Climate Change

How Do You Decide to Have a Baby When Climate Change Is Remaking Life on Earth?

How Do You Decide to Have a Baby When Climate Change Is Remaking Life on Earth? How Do You Decide to Have a Baby When Climate Change Is Remaking Life on Earth?

Any child born now could, by midlife, see massive storms inundate coastal cities and the Great Plains turn to dust. Could I have one, knowing I might not be able to keep her safe?

Mar 24, 2016 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander

Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry

Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry

Our leaders thought fracking would save our climate. They were wrong. Very wrong.

Mar 23, 2016 / Feature / Bill McKibben

Big Coal Is Bankrupt. Who Will Pay to Clean Up Its Mess?

Big Coal Is Bankrupt. Who Will Pay to Clean Up Its Mess? Big Coal Is Bankrupt. Who Will Pay to Clean Up Its Mess?

Regulators treated the coal industry like it was “too big to fail.” Now taxpayers and the environment may pay the price.

Mar 22, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

A tire rests on the dry bed of Lake Mendocino, a key Mendocino County reservoir, in Ukiah, California February 25, 2014.

21 Kids Are Suing President Obama Over Climate Inaction 21 Kids Are Suing President Obama Over Climate Inaction

The complaint accuses the government of infringing on “the fundamental right of citizens to be free from government actions that harm life, liberty, and property” by “approving and...

Mar 9, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Group Rallying for Justice on Race, Climate and Immigration Issues

Three Times When ‘Impractical’ Movements Led to Real Change Three Times When ‘Impractical’ Movements Led to Real Change

Against all odds, the world broke open. Could it happen again in 2016?

Mar 7, 2016 / Mark Engler and Paul Engler

An Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas

What Does Big Oil Really Think About Climate Science? What Does Big Oil Really Think About Climate Science?

Exxon Mobil has used climate science to prepare for its future while simultaneously discrediting it.

Feb 18, 2016 / Bill McKibben

How the Super-Rich Can Kickstart the Green Economy

How the Super-Rich Can Kickstart the Green Economy How the Super-Rich Can Kickstart the Green Economy

A surcharge on luxury consumption would curb emissions and help communities make the jump to clean energy.

Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati

Colstrip coal plant

The Supreme Court Just Blocked Obama’s Climate Regulations. Are We Screwed? The Supreme Court Just Blocked Obama’s Climate Regulations. Are We Screwed?

It depends on who the next president is.

Feb 10, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Group Rallying for Justice on Race, Climate and Immigration Issues

Here’s Why 2016 May Be the Most Important Election of Our Lives Here’s Why 2016 May Be the Most Important Election of Our Lives

There is so much more at stake in November than control of the Supreme Court.

Feb 4, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Did ExxonMobil Lie to Investors About Climate Change?

Did ExxonMobil Lie to Investors About Climate Change? Did ExxonMobil Lie to Investors About Climate Change?

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is pursuing an investigation—one of many signs that momentum is on the side of climate-justice activists.

Feb 4, 2016 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

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