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Winter Storms Offer a Taste of the Climate Chaos Ahead If We Don’t Cut Emissions
Weather extremes are what we must expect as we fill the atmosphere with fossil fuel emissions, a climate scientist says.
GOP Attacks Biden Nominee Deb Haaland for Role in Pipeline Protests
Progressives say Haaland's opposition to fossil fuels is what makes her the right pick for secretary of the interior.
Bitcoin Could Push Global Emissions Above 2 Degrees Celsius, Scientists Say
Bitcoin mining may consume more than 120 terawatt-hours of electricity globally this year -- more energy than Argentina.
Biden’s Executive Orders on Climate Change Aren’t Upsetting Some Industry Giants
While many key players in the oil and gas industry have expressed outrage, some big companies appear unperturbed.
Ilhan Omar Calls on Biden to Follow End of Keystone With End of Enbridge Line 3
“We should all be water protectors,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said.
Chomsky and Pollin: A Global Green New Deal Is the Only Way to Avert Disaster
The world needs a Green New Deal to help it transition out of a fossil fuel economy, say Robert Pollin and Noam Chomsky.
One in Three US Rivers Changed Colors Between 1984 and 2018
Satellite imagery found long-term “significant color shifts” in U.S. waterways over more than 3 decades.
The Ocean Floor Is Spewing Methane Due to Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
Toothless regulation continues to leave greenhouse gas emissions unchecked.
The US’s “Best” University Fuels the Climate Crisis. Princeton Must Divest.
Most of Princeton’s climate research is funded by notorious polluters like ExxonMobil and BP.
Public Distrust in Science Made COVID Worse. It Will Also Harm Climate Policy.
How will this winnowing of public trust in the scientific realm play out in ongoing efforts to tackle global warming?