Dig Scape

Pollution: Our Criminal Folly

bart plantenga / Truthdig Dec 21, 2022 DIG•SCAPE is an audio alternative-phenomenological-impressionistic, mulitcultural soundscape mashup of loud issues, intuition+research and multisampled insights investigating our current wackadoodle malaise from an askew, engaged and anomalous vantage point. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Renewable Energy Could Power the World by 2050

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Mar 15, 2020 Wind, water and solar sources − the renewable energy trio − could meet almost all the needs of our power-hungry society in 30 years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s EPA Poses Huge Cancer Risks

Sam Pizzigati / OtherWords Jan 27, 2020 Industry-friendly regulators are letting chemical companies flood the country with toxins. It should be a scandal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Adding Fossil Fuels to the Fire

Steve Sack / The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN Jan 13, 2020 Dig deeper

Australia’s Bushfires

Adam Zyglis / The Buffalo News, NY Jan 13, 2020 Dig deeper

Trump EPA Ignores Scientific Evidence as It Shreds Regulations

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jan 1, 2020 Former members of the agency's Science Advisory Board say EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is "sidelining" the panel. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Marathon Climate Talks in Madrid Fizzle to End With Slim Deal

FRANK JORDANS and ARITZ PARRA / The Associated Press Dec 15, 2019 The lack of meaningful action against major polluters after two weeks of negotiations by U.N. leaders causes widespread disappointment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

EPA Prosecutions of Polluters Approach Quarter-Century Lows

ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated Press Nov 21, 2019 The Justice Department filed just 75 EPA prosecutions in fiscal year 2019, down from a high of 198 in Bill Clinton’s second term. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s War on Science Rages On

Jill Richardson / OtherWords Nov 20, 2019 The EPA wants to introduce a new rule that would mean mean less science and fewer rules for polluters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

You’re Paying Big Oil to Pollute

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Nov 12, 2019 Big oil companies are drilling public oil for free, thanks to a “temporary” loophole that’s stayed open for 25 years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Things Got So Fracking Bad in Ohio

By Daniel Ross / Independent Media Institute Oct 28, 2019 Ohio’s natural gas production has swelled more than 2,200 percent in just seven years, and some locals are reporting polluted air and water. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Word Nobody Wanted to Say at the U.N. Climate Action Summit

Lisa Song / ProPublica Oct 2, 2019 Some experts fear countries are over-relying on unpopular "offsets" rather than eliminating the use of fossil fuels to address the climate crisis. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )