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In Palestine and Beyond, Tear Gas Takes Environmental Toll
In an area threatened by chemical attacks, Palestinians are planting gardens and implementing permaculture.
After Years of Abuse, the Earth Has Sent Its Bill Collectors
We have to stop relying on our “Capitalism One” card to defer the true cost of what we exploit and consume.
Retired Oil Rigs Off California Coast Could Find New Lives as Artificial Reefs
Rigs-to-reefs conversions could serve as a model for decommissioning thousands of other offshore platforms worldwide.
What Would It Mean to Deeply Accept That We’re in Planetary Crisis?
The work of these times is not about saving the world but rather about belonging to it more fully.
It’s Too Late for a Green New Deal; Can Other Radical Plans Work?
We no longer have the time or the carbon budget left for a gradual transition to renewables.
Carbon Credits for Forest Preservation May Be Worse Than Nothing
There's no evidence that carbon credts have — or will — deliver the climate benefit they promise.
Pipeline Activists Challenge Louisiana Law That Criminalizes Protest
A new lawsuit could set an important precedent for activists fighting fossil fuels nationwide.
Trump Administration Wants to Fund More “Clean Coal” Failures
The administration is pushing for more “clean coal” spending as the Justice Department investigates a failed project.
Plastics Industry on Track to Burn 14 Percent of World’s Remaining Carbon Budget
By 2050, making and disposing of plastics could be responsible for a cumulative 56 gigatons of carbon.
Fossil Fuel Companies Push “Market-Based Solutions” to Climate Change
Their lobbying efforts may have paid off, as increased investment in carbon capture draws bipartisan support.