3 Reasons to Be Optimistic About the Fight to Save the Climate 3 Reasons to Be Optimistic About the Fight to Save the Climate
Leaders are framing the climate crisis in moral language, renewable energy is soaring—and the coal industry is collapsing.
Apr 6, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard
Walmart’s US Operations Burn 4.2 Million Tons of Coal Each Year Walmart’s US Operations Burn 4.2 Million Tons of Coal Each Year
Walmart claims to be environmentally friendly, but the details tell a different story.
Dec 3, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Rich Countries Pony Up (Some) for Climate Justice Rich Countries Pony Up (Some) for Climate Justice
The developed world has pledged $9.5 billion to help fight climate change. But it’s going to take hundreds of billions more.
Nov 25, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Oscar Reyes and Foreign Policy In Focus
Why Obama’s Challenge to China on Climate Change Is Too Little, Too Late Why Obama’s Challenge to China on Climate Change Is Too Little, Too Late
Beijing’s carbon-reduction targets are already far more ambitious than Washington’s.
Sep 26, 2014 / Lucia Green-Weiskel
While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters
As climate activists converge on New York, world leaders will meet behind closed doors with corporate honchos who bank on fossil fuels.
Sep 18, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Janet Redman and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Centerpiece of Obama’s Energy Policy Will Actually Make Climate Change Worse The Centerpiece of Obama’s Energy Policy Will Actually Make Climate Change Worse
Wishful thinking and corporate greed are leading us down the wrong path to solving our climate crisis.
Jul 28, 2014 / Naomi Oreskes
Obama’s Climate Regulations: A Step in the Right Direction, but Nowhere Close to What We Need Obama’s Climate Regulations: A Step in the Right Direction, but Nowhere Close to What We Need
How about a 40 percent cut by 2030 based on 1990 levels?
Jun 4, 2014 / Editorial / The Editors
Renewable Energy Foes Poised to Return Ohio to ‘the Dark Ages’ Renewable Energy Foes Poised to Return Ohio to ‘the Dark Ages’
A bill to block renewable energy standards is the product of an aggressive campaign by conservative groups to undermine laws that encourage the development of clean energy.
May 29, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
This Is How to Create a Green Economy That Works for All This Is How to Create a Green Economy That Works for All
When workers gain democratic control over their energy futures, they won’t just be trying to cope with climate change, they’ll be overturning entrenched economic struct...
Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
People of Color Are Already Getting Hit the Hardest by Climate Change People of Color Are Already Getting Hit the Hardest by Climate Change
A conversation with Jacqueline Patterson, executive director of the NAACP’s Climate Justice Initiative.
Apr 22, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh