Energy Policy

Biden Climate Emergency

It’s Time for Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency It’s Time for Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency

The president has an opportunity to address the partisan failures of Congress and the Supreme Court by taking real actions to combat the crisis at hand.

Jul 21, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds

Worker with Wind Turbines

This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics

Inflicting pain on workers to fix inflation isn’t just unfair. It’s stupid, ineffective, and completely unnecessary.

Jul 13, 2022 / Zack Exley and Robert Hockett

Paradise fire

“Hell on Earth” Used to Just Be a Figure of Speech “Hell on Earth” Used to Just Be a Figure of Speech

When will the pain of climate change become too great to ignore any longer—and will it then be too late?

Jul 7, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

The GOP Is the Party of Gruesome Oil Profiteering

The GOP Is the Party of Gruesome Oil Profiteering The GOP Is the Party of Gruesome Oil Profiteering

The Republican Party is trying to blame President Biden for spiking gas prices, even though it’s the Republicans who have blocked action.

Jul 5, 2022 / John Nichols

Oil platform

Stanford’s New School of Sustainability Is a Gift to Fossil Fuel Companies Stanford’s New School of Sustainability Is a Gift to Fossil Fuel Companies

The university seems set to replicate the mistakes of past climate research: soliciting oil and gas funding, while paying lip service to environmental justice.

Jun 21, 2022 / StudentNation / Celina Scott-Buechler and Ada Statler

Sarahana Shrestha

Why This N.Y. Socialist Is Running on Climate Why This N.Y. Socialist Is Running on Climate

Sarahana Shrestha wants the public sector to supply the state’s energy. Will the idea help her win a state Assembly seat?

Jun 21, 2022 / Q&A / Liza Featherstone

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Letters From the June 27/July 4, 2022, Issue Letters From the June 27/July 4, 2022, Issue

The experience of evidence… The nuclear bandwagon…

Jun 14, 2022 / Letters / Our Readers

Matthew T. Huber

The Green Transition Must Be Union-Powered The Green Transition Must Be Union-Powered

A conversation with scholar Matt Huber on climate strategy and class politics.

Jun 9, 2022 / Q&A / Sara Van Horn and Cal Turner

Two of the Trump Era’s Biggest Grifters Are Angling for a Comeback

Two of the Trump Era’s Biggest Grifters Are Angling for a Comeback Two of the Trump Era’s Biggest Grifters Are Angling for a Comeback

Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke both left D.C. under clouds of corruption. Now they’re both running for higher office.

Jun 7, 2022 / Thomas O. McGarity

The Baby Formula Shortage Is a Preview of a Coming Food Crisis

The Baby Formula Shortage Is a Preview of a Coming Food Crisis The Baby Formula Shortage Is a Preview of a Coming Food Crisis

Unless governments transition off fossil fuels and limit global warming, food shortages and famine will become the norm.

Jun 6, 2022 / Liat Olenick

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