Energy Policy

The Energy Industry’s Secret Campaign to Get Us to Build More Power Plants

The Energy Industry’s Secret Campaign to Get Us to Build More Power Plants The Energy Industry’s Secret Campaign to Get Us to Build More Power Plants

As the energy market has shifted and stalled, utilities have become masters of deceptive astroturfing scams.

May 14, 2019 / Michael Isaac Stein

The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns

The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns The Media Are Complacent While the World Burns

But there’s a brand-new playbook for journalists fighting for a 1.5°C world.

Apr 22, 2019 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Why Are ‘The New York Times’ and ‘The Washington Post’ Producing Ads for Big Oil?

Why Are ‘The New York Times’ and ‘The Washington Post’ Producing Ads for Big Oil? Why Are ‘The New York Times’ and ‘The Washington Post’ Producing Ads for Big Oil?

It looks like real news, but “native advertising” is greenwashing for the climate-wrecking industry.

Apr 22, 2019 / Feature / Amy Westervelt

Cuomo extends his

Why Won’t New York State Take Bold Action on Climate Change? Why Won’t New York State Take Bold Action on Climate Change?

With the federal government gridlocked, it’s time for states to act.

Apr 16, 2019 / Sean McElwee

Green New Deal

What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe

Bill McKibben has shown us what it means to live within the truth of our struggle for human survival. Will a new generation find the courage to do the same?

Apr 11, 2019 / Wen Stephenson

Green New Deal

What 16 Young People Think About the Green New Deal What 16 Young People Think About the Green New Deal

“This legislation is not only about saving the planet. It is about reimagining the way that we live.”

Apr 1, 2019 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Keystone Protest

Democrats Should Have Called McConnell’s Bluff and Voted ‘Yes’ on the Green New Deal Democrats Should Have Called McConnell’s Bluff and Voted ‘Yes’ on the Green New Deal

New polls show people want bold action on climate–and grassroots organizing is well underway.

Mar 28, 2019 / Sean McElwee, Vijay Das, and Julian Brave NoiseCat

Democrats Must Expose Trump’s Betrayal of Working People

Democrats Must Expose Trump’s Betrayal of Working People Democrats Must Expose Trump’s Betrayal of Working People

Forget the scandals and the tweets. What really matters is the looting.

Mar 15, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

Mother and Child in Boston

Parenting in a World Hurtling Toward Catastrophe Parenting in a World Hurtling Toward Catastrophe

How do you raise children under the ever-present threat of climate change?

Mar 14, 2019 / Frida Berrigan

Jeep in Puerto Rico

Confronting Puerto Rico’s Coal-Ash Crisis Confronting Puerto Rico’s Coal-Ash Crisis

A mountain of toxic coal ash is sickening the territory’s residents.

Mar 13, 2019 / Michelle Chen

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