The Turkey Pardon Is a Perfect Emblem of Our Very Dumb Politics
It started as a way to distract from the Iran-Contra affair. Now it’s a mockery of both American agriculture and our arbitrary legal system. On Monday …
View ArticleReconsidering the American Fridge
Sure, it’s big enough to fit your Thanksgiving turkey—but that makes it a magnet for food waste too. Is there any day of the year that tests the …
View ArticleElon Musk’s Open Secret
Tesla’s decision to sue the government of Sweden is the first time Musk’s business empire has admitted just how much government services allow it to …
View ArticleAt the U.N. Climate Talks, the U.S. Is Just Another Petrostate
As the COP28 summit opens, American oil and gas production has never been higher. The United States is the world’s top producer of both oil and gas. …
View ArticleTaylor Swift Has Nothing on Pope Francis
The pontiff still believes that pulpits can be used to shift political culture. The pop star mostly hasn’t used hers. I was disappointed when news …
View ArticleRenewables Projects Are Failing. Can New York Buck the Trend?
As major wind projects collapse all down the East Coast, New York is proceeding with a public model for renewable energy. “Public!” yelled Tefa …
View ArticleCOP28 Is Where People Go to Make Promises They Don’t Intend to Keep
Flashy pledges are all the rage at U.N. climate conferences. Just a few days into COP28—the U.N. climate talks happening now in Dubai—world leaders …
View ArticleThe Big Riddle of the U.N. Climate Conference
If rich nations set up a “fund” to help poorer nations and don’t fund it … is it a fund? On the very first day of the United Nations’ climate change …
View ArticleA Grumpy Guide to a Sustainable Christmas
Here are the most ridiculous suggestions for celebrating this season without trashing the planet—plus a few ideas that won’t devour your time or …
View ArticleMy Garden Was My Refuge. Then Climate Change Came for It.
Plants offered a respite from grief and anxiety. They also offered a new way to live in the world—with all its challenges. When I first set out to …
View ArticleJohn Kerry Perfects His YIMBY Routine
The U.S. position at the U.N. climate conference is simple: Fossil fuels for me and not for thee. As the U.N. climate talks in Dubai enter their final …
View ArticleThe U.N. Climate Talks Hung Poorer Nations Out to Dry
Nearly 200 countries agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, but the U.S. and others are actually expanding oil and gas exploration while …
View ArticleThe Comforting Lie of Climate-Friendly Meat
The industry insists that meat’s problems can be solved with technical fixes. We’ve seen this before. Animal agriculture is having its clean coal …
View ArticleThe COP28 Climate Deal Is Lipstick on a Pig
The UN process for averting planetary collapse is broken. Here are some ideas for fixing it. Mona Ainu’u is the minister of natural resources for …
View ArticleThe Secret Weapon of Climate Negotiations: Language
COP28 embraced linguistic ambiguity for the purpose of petrostate propaganda. But climate advocates can also use that to their advantage. In the week …
View ArticleThe Most Disingenuous Attack on Greta Thunberg This Year
That’s saying something, given that Thunberg reliably seems to bring out the nutty in conservatives. “Greta Thunberg deals a cruel blow to the Jews,” …
View ArticleFossil Fuel Execs Had a Fabulously Wealthy Year—and They’re Mad About It
A new survey shows firms plan to increase production and buy out competitors. Somehow, they’re still whining. The days leading up to the end of the …
View ArticleThe Good, the Bad, and the Most Important Climate Lesson of 2023
Amid hopeful developments and worrisome ones, there’s one big theme. Climate coverage is often caricatured as being a deluge of bad news. The truth is …
View ArticleFord CEO Jim Farley Is the Biggest Loser of 2023
Sure, United Auto Workers handed his ass to him. But that’s only the beginning of Farley’s problems. Jim Farley does a lot of complaining for a man …
View ArticleThe Billionaire Brothers Who Are Giving the Kochs a Run for Their Money
Wesley and Joesley Batista run a business empire linked to rampant emissions, deforestation, worker abuses, Covid crises, bribery, price-fixing, SEC …
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