Beyond Dirty Fuels

On a 20-year timescale, Methane (the main component of natural gas) absorbs 86 times more heat than CO2, rapidly warming the planet and exacerbating climate disruption.

A Carmelite priest from Argentina, Fr. Scarel will speak on Environmental Justice As Seen Through The Lens of Laudato Si’ at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Schulte Auditorium, Notre Dame Seminary, 2901 S. Carrollton Ave. The lecture is free and open...

The United States should be a global leader in winding down fossil fuel use and production. Instead, the U.S. oil and gas industry is gearing up to unleash the largest burst of new carbon emissions in the world between now and 2050. At precisely the...

Today, Sierra Club secured Cleco’s commitment to phase out coal use and reduce the operation of 1,200 MW of uneconomic coal-burning generation and to acquire 200 MW of renewable energy--with a goal of achieving 30% renewables, fleet-wide--as part of...

A federal judge ruled today that the Trump administration violated bedrock U.S. environmental laws when approving a federal permit for TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline project. The judge blocked any construction on the pipeline...

The goal of the march is to mobilize thousands of youth from across the country to demand action on climate change. Zero Hour is bringing attention to the fact that time is up for the climate and action is needed now. The youth of this world will...

Earlier this month, the Alliance for Affordable Energy, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Earthjustice, Sierra Club and 350 New Orleans filed two legal actions: an appeal of the New Orleans City Council’s approval of Entergy’s gas plant...

On February 21, 2018, the New Orleans City Councilmembers who make up the Utility Committee are expected to vote on whether New Orleans residents and businesses should foot the bill for an expensive, unnecessary and harmful gas power plant that...

Tulane Climate Action Day is day of interdisciplinary discussions of climate change and approaches to action. The keynote speakers will be Dr. Timmons Roberts, a sociologist from Brown University active politically on climate change and social...

On Saturday, April 29 th over 1,000 citizens gathered at Congo Square in New Orleans to demand that the local, state and Federal governments pay attention to our concerns, and that their interests are for the good of all, not just for the...