MOST RECENTPOPULAR The best of EcoWatch, right in your inbox. Sign up for our email newsletter! A general view of BP (British Petroleum) refinery in the Port of Rotterdam on April 23, 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images Fossil fuel giant made headlines earlier this year when it announced it would . Now, it is in the headlines again, since it announced on Monday that it would slash 10,000 jobs, roughly 15 percent of its workforce, as it struggles during a downturn in the oil market and transitions its practices towards , as reported. In an email to staff on...…MOST RECENTPOPULAR The best of EcoWatch, right in your inbox. Sign up for our email newsletter! A general view of BP (British Petroleum) refinery in the Port of Rotterdam on April 23, 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images Fossil fuel giant made headlines earlier this year when it announced it would . Now, it is in the headlines again, since it announced on Monday that it would slash 10,000 jobs, roughly 15 percent of its workforce, as it struggles during a downturn in the oil market and transitions its practices towards , as reported. In an email to staff on...WW…

Census numbers show that Americans are increasingly eager to leave large progressive states such as California in exchange for redder areas in the South and West.ShareData from the 2020 U.S. census shows Americans are moving South and West, shaking up the number of congressional seats in some states. Five of the seven states set to gain House seats are run by Republicans as people flee Democrat strongholds such as California and New York.Texas stood to gain the most with two House seats while other red states such as Florida, Montana, and North Carolina saw population boosts that granted...…Census numbers show that Americans are increasingly eager to leave large progressive states such as California in exchange for redder areas in the South and West.ShareData from the 2020 U.S. census shows Americans are moving South and West, shaking up the number of congressional seats in some states. Five of the seven states set to gain House seats are run by Republicans as people flee Democrat strongholds such as California and New York.Texas stood to gain the most with two House seats while other red states such as Florida, Montana, and North Carolina saw population boosts that granted...WW…

The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler said Sen. Tim Scott’s family was actually privileged to own the land they picked cotton on instead of sharecropping.ShareThe Washington Post’s lead “fact-checker” Glenn Kessler issued a against Sen. Tim Scott on Friday targeting him for his black heritage.Using the guise of a “fact-check,” Kessler spent nearly 30 paragraphs analyzing census documents and other records to try to counteract Scott’s claims that his grandfather left elementary school to pick cotton and “never learned to read or write.”New –> Tim Scott often talks about his grandfather and...…The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler said Sen. Tim Scott’s family was actually privileged to own the land they picked cotton on instead of sharecropping.ShareThe Washington Post’s lead “fact-checker” Glenn Kessler issued a against Sen. Tim Scott on Friday targeting him for his black heritage.Using the guise of a “fact-check,” Kessler spent nearly 30 paragraphs analyzing census documents and other records to try to counteract Scott’s claims that his grandfather left elementary school to pick cotton and “never learned to read or write.”New –> Tim Scott often talks about his grandfather and...WW…

“Your agenda can’t go before your acumen. You can’t pander before your principles, right now, even if you get all the likes and all the retweets.”ShareFox Sports’ Marcellus Wiley criticized LeBron James on live television for posting a tweet targeting a police officer who shot a 16-year-old black girl in order to save another teen’s life.“I want to actually pray that his found this profoundness matches the power of his platform,” he said on Thursday during “Speak For Yourself.”“Dog, you can’t do this. You can’t be that irresponsible if you’re LeBron James because you have that much power...…“Your agenda can’t go before your acumen. You can’t pander before your principles, right now, even if you get all the likes and all the retweets.”ShareFox Sports’ Marcellus Wiley criticized LeBron James on live television for posting a tweet targeting a police officer who shot a 16-year-old black girl in order to save another teen’s life.“I want to actually pray that his found this profoundness matches the power of his platform,” he said on Thursday during “Speak For Yourself.”“Dog, you can’t do this. You can’t be that irresponsible if you’re LeBron James because you have that much power...WW…

“Your agenda can’t go before your acumen. You can’t pander before your principles, right now, even if you get all the likes and all the retweets.”ShareFox Sports’ Marcellus Wiley criticized LeBron James on live television for posting a tweet targeting a police officer who shot a 16-year-old black girl in order to save another teen’s life.“I want to actually pray that his found this profoundness matches the power of his platform,” he said on Thursday during “Speak For Yourself.”“Dog, you can’t do this. You can’t be that irresponsible if you’re LeBron James because you have that much power...…“Your agenda can’t go before your acumen. You can’t pander before your principles, right now, even if you get all the likes and all the retweets.”ShareFox Sports’ Marcellus Wiley criticized LeBron James on live television for posting a tweet targeting a police officer who shot a 16-year-old black girl in order to save another teen’s life.“I want to actually pray that his found this profoundness matches the power of his platform,” he said on Thursday during “Speak For Yourself.”“Dog, you can’t do this. You can’t be that irresponsible if you’re LeBron James because you have that much power...WW…

“It is curious how the Court’s view of the maturity of minors ebbs and flows depending on the issue,” Clarence Thomas noted.ShareU.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas the highest court in the land over its double standard on language surrounding abortions.In his concurring opinion issued indecision on Thursday, Thomas tucked in a criticism of the court’s hypocrisy in considering juvenile criminals as “children” while pretending that young girls who want to have abortions are responsible enough to choose.“When addressing juvenile murderers, this Court has stated that ‘children are...…“It is curious how the Court’s view of the maturity of minors ebbs and flows depending on the issue,” Clarence Thomas noted.ShareU.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas the highest court in the land over its double standard on language surrounding abortions.In his concurring opinion issued indecision on Thursday, Thomas tucked in a criticism of the court’s hypocrisy in considering juvenile criminals as “children” while pretending that young girls who want to have abortions are responsible enough to choose.“When addressing juvenile murderers, this Court has stated that ‘children are...WW…

“I did not want to go through rioting and destruction again and I was concerned about people coming to my house if they were not happy with the verdict,” the juror said.ShareAn alternate juror who sat in on the trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said she worried about future “rioting and destruction” and even personal harm if the jury did not agree to a guilty verdict.When asked by a KARE 11 reporter if she wanted to be a juror, Juror 96 Lisa Christensen said she had “mixed feelings” due to the threat of social unrest that came with the case.“There was a question on...…“I did not want to go through rioting and destruction again and I was concerned about people coming to my house if they were not happy with the verdict,” the juror said.ShareAn alternate juror who sat in on the trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said she worried about future “rioting and destruction” and even personal harm if the jury did not agree to a guilty verdict.When asked by a KARE 11 reporter if she wanted to be a juror, Juror 96 Lisa Christensen said she had “mixed feelings” due to the threat of social unrest that came with the case.“There was a question on...WW…

Capitol Police falsely said in a Jan. 7 press release that Sicknick died from “injuries sustained while on-duty” after “physically engaging with protestors.”ShareRepublican Sen. Ron Johnson sent a to the acting chief of U.S. Capitol Police, demanding answers about the law enforcement agency’s Jan. 7 press release that claimed officer Brian Sicknick, whom medical examiners determined died of natural causes, died due toReports from the Washington, D.C. chief medical examiner released last week definitely stated that Sicknick “suffered two strokes and died of natural causes” after the Jan. 6...…Capitol Police falsely said in a Jan. 7 press release that Sicknick died from “injuries sustained while on-duty” after “physically engaging with protestors.”ShareRepublican Sen. Ron Johnson sent a to the acting chief of U.S. Capitol Police, demanding answers about the law enforcement agency’s Jan. 7 press release that claimed officer Brian Sicknick, whom medical examiners determined died of natural causes, died due toReports from the Washington, D.C. chief medical examiner released last week definitely stated that Sicknick “suffered two strokes and died of natural causes” after the Jan. 6...WW…

Judge Peter Cahill acknowledged the danger of Rep. Maxine Waters’ rhetoric and presence in Minnesota.ShareThe judge overseeing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial hinted at a possible appeal after hearing the defense team’s argument that Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters’ recent call to violence if the trial does not result in a guilty conviction could influence the jury’s verdict.“My phone gives me alerts on things that just happened. I mean, you can’t avoid it,” Chauvin’s attorney Eric Nelson argued. “And it is so pervasive that I just don’t know how this jury, it can really...…Judge Peter Cahill acknowledged the danger of Rep. Maxine Waters’ rhetoric and presence in Minnesota.ShareThe judge overseeing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial hinted at a possible appeal after hearing the defense team’s argument that Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters’ recent call to violence if the trial does not result in a guilty conviction could influence the jury’s verdict.“My phone gives me alerts on things that just happened. I mean, you can’t avoid it,” Chauvin’s attorney Eric Nelson argued. “And it is so pervasive that I just don’t know how this jury, it can really...WW…

MOST RECENTPOPULAR The best of EcoWatch, right in your inbox. Sign up for our email newsletter! A grim new assessment of the world’s flora and fungi has found that two-fifths of its species are at risk of extinction as humans encroach on the natural world, as reported. That puts the number of species at risk near 140,000. The new report, , and an accompanying were published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and depict an international effort from hundreds of scientists from 42 countries who analyzed the health of thousands of animal species. The researchers looked at how people are interacting...…MOST RECENTPOPULAR The best of EcoWatch, right in your inbox. Sign up for our email newsletter! A grim new assessment of the world’s flora and fungi has found that two-fifths of its species are at risk of extinction as humans encroach on the natural world, as reported. That puts the number of species at risk near 140,000. The new report, , and an accompanying were published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and depict an international effort from hundreds of scientists from 42 countries who analyzed the health of thousands of animal species. The researchers looked at how people are interacting...WW…