court case calls for manslaughter charges on climate
French fossil fuel giant TotalEnergies will once again feeling the heat in a court of law. On Tuesday 21 May, three nonprofits and individuals filed a criminal complaint against the…
capitalism has degraded 50% of these environments
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has said that the world has degraded up to 50% of the global rangelands. All over the world, traditional herders rely on the…
Shell AGM disrupted by climate protesters
Climate protesters have disrupted fossil fuel giant Shell’s AGM. On Tuesday 21 May, activists from multiple climate justice groups launched a demonstration against the climate-wrecking company in central London. Activists…
critical minerals shortage as abuse allegations soar
A shortage of the critical minerals vital to the world’s green transition is brewing. Just as a key international energy body warns of the impending crisis, a rights group has…
Tesco boss doesn’t pay UK tax on his £10m pay packet
Tesco has caused uproar after it announced its boss’s huge salary – which is around 447 times greater than it’s lowest-paid worker. It comes as the supermarket giant is also…
housing association torturing chronically ill woman
A housing association – Adra – is torturing a severely chronically ill woman and putting her life at risk. She lives with both Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and severe myalgic encephalomyelitis…
Climate Choir singers raise their voices against fossil fuel financier
On Friday 10 May, the UK Climate Choir movement raised its voice in song against fossil fuel financier Standard Chartered outside its annual shareholder meeting. Protesters did so with a…
Bankers bonuses already returning the City of London
Goldman Sachs has announced that it will be lifting its cap on bankers bonuses – in line with the Tories’ reopening of the free-for-all on City pay. So, the Trades…
Ad agencies ditch fossil fuel corps en masse over climate crisis
Ad agencies have ditched the fossil fuel industry en masse – with 1,000 companies leaving big oil and gas to feel the heat. However, some are staying faithful to these…
ME/CFS charities work with psychologising organisation
Two of the biggest myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) charities in the UK may be a little too cosy with a controversial organisation pulling the strings behind the clinical care for patients…
Shompen People are facing genocide thanks to India’s capitalism
Experts on Indigenous Peoples have warned that India’s controversial Great Nicobar Development Project must be scrapped. Crucially, their open letter demands that the Indian government alter course before they cause…
community members call out environmental racism
Activists from the world are uniting against Dutch banking giant ING’s environmental racism. Specifically, at the company’s upcoming AGM they plan to call out ING’s financing of a big polluter…