Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US
Bloomberg Green reveals the climate costs of the US-Japan trade deal.
Feb 26, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Scramble for Lithium The Scramble for Lithium
Thea Riofrancos’s Extraction tells the story of how a critical mineral became the focus of a worldwide battle over the future of green energy and, by extension, capitalism.
Feb 23, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Casey A. Williams
Cuba Hunkers Down as a US Oil Blockade Brings a Humanitarian Crisis Cuba Hunkers Down as a US Oil Blockade Brings a Humanitarian Crisis
Fear but no panic on the streets.
Feb 17, 2026 / Marc Frank
The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries
With its cobalt and lithium mines, Congo is powering an energy revolution. It contains both the worst horrors of modern metal extraction—and the seeds of a more moral economics.
Feb 13, 2026 / Feature / Nicolas Niarchos
The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors
Global warming means the future of Winter Games “is literally melting away.”
Feb 5, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Trump’s Oily Attack on Venezuela Trump’s Oily Attack on Venezuela
The US government is seizing tankers like pirates.
Feb 5, 2026 / OppArt / Glen Le Lievre
The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost? The US Needs India to Buy Coal. Who Pays the Cost?
As the country doubles down on coal exports, local communities—like those in Baltimore and Ennore—will bear the environmental burden.
Jan 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Alex Norbrook
The US Is a Violent Petro-State The US Is a Violent Petro-State
Trump’s attack on Venezuela illustrates fossil fuels’ many perils.
Jan 8, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
“Take the Oil” “Take the Oil”
Trump’s Venezuelan petroleum fantasies.
Jan 7, 2026 / Michael T. Klare