“Hothouse Earth” Co-Author: The Problem Is Neoliberal Economics
"Throw people in jail, fine them, do whatever you need to do. But make sure you get the biophysical outcome. From what I’ve seen, market mechanisms don’t always deliver that.”
Environment
DNC Pretends Respect for Workers Requires It to Take Corporate PAC Money From Big Oil
The workers that the DNC alleges to be looking out for would have been free to donate to Democrats even with the ban on fossil fuel dollars in place.
Voices
Capitalism Killed Our Climate Momentum, Not “Human Nature”
Nathaniel Rich, in his massive New York Times Magazine article, argues “human nature” kept “us” from fixing climate change in the 1980s. He’s dead wrong.
Bad Chemistry
3M Knew About the Dangers of PFOA and PFOS Decades Ago, Internal Documents Show
Internal studies and other documents show that 3M knew by the 1970s that PFOA and PFOS were toxic and accumulating in people's blood.
Defending Land and Environmental Rights Has Become an Increasingly Deadly Endeavor
2017 was the most dangerous year on record for opponents of agribusiness and other destructive industries, according to a new Global Witness report.
The U.S. and Canada Are Preparing for a New Standing Rock Over the Trans Mountain Tar Sands Pipeline
Managing the perceived security threat of Indigenous-led anti-pipeline movements has become a priority on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.
A “Reckless” Fracking Company, Poisoned Springs, and a Family Forced to Buy Water at Walmart
Oil, gas, and coal have been removed from the hills and forests of western Pennsylvanians who have been left paying the fossil fuel industry's bills.
Bad Chemistry
DuPont’s Museum of Disastrous Chemistry Continues to Spread Its Poison
DuPont’s Chambers Works manufacturing site has been ground zero for some of the world’s most environmentally devastating commercial enterprises.
So Long, Scott Pruitt. We Knew You All Too Well.
Scott Pruitt was doing exactly what President Trump wanted at the EPA. Expect the same from his successor.
Young Leftist Candidates Are Breathing New Radicalism Into Stale Climate Politics
Insurgent candidates are running on bold stances, but there's been less focus when it comes to preventing the potential end of human civilization.