Climate Change

My Generation: The Change That You Really Can Believe In

My Generation: The Change That You Really Can Believe In My Generation: The Change That You Really Can Believe In

We are not forsaking our vote, but we see that we must address the fossil fuel industry in order to restore the value and power of our vote.

Nov 4, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation

Is This Part of Ukraine on the Brink of Ecological Disaster?

Is This Part of Ukraine on the Brink of Ecological Disaster? Is This Part of Ukraine on the Brink of Ecological Disaster?

Climate change is destroying Odessa’s famed Kuyalnik Estuary, where health tourists and war refugees live side by side.

Oct 28, 2014 / Dimiter Kenarov

If the GOP Takes the Senate, Climate-Change Deniers Will Control Key Committees

If the GOP Takes the Senate, Climate-Change Deniers Will Control Key Committees If the GOP Takes the Senate, Climate-Change Deniers Will Control Key Committees

A Republican Senate could threaten the EPA and reverse some environmental policy gains.

Oct 27, 2014 / Blog / Lee Fang

I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back.

I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back. I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back.

For protesting Harvard’s refusal to divest from fossil fuels, campus police have told me I will be arrested if I return to the university—which is exactly what I plan t...

Oct 24, 2014 / Blog / Wen Stephenson

A Red State Democrat for Senate Who Hates Keystone?

A Red State Democrat for Senate Who Hates Keystone? A Red State Democrat for Senate Who Hates Keystone?

The bright spot for environmentalists in the midterms is, improbably, in deep-red South Dakota.

Oct 23, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

The Tar Sands Pipeline of Politics

The Tar Sands Pipeline of Politics The Tar Sands Pipeline of Politics

Corporations have directed a gusher of money to climate-change deniers in Congress.

Oct 21, 2014 / Feature / Steve Brodner

Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham

Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham

Mitch McConnell isn’t a stranger to doubting science—he also pushed back on medical anti-smoking claims while accepting lavish industry gifts.

Oct 21, 2014 / Blog / Lee Fang

A New Documentary Profiles Liars for Hire

A New Documentary Profiles Liars for Hire A New Documentary Profiles Liars for Hire

Today’s corporations have taken a page from the tobacco industry, fooling the public and undermining science in order to boost profits, no matter the human cost.

Oct 15, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

How a Small Town in North Dakota Became One of America’s ‘Truly Elite’ Oil Fields

How a Small Town in North Dakota Became One of America’s ‘Truly Elite’ Oil Fields How a Small Town in North Dakota Became One of America’s ‘Truly Elite’ Oil Fields

Thanks in part to Williston, North Dakota, the United States surpassed Saudi Arabia in total oil and gas production, making the nation the number one consumer and producer of fossi...

Oct 13, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener

Which Cable Network Nearly Skipped Out on Climate Week?

Which Cable Network Nearly Skipped Out on Climate Week? Which Cable Network Nearly Skipped Out on Climate Week?

CNN’s climate change coverage almost disappeared like Malaysian Flight 370.

Oct 2, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan

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