Oil giants accused of greenwashing for failure over energy transition

An analysis of BP, Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil finds a mismatch between their rhetoric on low-carbon energy and their actions and spending Environment 16 February 2022 By Adam Vaughan Oil rigs at Cromarty Firth in Invergordon, UK Shutterstock / James Jones Jr Four of the world’s biggest oil companies have been accused of greenwashing for … Read more

News at a glance: Iran’s nuclear research, monkey flights, and an accused professor reinstated | Science

ASTRONOMY Astronomers organize to combat satellite interference The International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced a new center last week to address the burgeoning constellations of satellites that may interfere with ground-based observations. A U.N. committee also said it would consider the issue—a first step toward international regulations. The constellations, such as SpaceX’s Starlink, aim to provide … Read more

This scientist accused the supplement industry of fraud. Now, his own work is under fire | Science

In 2013, a team led by Steven Newmaster, a botanist at the University of Guelph (UG), took a hard look at popular herbal products such as echinacea, ginkgo biloba, and St. John’s wort. The team published a study that used DNA barcoding—a system to identify species using small, unique snippets of genetic material—to test whether … Read more