New Study Makes Clear: Saving Reefs Means Slashing Emissions

Climate change is the primary cause of coral reef degradation around the world, according to a groundbreaking new study that casts doubt on the previous scientific understanding of reef erosion. The research, published Wednesday in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, finds that even isolated coral reefs, far away from localized human degradation like fishing and…

Missoula Wins Right to Control Its Own Water in Victory Against Privatization

Missoula, Montana scored a major victory for community ownership of public resources when the state’s supreme court ruled 5-2 on Tuesday that the city’s use of its water system was “more necessary” than its use by a private company. The city has been embroiled in a costly, years-long legal battle over control of its water…

Enbridge Spreads Tentacles to Acquire Spectra, Creating 'Pipeline Enemy #1'

Two pipeline corporations have announced plans to merge, raising the hackles of climate activists who say the deal “would be bad news for energy consumers and terrible news for the clean energy revolution on which the future of our planet depends.” Canadian pipeline behemoth Enbridge said Tuesday that it plans to buy Houston-based Spectra Energy…

Former Sheriff David Clarke joins pro-Trump PAC

Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D), who resigned from his law enforcement post last week, is joining a leading pro-Trump political action committee, the PAC announced Tuesday. America First Action praised the former sheriff’s career in law enforcement in a statement announcing his new role as its senior advisor and spokesman. Click Here: cheap INTERNATIONAL jersey “David…

Rand Paul praises Roy Moore for opposing ObamaCare repeal effort

Sen. Rand PaulRandal (Rand) Howard PaulRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Louisville passes ‘Breonna’s Law’ banning no-knock warrants Rand Paul aide joins Trump campaign, RNC fundraising group MORE (R-Ky.) is praising Roy Moore — the former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice facing Sen. Luther StrangeLuther Johnson StrangeThe biggest political upsets of the decade…

Hatch denies he's decided to retire to make way for Romney

Click:forged wheels Sen. Orrin HatchOrrin Grant HatchBottom line Bottom line Bottom line MORE’s (R-Utah) office on Friday is disputing reports that the nation’s longest-serving Republican senator has decided to retire in order to make way for Mitt Romney to run for Senate.  According to a report in The Atlantic, which cited five sources close to the situation,…

Challenged Over 'Racist' Remarks, Maine Governor Leaves Unhinged Voicemail

Maine’s Donald Trump-supporting, race-baiting, Republican Governor Paul LePage has gotten into hot water—again—after leaving a state lawmaker an expletive-laced and threatening voicemail on Thursday. In the phone message, LePage—who was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014—demands that Democratic Rep. Drew Gattine “prove” that he’s a racist, calls him a “son-of-a-bitch, socialist cocksucker,” and says: “I am…

Four-way Impact Tag Team title match set for Bound for Glory

Impact Wrestling’s Tag Team titles will be on the line in a four-way match at Bound for Glory. Impact Wrestling announced today that The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) will defend their Tag Team titles against The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows), The North (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page), and…

Huge Consumer Scam Results in Paltry Fines—and Little Else—for Wells Fargo

Banking behemoth Wells Fargo, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, was fined a mere $185 million by various regulators on Thursday for opening millions of unauthorized accounts that racked up fees for consumers and bonuses for employees.  The biggest fine came from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which levied its largest-ever penalty: $100…

Tribes Across North America Unite in 'Wall of Opposition' to Alberta Tar Sands

In a historic show of unity, more than 50 First Nations across North America on Thursday signed a new treaty alliance against the expansion of tar sands mining and infrastructure in their territory. Citing the threats to water and land through a spill or pipeline leak, as well the industry’s undeniable impact on “catastrophic climate…