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06.05.26 - 02:03
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DOJ Sues Minnesota To Block Climate Lawsuit Targeting Energy Companies (ZeroHedge)
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DOJ Sues Minnesota To Block Climate Lawsuit Targeting Energy Companies
Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Minnesota over the state's own climate lawsuit against major energy companies.
Pumpjacks operate near the site of a new oil and gas well being drilled in Midland, Texas, on April 8, 2022. Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP
The complaint, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, accuses state officials of trying to impose their own climate policies on domestic energy producers in a way the DOJ says burdens national energy development and intrudes on federal authority.
The underlying lawsuit was filed in 2020 by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison against Exxon Mobil, the American Petroleum Institute, Koch Industries, and Koch subsidiary Flint Hills Resources. Minnesota brought the case under state consumer-protection laws, alleging that the companies engaged in fraud and deceptive busine...
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05.05.26 - 07:15
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Klimagipfel für die Elite, kein Züri-Fest für alle (Inside Paradeplatz)
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Zürich feiert die Climate Week mit 250 Events – während das Zürich-Fest an Bürokratie scheitert. Hafermilch+Haltung in Zwingli-Town.
Vom 4. bis 9. Mai läuft die Climate Week Zurich, ein dicht getaktetes Programm mit über 250 Veranstaltungen, verteilt über die ganze Stadt. Panels, Workshops, Netzwerk-Anlässe, organisiert von 200 Unternehmen, Institutionen und Organisationen, die sich alle dem grossen Thema Nachhaltigkeit […]...
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01.05.26 - 16:42
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Could key climate talks mark ground zero in global push to ditch fossil fuels? (The Guardian)
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Colombia hosted nearly 60 countries at pivotal time on world stage for fight to transition to a clean energy futureLooking out to sea from the grey sandy beaches of Santa Marta, on Colombia's Caribbean coast, it is never hard to spot evidence of the country's thriving fossil fuel export trade. Oil tankers ride at anchor on the horizon, and sometimes, locals say, lumps of coal wash up on the shore, blown off the collier ships that carry cargos from the nearby mines.It was here, on Wednesday evening, that the Colombian government took a bold step to shift its economy – and that of the rest of the world – away from dependence on coal, gas and oil and into a new era of clean energy. With the first ever conference on “transitioning away from fossil fuels”, the host joined nearly 60 countries determined to loosen of the grip of petrostates on the world's future. Continue reading......
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01.05.26 - 07:48
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Germany′s climate U-turn is the worst possible response to the oil shock (The Guardian)
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Prices at the pump have leapt since the start of the conflict – but clinging to fossil fuels will only prolong the painThe car is perhaps the closest thing Germany has to a national symbol. For this reason, the success of the auto industry and the happiness of motorists has long been a barometer for the standing of the Federal Republic.Since the beginning of the war on Iran, German news has been filled with stories about drivers. Journalists have filed breathless dispatches from petrol stations all over the country, reporting scenes of anger and frustration at the hike in fuel prices.Tania Roettger is a journalist based in Berlin Continue reading......
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01.05.26 - 07:31
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Weniger Jugendliche sorgen sich um Klimawandel (DPA-AFX)
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BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Das Thema Klimawandel ist Jugendlichen laut einer repräsentativen Befragung weniger wichtig als noch vor ein paar Jahren. 2025 hielten nur noch rund vier von zehn Jugendlichen das Thema für sehr wichtig - 2021 waren es noch rund sechs ......
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30.04.26 - 12:24
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CO2 adé: Elektrische Logistik löst den Diesel ab! – Panel-Talk von der Flotte! 2026 (Electrive)
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„Tanken macht keinen Spaß. Die Preissteigerung kann jeder an der Tanksäule selber mit ablesen“, konstatierte André Wessels. Diese klaren Worte des Chefs von Wessels Cargo setzten den Ton für ein Panel, das unter dem Titel „CO2 adé: Elektrische Logistik löst den Diesel ab!“ auf dem Branchentreff „Flotte!“ vor kurzem in Düsseldorf stattgefunden hat. Die Expertenrunde unter Leitung von electrive-Chefredakteur Peter Schwierz diskutierte die Frage, wie schnell der Güterverkehr den fossilen Brennstoffen den Rücken kehren kann und wo die Praxis heute tatsächlich steht....
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