Trump's "Dumpster Fire" of an Energy Policy a Roadmap to Climate Calamity

"Trump's energy plan is this: he opposes any policy that will tackle the climate crisis or grow our clean energy economy, and he supports any policy that props up the dirty fossil fuel industry"

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Arrests After #KeepItInTheGround Activists Occupy Interior Department

Marking year of action, climate campaign delivers petitions, occupies Interior Department to call for end to fossil fuel leases

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Did an Industry Front Group Create Fake Twitter Accounts to Promote the Dakota Access Pipeline?

A DeSmog investigation has revealed the possibility that a front group supporting the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline ( DAPL ) — the Midwest Alliance for Infrastructure Now ( MAIN ) — may have created fake Twitter profiles, known by some as “sock puppets,” to convey a pro-pipeline message over...

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Readers' Survey: 42% for Hillary Clinton, 36% for Jill Stein, 11% Write-In Bernie

Hillary Clinton has maintained a lead over Jill Stein in the most recent survey of Common Dreams' US readers who are likely to vote in the November election. This survey of a sampling of Common Dreams' US readers was conducted September 7-9, 2016. The last survey was done Aug.3-5. While the...

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