Mark Hertsgaard
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Climate ChangeApril 23, 2021
On Earth Day, US Power Brokers Acknowledge the Scale and Urgency of the Climate Crisis
Warning of wars over water, the vice president joins activists, business leaders, and other Biden administration officials urging stronger action.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Climate ChangeApril 12, 2021
Dear Media, Let’s Treat the Climate Emergency Like the Pandemic Emergency
Journalism must reflect what science says.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Environmental ActivismMarch 17, 2021
Covering Young Climate Activists Isn’t an Act of Favoritism—It’s an Act of Journalism
Activists are newsmakers, just like politicians, and deserve accurate, rigorous coverage.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Climate ChangeJanuary 22, 2021
Amanda Gorman’s Poem Rhymes With Biden’s Climate Agenda
“The Hill We Climb” offers both inspiration and warning in the face of the climate emergency.
Mark Hertsgaard
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January 13, 2021
Trump’s Insurrection Threatens US Democracy—and Therefore Climate Survival
Only a democracy that works can defuse the climate crisis.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Media AnalysisJanuary 6, 2021
A New Year’s Resolution: Climate Journalism to Match the Crisis
With climate action finally on the table, journalists must redouble their commitment to the climate story.
Mark Hertsgaard and Andrew McCormick
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Media AnalysisDecember 17, 2020
As 2020 Ends, It’s Time for News Outlets to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’
Scientists say they have “a moral obligation” to “tell it like it is”—don’t journalists too?
Mark Hertsgaard
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December 2, 2020
UN Secretary General: Without the US in the Paris Agreement, Humanity Faces Climate ‘Suicide’
Joining China and other big polluters, Biden’s pledge of “net zero” US emissions by 2050 brings the Paris Agreement goals “within reach.”
Mark Hertsgaard
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Climate ChangeNovember 11, 2020
The Fall of Trump Propels the Climate Story Into a Decisive New Era
Humanity dodged a bullet, but journalists need to explore why half of the electorate voted not to.
Mark Hertsgaard
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Election 2020October 29, 2020
The World Is Burning, but the Political Press Insists It’s a Horse Race
Strong questions in the final debate handed the political press a golden opportunity to talk about climate change. They blew it.
Mark Hertsgaard and Andrew McCormick