FACT SHEET: The Department of Energy Needs to Stop Greenwashing Fossil Fuels
“Carbon management” technologies are dangerous distractions from the need to phase out fossil fuels and transition to truly renewable energy.
Our Rich: Fooling Themselves and Fouling Our Planet
Electric air taxis aren’t going to save the world. Really taxing the rich, on the other hand, could.
Basav Sen Interviewed on Making Contact/KPFA on the Risks and Costs of Geoengineering
Scientists and activists discuss the recent embrace of geoengineering, and why it could be a dangerous way to tackle climate change.
New Report Does A Deep Dive Into the High-Flying Excesses at Hanscom and Costs of Expansion
Analysis Questions Hanscom’s 300% Private Jet Expansion
How to Raise $1.8 Billion for Green Transit
A proposed tax hike on private jet fuel could raise $1.8 billion a year for sustainable transit.
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.
India and the Future of the Planet
India’s economic and energy production model is not a threat to the world, but it is a threat to India itself, particularly its most marginalized people.
Three Hopeful Stories of Environmental Activism
It’s people vs. fossil fuels, and the people are chalking up some impressive wins.
Does Biden Put His Money Where His Mouth Is On Climate?
Biden’s new climate commitment is the most ambitious in U.S. history, but still short of what science requires and movements demand.
Luxury Real Estate Boom Adds to Risk of Climate Disruption
Should cities build new fossil fuel pipelines to power skyscrapers for the super-rich?
Low-income Families Will Bear the Brunt of Climate Change. This Organization is Working to Change That.
Renew Oregon is advancing innovative climate justice proposals, building on a legislative victory to expand the state’s use of renewable energy, with strong benefits for low-income consumers.
Homes Are Getting Smaller While the Wealth Gap Gets Larger
Tiny house advocates say they’re reducing their ecological footprints, but the extremely rich beneficiaries of this concentration pose a greater threat to our environment.
Utilities Pay Up
How ending tax dodging by America’s electric utilities can help fund a job-creating, clean energy transition.
Big Oil Isn’t Going Down Without a Fight
As the Paris climate deal nears implementation, the possibilities for corporate subterfuge are endless. But the real problem may be our own lifestyles.
The Geopolitics of Cheap Oil
Economists said the market would save the planet. It didn’t.