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.
Heating up the hot spots
Climate change could function as a “threat multiplier” in already touchy regions of the globe, perhaps triggering armed conflicts over water, arable land, or other resources.
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99.9% of scientists agree on human-caused climate change
“Our study helps confirm that there is no remaining scientific uncertainty about the urgency and gravity of this task.”
Bills criminalizing pipeline protest arise in statehouses nationwide
The bills have forced the hands of activists across the country, diverting time and energy that would be spent organizing towards fending off the model bills.
California bans controversial pesticide
Beginning at the start of 2020, California will ban the sale of a popular agricultural pesticide, chlorpyrifos, that has been linked to...
Climate-change summer or nuclear winter?
The dangers on planet Earth in the age of Donald Trump.
Internal Documents Reveal How MSNBC Show Worked To Promote Fracking
On the issue of fracking for shale oil and gas, documents from 2011 obtained under Oklahoma's Open Records Act demonstrate that the network saw itself as a promoter of both the controversial drilling method and natural gas vehicles.
Former leaders urge permanent polluter profit taxes to fund climate action
With the United Nations General Assembly underway, former presidents and prime ministers call for permanent polluter profit taxes, subsidy shifts, and fair financing for a just transition.
Standing Rock Joins the World’s Indigenous Fighting for Land and Life
Military-style troops confronted Dakota Access demonstrators recently, underscoring the common narrative U.S. tribes share with the world’s Indigenous Peoples.