Lauren McCauley: Exxon and Tillerson Accused of Defrauding Investors Over Climate Risks
New York attorney general claims the oil giant used “secret, internal figures” to account for impacts of climate change. ExxonMobil is being accused of using “sham” accounting to “mislead” investors … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: Wilder Fires and Rising Waters, Climate Impacts Coming to America’s Door
Pair of new studies show how American climate refugees will ‘reshape’ population landscape of the nation. Americans in many cases have been slow to acknowledge the real threats posed by … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: Americans Bracing for More War Under Trigger-Happy Trump
‘It is as if he has discovered the keys to the family gun cabinet’ The American public is bracing for war now that President Donald Trump has seemingly stumbled upon … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: Sioux Activists Defy Lawsuit, Vow Continued Resistance Against Dakota Pipeline
Developers of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access (also known as the Bakken) Pipeline filed suit in federal court on Monday against members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, whose days-long … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: As Green Party Nominee, Jill Stein Says She Wants to Assume Mantle of Sanders’ Revolution
The Green Party convention in Houston, Texas reached its climax August 6 with presidential nominee Jill Stein calling on the American left to turn its back on the “two corporate … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: Fear the Hate — If Trump is “Tanking,” Why Is He Tied with Clinton in National Poll?
Brexit serves as troubling backdrop to latest U.S. election polling numbers. “Hate winning.” That’s the troubling explanation provided by Quinnipiac University on Wednesday as its latest national poll showed that … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: ‘Rigged’ 2016 Election Has Voters Feeling Helpless, Unheard, and Ashamed
A new poll found that 90 percent of voters lack confidence in the country’s political system. This year’s presidential primary has left many voters feeling helpless and alienated from their … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: Turning Point in Climate Fight as AGs Unite to Target Exxon Crimes
In a move many are hailing as a “turning point” in the climate fight, 20 state Attorneys General on Tuesday launched an unprecedented, multi-state effort to investigate and prosecute the … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: NASA Drops Major Bomb in ‘March Toward Ever-Warmer Planet’
NASA this weekend released new data which shows that February 2016 was not only the hottest in recorded history, but it soared past all previous records, prompting scientists to describe … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: With Women’s Rights on the Line, Groups Demand Supreme Court #StoptheSham
The U.S. Supreme Court, with one vacant seat, heard oral arguments on Wednesday in what is widely believed to be the most consequential reproductive rights case since Roe v. Wade, … Continue reading
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