Climate Is the Fight of Our Lifetime. Our Federal Budget Should Reflect That.
More than half of discretionary spending goes to the military. Only a tiny fraction addresses the most urgent threat to our security.
After a Century, Oil and Gas Problems Persist on Navajo Lands
The legacy of fossil fuel development endures in leaks, spills and neglect.
UN Puts Out ‘Truly Damning Report Card’ for Climate Action Before Global Summits
"This report is a wake-up call to the injustice of the climate crisis and a pivotal opportunity to correct course," said one expert.
Tinpot Legislators
Their One-Party Rule Will Be Ruinous for the Earth.
Markets and Technology Won’t Solve Climate Crisis. We Must End Capitalism.
It’s the accumulation of capital that’s destroying the Earth System as a place of human habitability.
Does Claiming 1.5° Is Unachievable Serve Fossil Fuel Interests?
By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix It’s “factually incorrect and politically very wrong” to say a 1.5°C limit on average global warming is no longer possible, International Energy Agency…
Big Oil Would ‘Bust the Paris Agreement’ With Inadequate Decarbonization Plans
By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix Three of the world’s biggest fossil companies—BP, Shell, and Equinor—are relying on decarbonization scenarios that fall short of the objectives of the Paris…
The Most Recent Development in Fossil-Fuelized Fascism
Big trucks, aggressively driven, straddle the borderline between a democracy in crisis and a country (and world) facing a climate emergency of the first order.
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.
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.
Oceans Hotter in 2021 Than Any Time in Recorded History
By Kenny Stancil / Common Dreams New research out Tuesday shows that the world’s oceans last year were hotter than they’ve ever been in recorded history—part of a long-term warming…
Sen. Manchin’s Energy Bill Draws Fire From Climate Justice Advocates
Yet again, a climate measure pushed by a politician as a step in the right direction is found to be full of serious problems.
An All-American Horror Story
Three-quarters of a century of nuclear follies — and that’s just for starters.
Fossil Fuel Companies Fuel American Fascism
The oil, gas, and coal industries all support and fund white supremacy and far-right politics.
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.