Environment

The New Abolitionism

The New Abolitionism The New Abolitionism

Averting planetary disaster will mean forcing fossil fuel companies to give up at least $10 trillion in wealth.

Apr 22, 2014 / Feature / Chris Hayes

If Rick Weiland Can Say ‘No’ to Keystone, So Can Barack Obama

If Rick Weiland Can Say ‘No’ to Keystone, So Can Barack Obama If Rick Weiland Can Say ‘No’ to Keystone, So Can Barack Obama

A South Dakota Senate candidate rejects the pipeline as “an awful lot of risk… and very little reward.”

Apr 22, 2014 / John Nichols

We’re the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Cheap Date

We’re the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Cheap Date We’re the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Cheap Date

Fossil fuel companies spend just a tiny fraction of their colossal profits on lobbying, and get that back by an order of magnitude in tax subsidies, but they still have Washington ...

Apr 22, 2014 / George Zornick

Why I’m Not Totally Bummed Out This Earth Day

Why I’m Not Totally Bummed Out This Earth Day Why I’m Not Totally Bummed Out This Earth Day

These heroes of the climate change movement, at least on my better days, lend me hope that my children will inherit something salvageable.

Apr 22, 2014 / Peter Rothberg

This Is My Brain on Paper Towels

This Is My Brain on Paper Towels This Is My Brain on Paper Towels

My little green guilts.

Apr 22, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Fighting Despair to Fight Climate Change

Fighting Despair to Fight Climate Change Fighting Despair to Fight Climate Change

Without hope, the horror of climate change paralyzes rather than politicizes.

Apr 22, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Climate Change Is the Tragedy of the Global Commons

Climate Change Is the Tragedy of the Global Commons Climate Change Is the Tragedy of the Global Commons

It’s not like women’s rights or prison reform. There are too many people making money out of feeding our insatiable demand for more.

Apr 22, 2014 / Katha Pollitt

The ‘Environmentalists’ Who Scapegoat Immigrants and Women on Climate Change

The ‘Environmentalists’ Who Scapegoat Immigrants and Women on Climate Change The ‘Environmentalists’ Who Scapegoat Immigrants and Women on Climate Change

Americans put climate change low on their list of priorities. But consider how poor women fare when we opt out of the conversation.

Apr 22, 2014 / Dani McClain

Where Have All the Green Jobs Gone?

Where Have All the Green Jobs Gone? Where Have All the Green Jobs Gone?

Environmentalism could be a populist movement—if its focus shifts from just cutting carbon to cultivating justice on a larger scale.

Apr 22, 2014 / Michelle Chen

People of Color Are Already Getting Hit the Hardest by Climate Change

People of Color Are Already Getting Hit the Hardest by Climate Change People of Color Are Already Getting Hit the Hardest by Climate Change

A conversation with Jacqueline Patterson, executive director of the NAACP’s Climate Justice Initiative.

Apr 22, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

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