Juan Cole Informed Comment Globally, sales of battery-electric (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles in the first nine months of 2026 came to 15.5 million units, according to Benchmark Mineral…
Juan Cole Informed Comment Iran is suspected of sinking two container ships in the Gulf on Tuesday. Iran has attacked many ships in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz,…
By Curtis Johnson This article was originally published by Truthout A public policy expert described the move as “the largest evisceration of public lands protection in American history.” On August…
Stephen Prager Common Dreams In what environmental advocates describe as “another gift to the fossil fuel industry,” the Trump administration plans to end rules limiting the release of planet-heating emissions…
Robert Hunziker, Counter Punch. “Thwaites demise is inevitable” (Inside Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier, PBS, August 19th, 2026). Aboard the South Korean icebreaker Araon: “This is Thwaites, a glacier on the edge…
Sascha Pare, Live Science. There are no easy answers here. Researchers have examined how weakening currents in the Atlantic Ocean could impact global agriculture — and the results are concerning.…
Juan Cole Informed Comment The Israeli-US war on Iran, initiated six months ago, cost consumers around the world a jaw-dropping $330 billion in extra petroleum and fossil gas import costs…
“We are seeing a trend of stronger El Niños, and the one we have now is consistent with that trend,” said the lead author. “That is bad news for climate…
Juan Cole Informed Comment Climate change devastated towns and villages of Nepal on August 26 with enormous flash floods that were produced by a melting glacier. The size, speed and…
Juan Cole Informed Comment President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia has just announced a plan to halt all imports of petroleum and liquefied natural gas within three years. He said, “We…
Robert Hunziker, Counter Punch. Global Warming Has Begun, Expert Tells Senate, New York Times, June 24, 1988: On June 23, 1988, NASA scientist Dr. James E. Hansen testified before the…
Gaea Cabico Prism In Yigo, the northernmost village in Guam, there is a well that cannot be shut down. Known as Y-15, the well sits atop the island’s northern aquifer,…
By Mike Ludwig This article was originally published by Truthout Trump’s administration omitted microplastics from a list of pollutants for local utilities to monitor in drinking water. If you’ve ever…
By William I. Robinson This article was originally published by Truthout AI is deepening worldwide webs of accumulation, ushering in new class and power relations. The relentless drive by Big…
Juan Cole Informed Comment The release of massive strategic petroleum reserves in the US, China and Europe, along with austerity measures around the world, have kept the Hormuz crisis from…
