Scotland Reaches Green Landmark
In just under 10 years, the country has pulled off a green energy miracle.
Chris Hedges: Bandaging the Corpse
Biden's bailout will not alter the structural inequities and other fundamental underpinnings of America's death spiral.
Chris Hedges: The Age of Social Murder
The ruling elites, despite the accelerating and tangible ecological collapse, mollify us, either by meaningless gestures or denial.
Fossil Fuel Companies Fuel American Fascism
The oil, gas, and coal industries all support and fund white supremacy and far-right politics.
The Climate Crisis Sets Another Grim Record
2020 was a terrible year for so many reasons, including that it tied with 2016 for being the warmest year on record.
How to Stop Big Energy in Its Tracks (Quite Literally)
A promising strategy for defeating new fossil-fuel projects has been quietly bearing fruit, even in the Trump era.
There’s One Issue Joe Biden Has Refused to Follow the Science On
The president-elect says he'll to listen to scientists when it comes to the pandemic—unlike Donald Trump—but he hasn't done so when it comes to the most pressing crisis of our…
Scientists Confirm the Culprit Behind Earth’s Biggest Extinction
A chain of calamities caused the planet’s biggest extinction, the greatest mass dying ever. Greenhouse gases explain how.
Shocking Link Found Between Air Pollution and Alzheimer’s
A new study based on nanoparticles found in the brainstems of young people could have wide-reaching consequences for global environmental policy.
Denying Trump’s Neo-Fascism Endangers Our Ailing Planet
Climate change is an emergency. And so is Trumpism. Getting rid of Trump is a crucial step towards addressing the climate crisis.
The Democrats’ Disastrous, Militarist Climate Plan
The habitability of the Earth and the viability of lesser evilism are on the ropes, and incrementalism is thriving even in the current moment of increased activism for radical change.
[rewind] Daniel Esty: The Center Cannot Hold Off Climate Catastrophe
As experts worldwide try to tackle climate change with radical proposals, the Yale professor makes the case for a more moderate approach.
Nicholas Cull: There Is Only One Superpower Left, and It’s Not the U.S.
In a world where global opinion reigns, public diplomacy rooted in nationalism and propaganda will not save us from pressing crises.
Bill McKibben: Silicon Valley Couldn’t Care Less About Earth’s Imminent Demise
It may be too late to save the planet, warns the environmental journalist, but there's a reason that doesn't seem to keep up our tech barons up at night.