Since its ascension in 2018, the Green New Deal has defined the terms of the global climate debate. Perhaps no other climate policy in history has been as successful. Democrats and Republicans alike have been judged by how closely they seem to hew to it. The Sunrise Movement, the highest-profile American climate-activism group, rallies for... Continue Reading →
In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at 3 climate change solutions that could actually happen. Climate change solutions and global warming solutions like rooftop solar panels, electric trains, and food waste, the world has so many available ways to drawdown greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change. This video dives into... Continue Reading →
3 Climate Change Solutions that could actually happen
An estimated 35% of Americans still use gas stoves. That’s despite the known benefits of their electric counterparts: While burning gas in a contained indoor space like a kitchen causes harmful and environmentally damaging air pollution, electric stoves are cleaner and safer and tend to outperform gas options across metrics. To knock out emissions, we... Continue Reading →
Why your stove may be the key to combating fossil fuels
Four days after torrential rains triggered deadly floods in western Germany, survivors have now turned their focus toward the daunting task of rebuilding. But with emergency services still busy looking for bodies and securing vital infrastructure, many residents are left to seek help from volunteers – or go it alone. And many are wondering if... Continue Reading →
Floods in Germany: Could loss of life have been prevented?
Climate models predicted extreme weather fluctuations. Can the damage be reversed?
In western Germany this week, whole cities seem to be underwater after days of heavy rainfall filled rivers to capacity and quickly turned into flash flooding. As parts of Europe dig out of this latest weather disaster, the European Union this week revealed an ambitious climate change plan. William Brangham discusses the plan and its... Continue Reading →
The Coolest Show is about connecting you, the audience, to brilliant leadership from Black, Indigenous, and Brown people, where we discuss the root causes of climate change and how we can right wrongs by solving the dual existential crises of climate and racism together. In 2021, season three of The Coolest Show redefines how we... Continue Reading →
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The pipeline operator is repairing damage to its supports caused by a sliding slope of permafrost, and installing chillers to keep the ground around it frozen. Thawing permafrost threatens to undermine the supports holding up an elevated section of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, jeopardizing the structural integrity of one of the world’s largest oil pipelines and... Continue Reading →
Thawing Permafrost has Damaged the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Poses an Ongoing Threat
Greenhouse gases and aerosol pollution emitted by human activities are responsible for increases in the frequency, intensity and duration of droughts around the world, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine. In a study published recently in Nature Communications, scientists in UCI's Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering showed that over the past... Continue Reading →
Greenhouse gases and aerosol emissions are lengthening and intensifying droughts
The time is ripe to include women’s reproductive rights as part of our climate solutions toolbox. This Mother’s Day, I’m asking myself tough questions about what it means to be a mom, a woman and a climate advocate in this critical cultural moment. After 20 years of working at the intersection of sexual and reproductive... Continue Reading →
Linking Reproductive Rights and Climate Solutions Is the Only Way Forward
The EPA’s new rule to phase down the manufacturing and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) — the coolants used in air conditioners and refrigerators — will likely be a drop in the bucket for consumers but a huge step forward on global climate action. The move is a critical step toward the Biden administration’s larger goal... Continue Reading →
New EPA coolant rule is a no-brainer for addressing the climate crisis
(make sure to scroll all the way down to the articles...) Take action #DefundLine3 The Line 3 so-called “replacement” project is a proposal for a new pipeline that would cover more than 1,000 miles from Hardisty, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin, transporting an average of 760,000 barrels of tar sands crude oil from Alberta each day,... Continue Reading →
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