‘Blockadia’ Activists Up the Ante Against Shell Oil ‘Blockadia’ Activists Up the Ante Against Shell Oil
For more than 36 hours, activists on land, sea, and in the air held up the ship headed to Shell’s Arctic oil-drilling effort.
Jul 31, 2015 / Arun Gupta
People Will Remember Shell Oil As a Symbol of Planet-Destroying Greed People Will Remember Shell Oil As a Symbol of Planet-Destroying Greed
On the day the heat index in an Iranian city broke world records, Shell Oil moved forward with its plan to drill in the Arctic.
Jul 31, 2015 / Bill McKibben
The Wettest Rainforest in the United States Has Gone Up in Flames The Wettest Rainforest in the United States Has Gone Up in Flames
When fire can eat a rainforest in a relatively cool climate, you know the Earth is beginning to burn.
Jul 30, 2015 / Subhankar Banerjee
Did ISIL Arise Partly Because of Climate Change? Did ISIL Arise Partly Because of Climate Change?
Martin O’Malley was ridiculed by the right for correctly noting the role of climate-induced drought in causing Syria’s instability. The bad news is that this is only the beginning.
Jul 24, 2015 / Juan Cole
Climate Change, Alien Invasions, and Other Conspiracy Theories Cooked Up by Scientists Climate Change, Alien Invasions, and Other Conspiracy Theories Cooked Up by Scientists
If it’s not in the Bible, Republicans aren’t buying it.
Jul 22, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Can Living With Long-Term Drought Cause Trauma? Can Living With Long-Term Drought Cause Trauma?
While climate scientists warn about the dangers droughts pose to the natural world, Dr. Irwin Redlener worries about its effects on minds and bodies.
Jul 20, 2015 / Sarah Goodyear
The Government May Already Have the Law It Needs to Beat Big Oil The Government May Already Have the Law It Needs to Beat Big Oil
A document revealing Exxon knew as early as 1981 that carbon emissions drive climate change adds weight to suggestions that fossil-fuel companies be prosecuted under a racketeering...
Jul 15, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
The California Drought Is Just the Beginning of Our National Water Emergency The California Drought Is Just the Beginning of Our National Water Emergency
For years, Americans dismissed dire water shortages as a problem of the Global South. Now the crisis is coming home.
Jul 15, 2015 / Feature / Maude Barlow
Welcome to Fairmead, California, Where You Have to Walk a Mile for a Sip of Water Welcome to Fairmead, California, Where You Have to Walk a Mile for a Sip of Water
For some Californians the drought means brown lawns. For others, it means nothing to drink.
Jul 14, 2015 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Meet the New York State Community That’s Standing Up to Big Energy Meet the New York State Community That’s Standing Up to Big Energy
The Crestwood corporation wants to build a massive fracking hub in Seneca Lake—but residents won't let that happen without a fight.
Jul 9, 2015 / Ellen Cantarow