A New Economic Superpower Could Spark a Retreat From Fossil Fuels A New Economic Superpower Could Spark a Retreat From Fossil Fuels
A little-noticed ray of hope may be peeking over the horizon. A climate conference in Colombia later this month could begin to draw up the roadmap blocked at COP30.
Apr 7, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
The AI Boom Is a Climate Bust The AI Boom Is a Climate Bust
It’s not just the massive amounts of water and energy data centers require—AI is also spreading climate misinformation across the Internet.
Apr 3, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Are Plastics Poisoning Us? Are Plastics Poisoning Us?
A Netflix documentary exposes plastic’s health harms but misses its climate connection.
Mar 26, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Silencing Power of Big Oil’s Climate Lies The Silencing Power of Big Oil’s Climate Lies
A new report suggests that the majority of people think new economic rules are required to curb climate change. The issue is that those majorities think they are a minority.
Mar 19, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Iran War Is Also a Climate War The Iran War Is Also a Climate War
Climate change is not a peripheral part of what we’re seeing in Iran—it’s structurally embedded in modern warfare.
Mar 5, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard and Giles Trendle
Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US
Bloomberg Green reveals the climate costs of the US-Japan trade deal.
Feb 26, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors
Global warming means the future of Winter Games “is literally melting away.”
Feb 5, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Citizen Journalists Are Minneapolis’s Unsung Heroes Citizen Journalists Are Minneapolis’s Unsung Heroes
Without their videos of ICE shootings, we wouldn’t know what is really happening.
Jan 29, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Climate Stories Are Everywhere Climate Stories Are Everywhere
Why do many news outlets ignore the connections between climate change and the struggle for democracy?
Jan 22, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Climate Hushers Need to Get Real Climate Hushers Need to Get Real
Political realism doesn’t outweigh scientific realism.
Jan 15, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard