centuries we’ve accepted that our power plants would be, well, just plain ugly — always detracting from the landscape rather than adding to it. After all, there really aren’t a lot of ways to make smog-spewing coal power plants or oil refineries look like they’re meant to be there. With renewable technology, it’s often the opposite. Engineers are always working hard to make it more efficient, while designers try to make it more beautiful.
Eleven EU countries pledge to instate a Robin Hood Tax
In a landmark vote on Tuesday, EU ministers have given the go ahead for eleven Eurozone members to impose a Robin Hood Tax on their financial industries.
Partner Spotlight: Brad Johnson, Forecast the Facts
We’re pleased to share a short interview with Brad Johnson, Campaign Director of one of our newest partners – the US-based organization Forecast the Facts. Read on to learn more about their creative approach to calling out climate skeptics, meteorologists and bought-and-paid-for politicians.
And Action! How the climate movement is changing the world this week
The climate movement is gearing up for a big year in 2013. Already a huge victory has been one by many partner organizations who have been campaigning for a “Robin Hood” financial trading tax in Europe, which will generation billions for a green climate fund. Greenpeace just launched a groundbreaking study on fossil fuel “carbon bombs.” And in February thousands of Americans will head to Washington, D.C. for the largest climate rally in history!
Beijing and Zenica: A tale of two polluted cities
As toxic fog settles on Beijing and prompts global outrage, the citizens of Zenica, Bosnia are begging for help to stop their own deadly air pollution.
Andrew Steer: What did 2012 teach us about climate and energy?
This year has been one of those worst-of-years and best-of-years. In its failures, there are signs of hope.
Kelly Rigg: Finding hope in the final hours of the Doha climate talks
“What gives you hope? This is a question I’m often asked these days. And what I’ve come to realize is that being hopeful, in the face of so much bad news about climate change, is not something that just happens — at least not to me. It’s not a passive process, but an active one. Hope isn’t something I have, it’s something I have to go out and find.”
Health and Medical organizations sign the Doha Declaration
Health and medical organisations from around the world are calling for the protection and promotion of health to be made the one of the central priorities of global and national policy responses to climate change.
Iowa climate scientists speak out: climate change caused drought
Scientists are saying that due to climate change caused by greenhouse gases, Iowans should brace themselves for more bad weather like the 2012 drought.
Live @ COP18
The Tck team was in Doha, Qatar for the UN climate talks from November 26 – December 8. Despite a year of worldwide climate chaos, extreme weather, droughts and storms, delegates were unable to reach a far-reaching agreement that could tackle global climate change. But we are not deterred. Our movement is growing and together we are powerful. Another world is possible.
One step closer to ending Mountaintop Removal mining
One of Appalachia’s biggest coal companies is getting out of the mountaintop removal business. In a landmark announcement, Patriot Coal, one of Appalachia’s three largest mountaintop removal companies, has signed a settlement agreement with the Sierra Club, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, and West Virginia Highlands Conservancy committing to end its practice of large scale surface mining in Appalachia.
Thousands rally in Washington DC for major Keystone XL protest
Thousands of protesters rallied in Washington Sunday to revive their call for U.S. President Barack Obama to block the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, a massive project that would transport crude oil from Alberta to the United States. In attendance at the protest: 350.org’s Bill McKibben, BOLD Nebraska’s Jane Kleeb and thousands of concerned Americans.
And Action! How the climate movement is changing the world this week
The climate movement raised an incredible amount of momentum already this year, and this week it built even more. Our allies are continuing to face off against the big polluters holding our energy future hostage; telling a freshly re-elected President that we weren’t backing down on our stance against Tar Sands pipelines; and welcoming new allies in the Arab world.
Partner Spotlight: Jennifer Morgan, World Resources Institute
Our partner interview this week is with World Resources Institute Climate and Energy Program Director Jennifer Morgan. With the next round of UN climate talks only days away, the eyes of the international climate community are fixing on Doha, Qatar and what kind of progress is possible. Read on to learn Jennifer’s take on what impact national-level climate policy can and will have on these international talks, particularly how President Obama’s re-election may impact the proceedings.
Days before the UN climate talks, Qatari climate leader parties with Big Oil
With less than two weeks before the next round of UN climate negotiations in Doha, guess who the president of those crucial climate talks was having a party with? Yes, that’s right, Big Oil chiefs at the Oil & Money 2012 conference in London – a gathering of over 450 senior executives from the fossil fuel industry. [...]
UK energy campaigners end 7 day occupation of gas power station
Early on Monday 29th October, sixteen people scaled the chimneys of the new West Burton gas-fired power station, shutting it down and halting further construction. After a seven day occupation, the campaigners abseiled 90M to the ground and were arrested – but not before capturing the attention of the entire country.
