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Climate Crisis
The Courts Have All But Killed Berkeley’s Gas Ban. How Will Cities Respond?
Experts say local governments still have plenty of options to create less polluting buildings.
How Can Philosophy Speak to a World in Crisis? The Answer May Lie in Our Bodies.
Pain and vulnerability can isolate us -- or be the source of our deepest bonds, says philosopher Drew Leder.
These Are the Essential Stories Corporate Media Refused to Cover in 2023
Trust in media is at an all-time low, in part because of corporate outlets’ failure to cover what’s really going on.
5 Largest Oil Giants Expect Shareholder Payouts to Exceed $100 Billion for 2023
Meanwhile, 2023 saw record temperatures in what UN Secretary General António Guterres called an “era of global boiling.”
Record-Breaking Heat, Wildfires and Storms Globally Linked to Climate Change
In 2023, record-high sea temperatures increased hurricane intensification, raising the risk of more destructive storms.
We Must Reckon With the Most Dangerous System of Extinction Humans Ever Created
Capitalism, especially U.S. militarized capitalism, is a structural extinction force we need to confront foremost.
Big Oil Is Expanding Production. It’s Up to All of Us to Act to Stop Them.
As fossil fuel mega-corporations merge, grassroots activists are fighting back.
Climate Campaigners Slam Fresh Federal Approvals for Mountain Valley Pipeline
Regulators have allowed the joint venture to raise gas transportation rates and have more time to build an extension.
COP28 Gave Us Another Agreement Full of Loopholes for Fossil Fuels
It's further proof that sustained activism, not fossil fuel diplomacy, is our only hope for tackling the climate crisis.
Fossil Fuel Divestments Over Last Decade Have Now Reached $41 Trillion
More than 1,600 institutions like universities, pension funds and governments have now divested from fossil fuels.