Day: March 16, 2021
Senate Republicans plot their Covid aid payback
After getting steamrolled by Democrats on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid plan, Republicans are…
Menendez slams GOP’s Ron Johnson for ‘bigoted tropes’
Sen. Bob Menendez ripped GOP Sen. Ron Johnson after Johnson suggested that he would be more…
‘A mountain out of a molehill’: Feinstein dismisses Newsom’s talk of her replacement
Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced last November that she would step down from her role as the…
Special brew: eco-friendly Peruvian coffee leaves others in the shade
The Mayni people are harvesting shade-grown coffee from under the canopy of mature trees, with huge…
Senate centrists weigh brokering deals on immigration, minimum wage
Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday’s meeting is about the “road ahead.” | AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite…
Natural but deadly: huge gaps in US rules for wood-stove smoke exposed
The government spent millions subsidizing new wood heaters supposed to burn more cleanly. But an investigation…
Don’t believe hydrogen and nuclear hype – they can’t get us to net zero carbon by 2050 | Jonathon Porritt
Big industry players pushing techno-fixes are ignoring the only realistic solution to the climate crisis: renewables…
‘Reading the writing on the wall’: why Wall Street is acting on the climate crisis
The industry has backed polluters for decades. Now, amid growing pressure, Wall Street says it’s going…