World Nov 04 Activists give Poland 'Fossil of the Day' award Environmental campaigners have awarded their ‘Fossil of the Day’ award to the Polish government for giving — and then apparently backtracking on — a pledge to speed up its phaseout of coal power.
Nation Nov 04 Rittenhouse juror dismissed after joke about Jacob Blake shooting Prosecutors said the remarks as shared showed racial bias. In dismissing the juror, Schroeder said it was "clear that the appearance of bias is present and it would seriously undermine the outcome of the case."…
World Nov 04 Poland's position on coal disappoints activists Poland, the second-biggest user of coal in Europe after Germany, appeared to backtrack on any ambitious new commitments for ending coal.
World Nov 04 Finland's capital city to go mostly meat-free to reduce carbon footprint Finland's capital city says it will no longer serve meat dishes at seminars, staff meetings, receptions and other events to reduce Helsinki's carbon footprint.
World Nov 04 Astronaut describes climate change from space French astronaut Thomas Pesquet told French President Emmanuel Macron during a video call Thursday that the space station's portholes revealed the haunting fragility of humanity’s only home.
Politics Nov 04 WATCH: Speaker Pelosi says Tuesday's election 'was not a good night' Pelosi stopped short of accepting responsibility for the Democrats' disappointing election results on Tuesday night, saying "it would have been better" had the party been able to pass Biden's agenda through Congress.
World Nov 04 COP26 president says end of coal is 'in sight' The president of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow on Thursday said “the end of coal is in sight,” as several major coal-using nations announced steps Thursday to wean themselves off of the heavily polluting fossil fuel.
Arts Nov 04 American Girl Dolls, Risk, sand make it to toy hall of fame The National Toy Hall of Fame has inducted American Girl Dolls and the strategy board game Risk, recognizing each for their influence on the toy industry. Also inducted Thursday was sand, which it calls perhaps the most universal and oldest…
World Nov 04 Climate activists protest near COP26 venue, urge Japan to phase out coal Activists from No Coal Japan urged the Japanese government to stop financing coal projects overseas and to phase out coal domestically by 2030.
World Nov 04 Climate activists block roads outside British Parliament About 60 supporters of the group Insulate Britain sat on the ground holding banners, blocking two roads around Parliament.