Energy

Smokestack

Donald Trump’s Fixation on Fossil Fuel Donald Trump’s Fixation on Fossil Fuel

Is he pushing a coal-based world order? 

Jun 12, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

clean energy reovlution

Even Republican Mayors Are Rejecting Trump’s Energy Policies Even Republican Mayors Are Rejecting Trump’s Energy Policies

From Aspen to Abita Springs, cities are committing to running on 100 percent renewable energy.

Jun 12, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias

Climate protesters

This Weekend, Demand That Your City Act on Climate This Weekend, Demand That Your City Act on Climate

People across the country will gather to demand that their cities and states commit to the goals of the Paris Agreement and beyond. 

Jun 9, 2017 / NationAction

Trump Climate Change

Trump Echoed Hitler in His Speech Withdrawing From the Paris Climate Accord Trump Echoed Hitler in His Speech Withdrawing From the Paris Climate Accord

Seriously—it’s not a direct quote from the Führer, but it’s perilously close.

Jun 2, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump on Climate Change

How the States Can Still Fight Climate Change—Without the Federal Government How the States Can Still Fight Climate Change—Without the Federal Government

If states can raise taxes on socially detrimental substances like alcohol and tobacco, they can certainly do the same for greenhouse emissions.

Jun 2, 2017 / Michelle Chen

trump paris accord

Donald Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Accords Is a Crime Against Humanity Donald Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Accords Is a Crime Against Humanity

This is murder—even if Trump’s willful ignorance of climate science prevents him from seeing it as such.

Jun 1, 2017 / Mark Hertsgaard

Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts

Bob Massie Is Putting Climate and Democracy at the Center of the Massachusetts Governor’s Race Bob Massie Is Putting Climate and Democracy at the Center of the Massachusetts Governor’s Race

If this racial-justice and climate activist wins the nomination, he’ll be on the ballot along with Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Jun 1, 2017 / Wen Stephenson

Christine Pellegrino Win

No, the ‘Resistance’ Isn’t Failing at the Voting Booth. Here’s Where It’s Winning. No, the ‘Resistance’ Isn’t Failing at the Voting Booth. Here’s Where It’s Winning.

The demand for fundamental change sparked by the Sanders insurgency is still building inside and outside the Democratic Party.

May 30, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock

True Climate Justice Puts Communities of Color First True Climate Justice Puts Communities of Color First

Black and brown communities have long borne the brunt of our addiction to fossil fuels—and now they are leading the fight for a post-carbon economy.

May 22, 2017 / StudentNation / Audrea Lim

Economic Democracy and the Billion-Dollar Co-op

Economic Democracy and the Billion-Dollar Co-op Economic Democracy and the Billion-Dollar Co-op

Is our energy grid a sleeping giant of collective ownership?

May 8, 2017 / Feature / Nathan Schneider

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