Climate Change

One Year After Sandy—Ignoring Climate Change at Our Own Peril

One Year After Sandy—Ignoring Climate Change at Our Own Peril One Year After Sandy—Ignoring Climate Change at Our Own Peril

Wendell Berry’s writing and poetry provides a way forward one year after Superstorm Sandy.

Oct 22, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment

Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment

The Brown Divest Coal Campaign is asking Brown University to divest from any holdings it has in America's fifteen largest coal companies and is hopeful for a “yes” ...

Oct 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Snapshot: Waiting for the Apocalypse Snapshot: Waiting for the Apocalypse

Climate activists Lesley Butler and Rob Bell “sunbathe” on the edge of a fjord in the Norwegian Arctic town of Longyearbyen, 2007. Arctic sea ice partially recovered this year, after a series of lows and last year’s all-time-record melt, but climatologists predict relentless long-term decline.

Oct 16, 2013 / Editorial / François Lenoir

The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust

The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust

Divestment is a moral and political strategy to expose the reckless business model of the fossil fuel industry that puts our world at risk.

Oct 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin, Hannah Borowsky, and StudentNation

Fossil Fuel Euphoria

Fossil Fuel Euphoria Fossil Fuel Euphoria

A new elite consensus is forming around the strategic advantages of expanded oil and gas production.

Oct 15, 2013 / Michael T. Klare

The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil

The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil

Activists in Texas are connecting the fight against the Keystone pipeline with the struggle for environmental justice.

Oct 9, 2013 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

When Divestment Isn’t Enough

When Divestment Isn’t Enough When Divestment Isn’t Enough

In the case of students with the passion to fight climate change, it’s time to face the truth and overcome it: we are the enemy.

Oct 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Alex Suber and StudentNation

Our House Is On Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate

Our House Is On Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate Our House Is On Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate

We might not want to acknowledge it, but climate change is real and it's happening now.

Oct 7, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit

Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight

Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight

A response to Harvard President Drew Faust by climate activist Tim DeChristopher, now studying at Harvard Divinity School, on fossil-fuel divestment.

Oct 4, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson

Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change

Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change

Following the release of the IPCC’s landmark global warming report, progressives should challenge the cruelty behind climate deniers” politics, not the weakness of thei...

Sep 27, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

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