10 most important environmental stories of 2016
No matter how much ink and airtime they earned, all of these stories revealed some larger trend about the state of the environment and environmental advocacy.
Standing Rock prepared us for Trump’s billionaires and oil giants
Continuing to shrink our oil consumption is one way to challenge the oil uber alles mentality of the Trump administration.
BP pipeline ruptures into CO river
The county where this spill took place has experienced 19 reported spills in 2016, 12 of those incidents were BP.
2016: The year solar panels became cheaper than fossil fuels
The U.S. added about 125 solar panels every minute in 2016. This is double the pace of 2015.
2016: A year in photos, from climate change devastation to the power of protests
The year ended with the election of a president and vice president who don't embrace the scientific consensus that climate change is real and caused by humans.
Arctic waters have been rescued from drilling, but what about the land?
Time is running out for Obama to say no to Big Oil and permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – and the people who depend on it.
7 things the Defund DAPL campaign has achieved so far (including $28 million in...
Public and consumer pressure on banks to quit financing the Dakota Access pipeline companies is producing results.
8 states that made 2016 a huge year for clean energy
These victories—many of them bipartisan—across the country give hope for 2017.
Obama banned Arctic and Atlantic offshore drilling and Big Oil isn’t happy
Big Oil hopes that the Trump administration will reverse the decision.
5 tips on how to talk climate change this holiday season
The trick is to use patience, tolerance, an optimistic tone – and last, but not least, a keen understanding of your audience – to nudge your climate-skeptic sister or father-in-law.