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COP21: How to Ramp Down Fossil Fuels Fast—Without Leaving People Behind

In just a few months at the beginning of WWII, the U.S. auto industry converted to a war machine. We need that kind of rapid, driven transition to get away from fossil fuels. Here's the just way to do it.

Kate Aronoff | Dec 4, 2015

Climate

#MyClimateMoment: When Was the Instant Climate Change Became Deep, Urgent, and Personal For You?

Lots of us have had a moment—a revelation, observation, or interaction—when climate change became more than a concept. What’s yours?

Liz Pleasant | Dec 4, 2015

Climate

COP21: What Paris Can Learn From a Mississippi Co-op

Cooperation Jackson heads to the Paris climate talks to show what a just transition to a green economy looks like.

Marcus Harrison Green | Dec 3, 2015

The Crunch illustration by Jennifer Luxton.

Climate

Corporate Climate Criminals Shamed in Paris Ad Campaign (and Other News to Chew On)

How private companies are involved with COP21 talks, what the internet does to your focus, and how artists transformed ads to reveal the way companies pollute the planet.

Dec 2, 2015

Bad-Weather Bicycling: 4 Tips to Stay Warm, Safe, and Dry

Bike more comfortably whether in rain, snow, or just frigid temperatures.

Miles Schneiderman | Dec 1, 2015

Climate

COP21: Meet 5 Everyday People Heading to the Paris Climate Talks

Activists, researchers, and an artist. For them, climate change is personal.

Yessenia Funes | Nov 28, 2015

Wealth and inequality | Sustainable food and farming

5 Apps for the Sharing Economy (and Other News to Chew On)

FDA approves genetically engineered salmon, gun control debates overlook the biggest group of gun violence victims—black men—and apps that might help you put old stuff to new use.

Nov 25, 2015

Sustainable food and farming

Can We End America’s Massive Food Waste Problem?

Almost half of America's food is thrown out every year. Despite the popularity of things like local markets and farm-to-fork initiatives, the U.S. food system remains a heavily industrialized, wasteful business.

Karim Chrobog | Nov 24, 2015

Climate

Portland Blocked Fossil Fuels, What Now?

Turning the city's resolution into policies that protect health and safety is one fight that lies ahead. Another is forging a wall of resistance from San Diego to Vancouver, B.C.

Arun Gupta | Nov 23, 2015

Climate

These Kids Can’t Vote, But They Can Sue

In Washington state, eight kids took the government to court to safeguard their future through stronger regulations on carbon emissions. Here's what they gained.

Araz Hachadourian | Nov 20, 2015

The Butterflies Are Alright: Why Monarchs Are Thriving (and Other News to Chew On)

Portland's vote to stop new fossil fuel infrastructure, new legislation to protect butterflies, and why what we call ISIS matters.

Nov 18, 2015

Sustainable food and farming

The USDA Is Putting $34.3 Million Into Local Food Projects. Will It Be Enough?

Those in the food justice movement question whether the agency’s recent efforts are a superficial attempt to appear supportive of local food and minority farmers.

Leah Penniman | Nov 13, 2015

Citizens United | Climate

3 Ways the TPP Will Hurt the Climate—If We Let It Pass

The next big trade deal is poised for a congressional vote in 2016. Here's what that means for the planet.

Ben Lilliston | Nov 12, 2015

Renewable energy

Energy Democracy: Inside Californians’ Game-Changing Plan for Community-Owned Power

Large utility companies control about 75 percent of the electricity market in California. A hybrid between a public agency and private utility, the new Community Choice program is a model for communities that want greener, cheaper energy.

Al Weinrub | Nov 12, 2015

Here’s What We’ll Do After the Paris Climate Summit Drops the Ball

No global agreement is coming to save the day. Our powers lie elsewhere, in our communities especially, and this is where we must take the battle.

Jim Shultz | Nov 12, 2015

Sustainable food and farming

Borrow, Save, Share: 3 Ways Seeds Can Democratize Our Food System

Just six companies control 63 percent of the commercial seed market. But seed libraries offer us an opportunity to reclaim the seed commons and create our own community food systems.

Neil Thapar | Nov 11, 2015

Compost Your Corpse? This Woman Wants to Make It Legal

Katrina Spade, creator of the Urban Death Project, talks about human composting and why she's trying to make it legal in Washington state.

Maureen O'Hagan | Nov 6, 2015

Climate

Capitalism vs. Climate: Naomi Klein’s New Film Takes Us From the Current Crisis to the World We Want

In "This Changes Everything," Naomi Klein lays out how industry interests are opposed to those of ordinary people—a point climate activists have had trouble communicating and been reluctant to fully embrace.

Kate Aronoff | Nov 5, 2015

Ben Newhouse with solar array. Photo by Mary Hansen.

Renewable energy

As State Pols Resist Obama’s Climate Plan, West Virginians Build Renewables Anyway

So far, the state isn’t stepping up to build a solar-powered future. That leaves the bulk of the work to residents.

Mary Hansen | Oct 31, 2015

Sustainable food and farming

Can Reddit Bring the Campfire Ghost Story Back to Life? (And Other Scary News to Chew On)

Man-made space trash is headed for Earth; there is science to back up why we love horror movies; and campfire stories are reimagined for the tech era.

Oct 28, 2015

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