Peter Fairley
Journalist tracking energy + climate globally for >20yrs. So I know where the Negawatts are buried. Power grid apologist. Covering Climate Now / SEJ / SPJ awards winner. Stories at profile.fairley.ca.
Naked men save tourist from random assault in Castrosfstandard.com Justice went full frontal in the Castro last week when two nudists took down a man attacking a tourist on the street. The naked vigilantes—Pete Sferra of San Jose and Lloyd Fishback of San Francisco—w...
In green energy boom, one federal agency made the Yakama Nation an offer they had to refuse - High Country Newswww.hcn.org Federal rules and a lack of protection for sacred places left the Indigenous nation with an impossible choice.
‘Arresting Reporters Is a Crude Form of Censorship’ | The Tyeethetyee.ca Press freedom advocates warn of a concerning trend across Canada.
Young climate activists just won a ‘historic’ settlementwapo.st The settlement, described as a “world first,” will legally require Hawaii’s transport department to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Inside the right-wing conspiracy to thwart the clean energy transitionbit.ly Climate-science deniers, far-right think tanks and fossil fuel interests are spreading misinformation online and stoking local opposition to wind and solar projects.
SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environmentwww.sej.org 8 days until regular deadline — fees double after June 17! SEJ's Awards for Reporting on the Environment honor the best environmental journalism in 10 categories, bringing recognition to the stories t...
Guilty!open.substack.com It’s Always Good When Evil People Fail
At least 28 Ukrainian journalists are in Russian captivity. Here are some of their stories. — Meduzameduza.io At least 28 Ukrainian media workers and citizen journalists are currently imprisoned in Russia or Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, according to a new report from Ukraine’s National Union of Jo...
The Money Is In All The Wrong Places | Defectordefector.com You can always tell who in Hollywood has family money by their Instagrams. People like Dakota Johnson, who have a Hollywood lineage deeper than the Mariana Trench, post only rarely. They post about so...
How a simple fix could double the size of the U.S. electricity gridwww.washingtonpost.com Rewiring miles of power lines could make space for data centers, AI, and a boom in renewables.
Ukraine commander says French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centreswww.reuters.com Ukraine's top commander said on Monday he had signed paperwork allowing French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centres soon.
We Must Face Down the Expanding Anti-Reality Industrywww.scientificamerican.com Exposing the antiscience playbook reveals the antiregulatory motives of its deep-pocketed bankrollers
Calgary council votes in favour of blanket rezoningcalgary.citynews.ca Calgary city council voted 9-6 in favour of the proposal for citywide rezoning with some amendments made to the original motion.
E-bike incentives prove to be worth the investmentnews.ubc.ca UBC study finds rebate program significantly reduced car travel and carbon emissions
Two Environmental Activists Convicted for Civil Disobedience | The Tyeethetyee.ca A Nanaimo judge ruled today that the peril of climate change is insufficient in justifying the duo’s actions.
How Cascadia Can Prevent Another Lost Decade | The Tyeethetyee.ca Climate-warming pollution is rising in Washington, Oregon and BC. Action in 2022 can get the region on track for 2030.
Senators, Halle Berry to unveil $275 million bill to boost menopause carewapo.st Many physicians say they receive little training about menopause, which all women experience around mid-life.
Tesla Lays Off Entire Team Behind Brakeswww.theonion.com AUSTIN, TX—In the latest round of layoffs for the company’s struggling automotive division, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla fired the entire team behind brakes, sources confirmed Wednesday. “As we...
UC Berkeley antiwar occupation soundtrackyoutu.be The sound of a drone plays continuously at the UC Berkeley antiwar student occupation, simulating life in Gaza under Israeli military drones
Nobel Prize-winning economist calls for climate tax on billionairesheated.world And she called for the money to be sent directly to the world's most climate-vulnerable people.
Opinion | The grim history of using troops against student protesterswww.washingtonpost.com A look back at the deadly episode at Kent State University in 1970.
As Ukraine Builds New Reactors, Renewables Beckonspectrum.ieee.org Wind turbines and gas-fired generators are easy to build and hard to target
U.S. East Coast adopts ‘living shorelines’ approach to keep rising seas at baynews.mongabay.com BLUE HILL, Maine — January brought a pair of rough storms to the northeastern U.S. They hit when the tides were high and pushed higher than normal by rising sea levels, setting numerous high-water rec...
LSU's fossil-fuel partnerships | The Lensthelensnola.org For $5 million dollars, Louisiana’s flagship university will let an oil company help choose which faculty research projects move forward. Or, for $100,000, a corporation can participate in a research ...