Silence of the Climate Watchdogs Silence of the Climate Watchdogs
Fixated on the coronavirus, many newsrooms are missing brazen assaults on a livable climate.
Apr 8, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
The Media’s Covid-19 Coverage Proves It Could Also Spotlight the Climate Crisis The Media’s Covid-19 Coverage Proves It Could Also Spotlight the Climate Crisis
Flattening the curve is key to survival in both cases
Mar 25, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
Network News’s Climate Disappearing Act—Will 2020 Be Different? Network News’s Climate Disappearing Act—Will 2020 Be Different?
With Super Tuesday past, can we finally talk seriously about climate change?
Mar 4, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
Donald Trump’s Climate Policy: ‘Get Your Mops and Buckets Ready’ Donald Trump’s Climate Policy: ‘Get Your Mops and Buckets Ready’
Election Day is eight months away. It’s time for national and local news to step up and give the climate crisis the visibility that the science demands.
Feb 28, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
Making the Climate Emergency the Story of the 2020 Elections Making the Climate Emergency the Story of the 2020 Elections
America’s journalists must do much better this time around.
Feb 19, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
Does the Climate Crisis Spell the End of Big Oil? Does the Climate Crisis Spell the End of Big Oil?
Financial markets are rightfully taking climate change seriously, but it’s humanity, not bottom lines, that should be our top concern.
Feb 12, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
Trump and the Whistle-Blower He Hates Trump and the Whistle-Blower He Hates
US whistle-blower law was explicitly designed to protect witnesses against mob boss retaliation.
Feb 4, 2020 / Tom Devine and Mark Hertsgaard
Has Climate News Coverage Finally Turned a Corner? Has Climate News Coverage Finally Turned a Corner?
The Covering Climate Now collaboration is changing newsrooms and public awareness worldwide.
Nov 8, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
‘How Dare You!’ Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders ‘How Dare You!’ Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders
“We will not let you get away with this,” the 16-year-old climate strike leader tells the UN Climate Action Summit.
Sep 23, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
The UN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure to Address the Climate ‘Emergency’ The UN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure to Address the Climate ‘Emergency’
“Nature is angry,” but a Green New Deal can help, says Secretary General António Guterres.
Sep 18, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard