What Will It Take to “Build Back Better”?
We’re in a time of global and national crises. President Biden must rise to the task.
Climate Crisis
Reasons for Hope on Climate Change in 2021
Despite the onslaught of climate disasters, there is more momentum for political action now than ever before.
Let’s Call Environmentalism What It Is
We should be thinking less about keeping a clear conscience and more about striving toward a mutualistic relationship with the rest of the earth.
Buddhist Children’s Books Inspire Environmentalism in Taiwan
Education is critical to confronting the climate crisis, and Taiwan offers an example of how to encourage kids to care about their environment.
Biden Needs to Go Big to Rebuild America
There’s an easy way for Biden to help restart the U.S. economy, invest in infrastructure, and repair environmental damage: Revive the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Biden’s Climate Plan Is Better Than Most, But Is It Enough?
Transformative solutions will have to address both the benefits and the costs—and provide a path to a healthy future for those facing the greatest losses.
What Portland’s Smoky Summer Can Do for Air Quality Equity Across the Country
Environmental advocates in Houston and Detroit are striking a balance between acting fast and making lasting change.
What Regulating Big Tech Has to Do With Climate Change
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, big tech and climate and you.
The Kind of Heroes We Need to Actually Save the Planet
We can begin by embracing mythologies aimed at exalting environmental sustainability and social equality.
5 Ways to Push the Climate Conversation on Social Media
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, five quick tips that really do work!
Should You Have Kids Despite Climate Change?
This decision comes with the privileges of race, class, and citizenship status—which is why reproductive justice needs to be part of the climate conversation.
Climate Literacy Is Essential for Effective Change
We need to make it easier to understand basic climate science and emissions reductions.
How I Practice Self-Care in the Middle of a Climate Crisis
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
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Democrats Need to Be Pressured on Climate, Too
A first-time voter explains why this election is our opportunity to lead on the climate crisis—locally, nationally, and globally.
Vote Like the Planet Depends on It—Because It Does
Four more years of Trump’s anti-environmental policies will make it too late to change course. So come November, let’s turn this ship around.
How Formerly Incarcerated Firefighters Are Getting the Jobs and Pay They Deserve
In California’s most catastrophic wildfire season yet, an organization is challenging the state to hire firefighters who were previously incarcerated to help meet public safety needs.
The Benefits of Accepting the Climate Crisis as Our Forever Emergency
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
We’re at a Tipping Point—Toward Healing the Climate
If we focus on the best possible outcomes, journalist Judith D. Schwartz argues together we can restore ecosystems.
Do Mountain Forests Hold the Answers for Climate Science?
As fire and disease move up the mountains, researchers race to find answers.
Advocating for Climate Justice as an Act of Love
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, what “I love lamp” has to do with climate communications.
Earth Is Warning Us We Must Change. Will We Listen?
The COVID-19 outbreak is the planet’s way of telling us to do better, both in the environment and in the economy.
How to Bring About Catastrophic Success in the Face of Climate Change
By decolonizing the atmosphere and making climate reparations, Eric Holthaus shows just how hopeful the next 30 years could be.
Paying Attention to Nature—Urgently
There’s the octopus in the parking garage, and 26,500 other signs that climate change is here.
The Next Election Is About the Next 10,000 Years
Dramatic climate action is critical because we’re about to cross tipping points that are not reversible.
Stories from the Youth Climate Movement in the Global South
Youth climate leaders in Colombia, Sudan, and Ghana embody the voice of reason by embracing science, encouraging evidence-based decision-making, and challenging disinformation.
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