Environmental Issues

Climate Change Will Make Fargo As Hot As Phoenix

Climate Change Will Make Fargo As Hot As Phoenix Climate Change Will Make Fargo As Hot As Phoenix

Nation Editor-at-Large and MSNBC host Chris Hayes appeared on WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show to talk climate, politics and his recent bad luck. 

Apr 29, 2014 / Chris Hayes

Climate Change Comes to the Caribbean

Climate Change Comes to the Caribbean Climate Change Comes to the Caribbean

It’s already wreaking havoc on the region’s vital fishing, tourism and agriculture industries.

Apr 29, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

Youth Are Taking the Government to Court Over Its Failure to Address Climate Change

Youth Are Taking the Government to Court Over Its Failure to Address Climate Change Youth Are Taking the Government to Court Over Its Failure to Address Climate Change

With little precedent for climate change litigation, youth turn to the public trust doctrine.

Apr 25, 2014 / StudentNation / Simon Davis-Cohen and StudentNation

This Is How to Create a Green Economy That Works for All

This Is How to Create a Green Economy That Works for All This Is How to Create a Green Economy That Works for All

When workers gain democratic control over their energy futures, they won’t just be trying to cope with climate change, they’ll be overturning entrenched economic struct...

Apr 23, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Why the Campaign Against Keystone XL Still Matters

Why the Campaign Against Keystone XL Still Matters Why the Campaign Against Keystone XL Still Matters

Rejecting Keystone isn’t a comprehensive solution, but it would signal that the easy cycle of business as usual can be disrupted. 

Apr 22, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Racial and Environmental Justice Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

Racial and Environmental Justice Are Two Sides of the Same Coin Racial and Environmental Justice Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

Those of us who haven’t been paying enough attention to climate change can no longer take for granted that others will do the work. It’s time for all of us to show up. ...

Apr 22, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

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

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