New Mexico’s Megafires Mark a Turning Point
For People, Land, and the Forest Service.
Organizers Don’t Care That 2028 Olympics Could Be on Fire
In the face of climate catastrophe, the 2028 Olympics steam ahead unconcerned that they are making the crisis in Los Angeles County worse.
What I Can Still Love About My Embattled Country (and World)
It’s time for all of us to take a deep breath and think about what we still truly care for and would defend about this land of ours, no matter…
Ignoring How Militarism Fuels Climate Change Will Be the Death of Us
It’s time to acknowledge how the failure to connect the dots between U.S. imperialism and the growing climate crisis threatens all life on this planet in more ways than one.
‘Tipping Point of No Return’ Feared as Amazon Rainforest Fires Surge
"Up to now, the Biden administration has only legitimized the Brazilian government's anti-Indigenous and anti-environmental agenda," said Greenpeace USA.
Europe Dumps Its Climate Commitments After Facing Shortage of Russian Gas
The quick shift by rich European countries to “dirty” energy sources such as coal instead of managing demands raises serious concerns about the fate of global climate action and the…
‘Moral Failure’: California Dem Pulls Plug on Fossil Fuel Divestment Legislation
"This defeat is just a temporary setback," said one campaigner. "We will organize to come back stronger to make our demand for fossil fuel divestment heard because fossil fuel companies…
The Ukraine War’s Collateral Damage: Planet Earth
Michael Klare makes clear that the war in Ukraine is the last thing on Earth (so to speak) that we need right now.
Craig Murray: Donziger — A Tale For Our Times
This case shows how we are all, in a sense, the prisoners of corporations which dictate the terms on which we live, work and share knowledge.
Margaret Flowers: To Save the Planet, We Must End Instruments of Corporate Power
"Clearing the FOG" host Margaret Flowers speaks with Manuel Pérez-Rocha of the Institute for Policy Studies about ousted Pakistani leader Imran Khan and how trade agreements function to force countries…
The US Military is Driving Environmental Collapse Across the Planet
The U.S. military emits more carbon than 140 countries combined, fueling climate change and environmental degradation. Below we examine five ways in which the Pentagon is destroying the environment.
Ralph Nader: Dishonoring Earth Day 2022 with An Oil, Gas, Coal & Nuclear Heyday
Washington is silent on using taxes on fossil-fuel price profiteering for more wind, solar and the little mentioned energy conservation retrofits of buildings throughout the U.S.
West Virginians Lead Blockade of Coal Plant That Made Manchin Rich
Hundreds of campaigners participated in the blockade of Grant Town Power Plant, which receives coal waste from Enersystems, the company owned by the West Virginia senator's son.
How Not to Cope with Vladimir Putin by Drilling and Pumping
A Bipartisan Oil Rush or the Phasing Out of Fossil Fuels?
The Costs of (Another) War
By Andrea Mazzarino / TomDispatch What do a six-year-old in the United States and an 85-year-old in Russia have in common besides being on opposite sides of a war? They’re…