Big Oil in the Mackinac Straits Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen Big Oil in the Mackinac Straits Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
And recognizing Native American sovereignty—giving the tribes sworn to protect the waters a place in the negotiations determining their fate—is the best way to prevent it.
Mar 23, 2022 / Hadassah GreenSky
The Case for Declaring a National Climate Emergency The Case for Declaring a National Climate Emergency
Biden’s move to ban Russian oil imports shows he can act boldly when he wants to.
Mar 11, 2022 / Jean Su and Maya Golden-Krasner
There’s No Such Thing as a War “Over There” Anymore There’s No Such Thing as a War “Over There” Anymore
The global and the local in today’s world are now virtually indistinguishable.
Mar 11, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg
What Is Fueling Our Century’s Global “Disorder”? What Is Fueling Our Century’s Global “Disorder”?
A conversation with historian Helen Thompson about the changes in energy consumption and monetary policy that set the table for today’s geopolitical instability.
Feb 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths The Avoidable Tragedy of Road Deaths
The media pays a lot of attention to rising crime, but more than twice as many people die in traffic collisions in the US.
Feb 17, 2022 / Bryce Covert
Should Environmental Activists Sabotage Fossil Fuel Infrastructure? Should Environmental Activists Sabotage Fossil Fuel Infrastructure?
Andreas Malm argues that property destruction can be inspiring, while Daniel Sherrell writes that it would reduce the climate movement’s ability to effect change.
Jan 27, 2022 / The Debate / Andreas Malm and Daniel Sherrell
Why I Divested My Bank Account and You Should Too Why I Divested My Bank Account and You Should Too
I couldn’t accept doing business with one of the world’s greatest financiers of fossil fuels.
Jan 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
It’s Time to Hold Law Firms Accountable for Their Role in Climate Change It’s Time to Hold Law Firms Accountable for Their Role in Climate Change
Students are boycotting Gibson Dunn for representing the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, undermining the Indian Child Welfare Act, and more.
Jan 12, 2022 / StudentNation / Leehi Yona and David Cremins
If You Care About the Climate, Pay Attention to Koch Cash If You Care About the Climate, Pay Attention to Koch Cash
The Regulatory Studies Center at George Washington University receives millions in Koch and ExxonMobil funding, using academic credibility to undermine environmental protections.
Nov 17, 2021 / StudentNation / Jake Lowe
Forgive Humans, Not Oil Companies Forgive Humans, Not Oil Companies
It might seem like prison abolition and fossil fuel abolition have nothing in common, but they couldn’t be more related.
Nov 16, 2021 / Mary Annaïse Heglar