Energy

Wind Turbines

We Don’t Need Science Fiction to Avert Climate Catastrophe We Don’t Need Science Fiction to Avert Climate Catastrophe

Europe is showing the world that a clean-energy transition is possible with existing technology.

Jun 14, 2021 / Highlights / Paul Hockenos

UNDER FIRE.

UNDER FIRE. UNDER FIRE.

DOWN AROUND ZERO. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of June 7.

Jun 11, 2021 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner

Shell court ruling

Big Oil Loses Big in a Day of Game-Changing Climate News Big Oil Loses Big in a Day of Game-Changing Climate News

A Dutch court ruling and two shareholder revolts have brought new hope in the climate emergency fight.

May 27, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Andreas Malm

What’s Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism. What’s Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism.

A conversation with Andreas Malm about his new book, White Skin, Black Fuel: On the Danger of Fossil Fascism.

May 25, 2021 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson

Rare earth mine

The Future of Renewable Energy Depends on China The Future of Renewable Energy Depends on China

Hawkish foreign policy is a losing game when China provides 70 percent of the world’s rare-earth supplies.

May 24, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

Steven Donziger

Steven Donziger Wants to Convince ‘a Different Jury’ Steven Donziger Wants to Convince ‘a Different Jury’

Denied legal judgment by his peers, the lawyer who took on Chevron wants the world to know about his persecution.

May 18, 2021 / James North

Whale Dreams

Whale Dreams Whale Dreams

Rising.

May 14, 2021 / OppArt / Juliet Shreckinger

Mother Earth

Mother Earth Mother Earth

Mother’s Day and Earth Day, every day.

May 7, 2021 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

Climate Justice Is About More Than Just Fossil Fuels

Climate Justice Is About More Than Just Fossil Fuels Climate Justice Is About More Than Just Fossil Fuels

A true commitment to climate justice is much broader: It necessarily entails building local resilience to climate impacts.

May 7, 2021 / StudentNation / Matthew Sehrsweeney

Chevron oil refinery

The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil

Financial disclosure forms reveal that one of the president’s nominees, Jose Fernandez, worked for Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and fossil fuel companies, including Chevro...

May 5, 2021 / Aída Chávez

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