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Our Political System Is Failing Our Planet. Climate Marchers Show There’s Another Way.

We need a fundamental political, economic, and social transformation to take on the climate crisis with true urgency.

Biden’s Dangerous Climate Hypocrisy

Even as Biden announces some relief for the symptoms of extreme heat, his administration continues to green light the fossil fuel projects that are driving it.

Cop City and the Escalating War on Environmental Defenders

From laws targeting fossil fuel protests to the crackdown on Stop Cop City activists, corporations are calling in militarized law enforcement to crush dissent.

Why I Crashed the White House’s Garden Party for Narendra Modi

The White House’s embrace of the Indian leader is normalizing fascism in the world’s most populous country — and in the U.S. as well.

Biden’s Fossil Fuel Turn Is Bad Politics — and Even Worse Science

President Biden is drawing criticism for breaking campaign promises to end oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters.

Biden’s Carbon Capture Regulation Is Just What the Fossil Fuel Industry Wants

“Carbon capture and sequestration” isn’t proven to work and would exacerbate fossil fuel harms.

Putting Corporate Politics Over Principals in India

America’s intentional blind spot makes its rhetoric about global human rights look like self-serving hypocrisy.

COP28 Captured by Oil Producers

The oil and gas industry and its government backers are taking over this year’s global climate talks, with US backing.

REPORT: New Mexico at a Crossroads: False Solutions or a Just Transition?

How community-led energy solutions can benefit the Land of Enchantment — and the country.

Wall Street Won’t Regulate Greenhouse-Gas Emissions by Itself

When it’s a choice between averting catastrophe and making money, Wall Street will always choose making money.

The Greenwashing Scam Behind COP27’s Flop

This year’s UN climate conference offered some reason to celebrate. But the growing clout of the “carbon capture” industry is hindering urgent efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels.

The Greenwashing Scam Behind COP27’s Flop

This year’s UN climate conference offered some reason to celebrate. But the growing clout of the “carbon capture” industry is hindering urgent efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels.

The Climate Legacy of the British Empire

As the global media obsessed over the royal succession, one-third of Pakistan, a former British colony, was underwater.

The Troubling Message of Biden’s Trip to Saudi Arabia

The fossil fuel industry’s global links to political violence and repression couldn’t be clearer. Unfortunately, the U.S. is enabling it.

First the Heatwaves, Now the Flooding. Look to South Asia For a Reminder of Why Climate Action is So Urgent.

The extreme weather events afflicting the subcontinent, made more likely by climate change, show the need to wind down oil, gas and coal use as soon as possible, argue Basav Sen and Tejal Mankad from the People vs. Fossil Fuels coalition.

The Climate Case for Taxing Wealth

Vast fortunes rely on destroying our planet. Taxing those fortunes to fund climate action could give us a shot at survival.

India and Pakistan Are Baking, and Every Powerful Institution Is to Blame

Indians know they can’t rely on elites to save them from catastrophe. That’s exactly what could make a climate movement there so powerful.

Pushing Back on ‘Soft Climate Denial’

The Biden administration claims to “believe the science” on climate, but its actions need to catch up with its words.

Ukraine War Is a Wake-up Call to Ditch Oil and Gas Forever

More drilling doesn’t add up to lower prices anytime soon—it just locks in more carbon. Here’s what to do instead.

Three Hopeful Stories of Environmental Activism

It’s people vs. fossil fuels, and the people are chalking up some impressive wins.