Brazil’s Amazon Losses Will Fall 89% If Lula Beats Bolsonaro: Study
By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix New analysis shows that forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon could drop by 89% if incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro is voted out of…
Ben & Jerry’s Pilot Project Aims to Halve Ice Cream Emissions by 2024
By Christopher Bonasia | The Energy Mix Iconic ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s will work with 15 dairy farms to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2024 as part of…
The Hidden Downside for Democracy in the Patagonia Sale
There's a worrying detail in Yvon Chouinard's recent sale of outdoor retail giant Patagonia.
The Main Driver Behind Pakistan’s Floods Has a Familiar Name
In a new paper, scientists conclude climate change contributed to a third of Pakistan being under water as calls for debt relief and reparations grow.
The Pentagon Is Waging War on Planet Earth
What does it mean, in climate terms, for the U.S., no matter the administration, to pour ever more taxpayer dollars into the Pentagon and the rest of the national security…
How Humans Are Making Pandemics Three Times More Likely
By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix Habitat loss and global heating are making extreme epidemics like COVID-19 three times more likely, finds a new study. The yearly probability of…
Shift from Fossils to Renewables Will Save $12 Trillion by 2050
The green transition just became an even bigger no-brainer.
Patagonia’s Founder Found the Only Way to Be a Good Billionaire
By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams Patagonia founder and “reluctant billionaire” Yvon Chouinard just raised the bar for corporate action on the fossil fuel-driven planetary emergency. “Instead of ‘going public,’…
Catastrophic Climate Tipping Points ‘Probable’ Above 1.5°C
Even at the today’s average global temperature increase, there could be devastating, irreversible consequences that would permanently change the planetary climate regime.
Daniel Ellsberg and Noam Chomsky on the Threat of Nuclear War
Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg, and Paul Jay discuss the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the war in Ukraine, and the climate crisis.
How the American Dream Became the American Scream
Isn’t it a strange form of science fiction that, in response to a crisis that could someday signal the end of civilization, the focus in this country is on Donald…
If You Thought This Summer’s Heat Waves Were Bad, Here’s Some Disturbing News
A new climate study has stark warnings about dangerous heat in the future.
Tom Engelhardt: The Decline and Fall of Everything (Including Me)
Will we find some way to write America's story that won’t end in the fall not just of this imperial power but of humanity itself?
Most Severe Outcomes of Global Climate Catastrophe ‘Dangerously Unexplored’
A group of researchers point to the risks of climate change that climate science has left out.
Big Oil and Gas Reap Record Profits as the World Burns
In what is already shaping up to be the fifth hottest year on record, the world’s biggest fossil companies' profits hit a 14-year high.