One Solution to the Crisis: Kneecap and Trade

onJun 12, 2009 @ 13:39 PDT

“As Australian companies prepare to trade emissions, climate criminals are cashing in on similar schemes overseas. Interpol has warned companies to beware of bogus ‘carbon credits’ that fail to lower emissions. One Interpol agent said the carbon market would be irresistible to criminal gangs. ‘In future, if you are running a factory and you desperately need credits to offset your emissions, there will be someone who can make that happen,’ he said. ‘Absolutely, organized crime will be involved.’ “

By Ross Gelbspan

Analysis

Why Is Alberta Falling for Kevin O’Leary’s AI Data Centre Stunt?

ByMitch Anderson

onDec 20, 2024 @ 08:52 PST

The celebrity investor pitched ‘Wonder Valley’ with no committed investors, no Indigenous partnership, and about 27 megatonnes of projected annual emissions.

New Orleans Residents Face Surge in Energy Costs from Sale of Gas Utility

ByDelaney Nolan

onDec 19, 2024 @ 16:51 PST

City Council OKs private equity firm’s purchase of Entergy gas utility, undermining climate goals and jacking up prices for the city’s poorest.

DOE Study Finds LNG Exports Don’t Just Hurt the Climate – They Hit Americans in Their Pocketbooks

BySharon Kelly

onDec 19, 2024 @ 15:12 PST

With LNG export terminals already authorized to ship nearly half of U.S. natural gas abroad, DOE warns build-out would inflate utility bills nationwide.