Burning trees for electricity is a bad idea
Sep 8, 2016, 6:18 am By Bill McKibben
Climate change is such a vast and systemic problem that almost every large industry has tried to…If I use clean power, can I crank up the AC without guilt?
Sep 8, 2016, 4:58 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, We recently enrolled in a green-rate program through our utility. For an approximate…Climate change made Louisiana’s devastating floods more likely
Sep 7, 2016, 8:46 pm By Will Greenberg
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Major corporations that claim to support climate action are funding politicians who oppose it.
Sep 7, 2016, 3:33 pm By Ben AdlerReuters reviewed campaign donations made by the political action committees of 30 of the biggest…Today, I learned I am running for Veep
Sep 7, 2016, 3:16 pm By Nathanael Johnson
I recently learned that I may have been selected to run for vice president. Or not. Conservative…Let’s all give a small, slightly restrained cheer for Costa Rica.
Sep 7, 2016, 2:50 pm By Katie HerzogThe Central American nation has successfully run on clean energy for 150 days this year, according…Big Oil is backing Hillary Clinton. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sep 7, 2016, 2:48 pm By Emma Foehringer MerchantThe Wall Street Journal reports Clinton is scooping up twice the oil and gas industry donations as…Morocco will create 600 environmentally friendly mosques by 2019.
Sep 7, 2016, 6:19 am By Katie HerzogIn a move that comes just months before hosting November’s COP22 climate conference, the…Can toilets revive New York City’s oyster population?
Sep 7, 2016, 6:08 am By Ben AdlerThat’s what the city is hoping. Oysters were once prevalent in New York Harbor, before dredging…The number of coal-fired power plants under development saw a big hit in the first half of 2016.
Sep 7, 2016, 6:06 am By Katie HerzogAccording to a new report from CoalSwarm’s Global Coal Plant Tracker, the total amount of…The British branch of Black Lives Matter shut down London City Airport for six hours on Tuesday, protesting climate injustice.
Sep 6, 2016, 4:16 pm By Aura BogadoNine people, all white allies of Black Lives Matter UK, were arrested at the commuter airport after…Dakota Access pipeline’s private security unleashed attack dogs and sprayed mace on protesters this weekend.
Sep 6, 2016, 4:10 pm By Xian Chiang-WarenTensions over the pipeline in North Dakota escalated into violence for the first time since…Meet America’s ugliest hobby: coal rolling.
Sep 6, 2016, 12:18 pm By Katie HerzogThe New York Times details this horrifying pastime, in which men (yes, men) retrofit their trucks to…Your massive tote bag collection is ruining the planet too, pal.
Sep 6, 2016, 8:05 am By Eve AndrewsCanvas tote bags, the lynchpin accessory of any remotely green-minded shopper, may actually have a…These scientists spent 17 years studying grass so you don’t have to.
Sep 5, 2016, 3:00 pm By Emma Foehringer MerchantIn one of the most comprehensive and lengthy climate change studies to date, Stanford and Rice…Where does baking soda come from, and is it really so eco-friendly?
Sep 5, 2016, 5:22 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, In a quest to quit using nasty cleaning chemicals in my house, I’ve gone largely to…There’s a new video game to indulge your worst climate change fears.
Sep 5, 2016, 5:00 am By Katie HerzogFrostpunk takes place in a future climate apocalypse where the Earth has frozen over. Mashable…The EPA has a sexual harassment problem
Sep 4, 2016, 7:22 am By Natalie Schreyer
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…China and the U.S. really want you to know we’re in it together on climate change.
Sep 3, 2016, 6:05 am By Rebecca LeberOn Saturday, Presidents Obama and Xi Jinping formally joined the Paris climate agreement in a…Obama will continue his war on carbon emissions once his lease at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is up.
Sep 2, 2016, 3:00 pm By Katie HerzogHe made this announcement during a visit to Hawaii this week: “One of the things that I probably…
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