Facing the Climate Crisis and Human Mortality (w/ Eiren Caffall) | The Chris Hedges Report
Author Eiren Caffall joins Chris Hedges to discuss her novel and memoir, and the consequences of a society unable to accept its own mortality.
Push to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage Losing Steam in California Legislature
After climate-driven L.A. fires, “rancid” politics and fear of job loss, gas prices, slows momentum to confront industry.
An $18M Grant Would Have Drastically Reduced Food Waste. Then the EPA Cut It.
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.
Chris Hedges: Fire Weather
The wildfires in California replicate the massive fire storms in the boreal forest in Canada and Siberia, the lungs of the earth. Our addiction to fossil fuel has ignited an…
Chris Hedges: Burn the Planet and Lock Up the Dissidents
The fossil fuel industry, and the politician class they own, have no intention of halting the ecocide. As the climate crisis worsens, so do the laws and security measures to…
What Does It Take to Destroy a World Order?
By Alfred McCoy / TomDispatch Once upon a time in America, we could all argue about whether or not U.S. global power was declining. Now, most observers have little doubt…
Biden Administration Announces More Than $2 Billion in Grants to Boost US Power Grid
The grid is overburdened, under-resourced — and vital to the energy transition. New federal funding aims to increase capacity and get more clean energy built.
US Prisons and Jails Exposed to an Increasing Number of Hazardous Heat Days, Study Says
Incarcerated people in southern states had the greatest exposure to extreme temperatures, yet do not have access to universal air conditioning, researchers found.
Climate Activists Blockade Citigroup’s Doors with Model Pipeline and Protest Bank’s Ties to Israel
Environmental protesters partnering with pro-Palestine campaigners called for an end to the bank’s financing of fossil fuel infrastructure and Israel’s war on Gaza.
Mexico Elected a Climate Scientist. But Will She Be a Climate President?
Mexico’s outgoing president put climate policy on the backburner. His mentee, incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum, talks a good game on renewables—but remains committed to oil and gas.
As Amazon Eliminates Plastic Packaging Abroad, It’s Using Even More in the US
A new report finds Amazon has reduced plastic packaging the most in countries with stringent regulations.
Why Are Politicians Still Courting the Nefarious Fossil Fuel Lobby?
High-level government participation in an oil and gas industry conference shows official disdain for the public interest; it’s time to make fossil fuels politically toxic.
How Israel Weaponizes Water
Amid the intensifying water crisis that plagues billions of people across the world, Israel is using water as a weapon in its war against Palestinians by denying access and destroying…
Forest Service Warns of Budget Cuts Ahead of a Risky Wildfire Season – What That Means for Safety
By Camille Stevens-Rumann and Jude Bayham / The Conversation A wet winter and spring followed by a hot, dry summer can be a dangerous combination in the Western U.S. The…
How the US Government Began Its Decade-Long Campaign Against the Anti-pipeline Movement
Newly released documents show the FBI monitoring anti-Keystone protesters much earlier than previously known. Young Native activists were among its first targets.