Fossil Fuels Get $6 Trillion in Subsidies Annually Fossil Fuels Get $6 Trillion in Subsidies Annually
Subsidizing our demise.
Feb 25, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Will the Fight for Hegemony Survive Climate Change? Will the Fight for Hegemony Survive Climate Change?
Even if China were to become the preeminent world power around 2030, the accelerating pace of climate change would likely curtail its rise within decades.
Feb 25, 2022 / Alfred McCoy
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 / Editorial / Bryce Covert
Why We Filed a Legal Complaint Against Princeton Why We Filed a Legal Complaint Against Princeton
A coalition of Princeton students, faculty, staff, and alumni has called for an investigation of the university's continued investments in the fossil fuel industry.
Feb 16, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds and Lynne Archibald
Fossil Fools Fossil Fools
Company profits, poisoned environment.
Feb 11, 2022 / OppArt / Erika Harrsch
Flight Shame in Great Barrington Flight Shame in Great Barrington
When it comes to aviation, small is not beautiful.
Feb 9, 2022 / Susan Brind Morrow
ALEC Is Driving Laws to Blacklist Companies That Boycott the Oil Industry ALEC Is Driving Laws to Blacklist Companies That Boycott the Oil Industry
The American Legislative Exchange Council has drafted legislation modeled on efforts to block divestment from Israel.
Feb 8, 2022 / Covering Climate Now / Chris McGreal
Protests in Kazakhstan Rattle Russia and China Protests in Kazakhstan Rattle Russia and China
China’s response to massive protests in its energy-rich neighbor show that claims of noninterference in the domestic affairs of other countries are not to be taken at face value.
Feb 4, 2022 / Dilip Hiro
A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia
Thanks to frontline activists and a new law promoting environmental justice, Virginia became one of the first states to recognize the disproportionate impact of pollution on Black,...
Feb 2, 2022 / Crystal “Red Bear” Cavalier-Keck
Chevron’s Prosecution of Steven Donziger Chevron’s Prosecution of Steven Donziger
Documents reveal a close collaboration between the oil giant, its law firm, and the “private prosecutor” who sent the environmentalist lawyer to federal prison.
Jan 27, 2022 / James North