Environment

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg: ‘Nature and Physics Are Not Entertained nor Distracted by Your Theater’ Greta Thunberg: ‘Nature and Physics Are Not Entertained nor Distracted by Your Theater’

The Swedish climate activist delivered a blistering speech at the Austrian World Summit, condemning those in power who have continued to brutalize the climate.

Jul 6, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard

Red, White, and Blue

Red, White, and Blue Red, White, and Blue

Unfathomable.

Jul 2, 2021 / OppArt / Guy Billout

The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems

The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems

While prioritizing nuclear weapons over climate change, we risk annihilation of the possibility of life on earth

Jul 2, 2021 / Tom Engelhardt

Eureka Oil Platform

Big Oil and Gas Kept a Dirty Secret for Decades. Now They May Pay the Price. Big Oil and Gas Kept a Dirty Secret for Decades. Now They May Pay the Price.

Via an unprecedented wave of lawsuits, America’s petroleum giants face a reckoning for the devastation caused by fossil fuels

Jun 30, 2021 / Chris McGreal

Oil Tanker Fire

The Climate Crisis Is a Crime Story The Climate Crisis Is a Crime Story

Fossil fuel companies lied for decades about climate change, and humanity is paying the price. Shouldn’t those lies be central to the public narrative?

Jun 30, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard

AOC Sunrise Movement

The Sunrise Movement Calls for a Better Infrastructure Deal The Sunrise Movement Calls for a Better Infrastructure Deal

At a rally at the White House on Monday, hundreds of young activists demanded that President Biden take a bold stance on climate change.

Jun 30, 2021 / Aída Chávez

A cooling center in Portland, OR

Extreme Heat in Portland Is an ‘Acute Disaster on Chronic Disaster’ Extreme Heat in Portland Is an ‘Acute Disaster on Chronic Disaster’

Physical infrastructure, social services, labor protections—in the Pacific Northwest, none of them is designed with extreme heat in mind.

Jun 30, 2021 / Zoë Carpenter

Toasting Our Destruction

Toasting Our Destruction Toasting Our Destruction

Exploiting natural resources to extinction.

Jun 25, 2021 / OppArt / Sue Coe

President Biden with senators

Will the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Turn Out to Be a Bridge to Nowhere? Will the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Turn Out to Be a Bridge to Nowhere?

There are things to like about the reported deal. But progressives must make sure ambitious “human infrastructure” proposals are included in a reconciliation package.

Jun 24, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Trickle Down

Trickle Down Trickle Down

Bottom’s up

Jun 24, 2021 / OppArt / Eric Hanson

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