Once Again, California Leads the Way Once Again, California Leads the Way
Governor Jerry Brown leads in tackling catastrophic climate change.
Dec 8, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Princeton Academic Testifying for Ted Cruz’s Climate Hearing Is For-Hire by Fossil-Fuel Corporations The Princeton Academic Testifying for Ted Cruz’s Climate Hearing Is For-Hire by Fossil-Fuel Corporations
A new report reveals ties between dirty-energy interests, a prominent climate denier, and a notorious dark-money group.
Dec 8, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers
Asked for his response to the verdict, the former Massey Energy CEO just winked.
Dec 4, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Are So Many Fossil-Fuel Companies Funding the Paris Climate Conference? Why Are So Many Fossil-Fuel Companies Funding the Paris Climate Conference?
Polluters need to pay, not make decisions about the future of the planet.
Dec 4, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Naomi Klein: Breaking the Back of Our Carbon Economy Naomi Klein: Breaking the Back of Our Carbon Economy
What should an economy that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels actually look like?
Dec 3, 2015 / Naomi Klein
The Most Ambitious Emissions Pledges on the Table in Paris Would Still Result in Catastrophic Warming The Most Ambitious Emissions Pledges on the Table in Paris Would Still Result in Catastrophic Warming
Global temperatures would still rise to 2.7 to 3.5 C above the pre-industrial level.
Nov 30, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard
Making the Paris Climate Talks Count Making the Paris Climate Talks Count
At the bottom of all the jargon that will be thrown about this week’s climate conference are human lives.
Nov 29, 2015 / Naomi Klein
Looking for Kabul-Style Corruption? Try K Street. Looking for Kabul-Style Corruption? Try K Street.
You don't have to travel across the ocean to find widespread corruption, extortion and bribery.
Nov 24, 2015 / Rebecca Gordon
This Conservation Program Is the Most Successful in US History. Why Are Republicans Destroying It? This Conservation Program Is the Most Successful in US History. Why Are Republicans Destroying It?
The Land and Water Conservation Fund is just the first of several vaunted nature and wildlife programs the GOP wants to kill.
Nov 18, 2015 / Jimmy Tobias
WANTED: Political Power for Climate Justice WANTED: Political Power for Climate Justice
Movement leaders identify their goals as political, but they don’t see the movement as having the political power to achieve those goals.
Nov 16, 2015 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin