This U.S. Agency Lent Nearly $1 Billion to Fossil Fuel Projects in 2023
President Joe Biden pledged to stop financing such projects overseas, and yet the U.S. Export-Import Bank continues to do so. While much of the …
View ArticleWhat Biden Needs to Do in the Next 12 Months to Save the Climate
Getting reelected would be nice, but the administration also needs to guard against the damage a second Trump administration could do to the …
View ArticleThe Dubious, Racially Charged Flood Project Biden Is Resurrecting in Mississippi
Congress approved the construction of the Yazoo Pumps more than 80 years ago. They might finally be built—and disproportionately benefit white …
View ArticleThey Lost Their Land to the Park Service. Now They’re Losing It to Climate...
The Timbisha Shoshone are legally permitted to live in Death Valley National Park. But the vegetation vital to their traditions and livelihoods is …
View ArticleThe Biden Administration Is Letting Corporate Criminals Off the Hook
Prosecutions and enforcement from the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice have gone down on Biden’s watch. 2023 was by far the …
View ArticleIt’s Go Time for the Biden Administration
Biden has a lot of climate policies to push through before the election potentially ends his presidency. “Time is running out” is a strange sentence. …
View ArticleFlying Less Could Be Fun, Actually
Air travel isn’t just bad for the planet—it’s also an objectively miserable experience. The right policies could give us much better options. Even if …
View ArticleCarbon Offsets (Taylor’s Version)
The pop star’s use of hazily defined offsets to deflect criticism perfectly illustrates how the offsets market works in practice. The response of …
View ArticleBillionaire Poised to See Return on Investment in Neil Gorsuch
Philip Anschutz has funded some of the parties involved in the case the justice will hear on Wednesday. He also has extensive ties to the justice …
View ArticleThe Optimistic Climate Report That Might Be Too Good to Be True
Journalists hailed it as proof that we can grow the economy while cutting emissions. But between the lines, there’s a different story. A funny thing …
View ArticleEthanol Is Just Comically Inefficient Solar Energy. It’s Time to Bring the...
Ethanol is a comically inefficient form of solar energy—and a toxic one. Putting regular solar panels on some of that land would be better. For all …
View ArticleThe One Climate Policy All 2024 Candidates Support Is Actually Terrible
Ethanol is a comically inefficient form of solar energy—and a toxic one. Putting regular solar panels on some of that land would be better. For all …
View ArticleThe Government Vacancy That Could Cost West Virginians Billions
The coal industry has profited from pollution, and they’d like taxpayers to pay for the cleanup. The office that’s supposed to tackle this still …
View ArticleWhy Is ExxonMobil Suing Its Own Shareholders?
The oil company’s attempt to exclude proposals to do marginally more about emissions has gotten farcical. Most companies aren’t in the practice of …
View ArticleHow Fishing Releases Huge Amounts of Carbon Dioxide
A new study shows bottom trawling isn’t just destructive to wildlife along the ocean floor. Coal, steaks, gas stoves, and … halibut? You have to …
View ArticleThe Media Coverage of Biden’s Natural Gas Decision Is Ridiculous
The president thinks we should evaluate the pros and cons of booming gas exports. That's not a "victory" for climate activists. It's common sense. On …
View ArticleI Really Hate It When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Right
We know enough about microplastics to be worried. RFK Jr. should not be the only candidate with a plan to fight them. We used to see “plastic” as the …
View ArticleThe Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point About Electric Cars
Tesla is planning to release a smaller, cheaper vehicle. It's exactly what the American car market needs more of. Elon Musk’s year is not off to a …
View ArticleFixing American Farming Shouldn’t Be a Tough Sell
A sustainable food system could be worth up to $10 trillion a year. Meanwhile, Congress can’t even pass a new version of the farm bill. As The Guardian …
View ArticleJoe Biden’s Pause on Natural Gas Is Only a Partial Victory
The fight against the natural gas scam continues. Victories in the climate fight are often hard to rigorously analyze. This one is tricky for all the …
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