Climate Change
Tipping points: Stop Trump and restrain capitalism to save the world
November 17, 2017Humanity faces its greatest existential threats ever in climate change and nuclear war—and Trump is aggravating both.
Read moreWho needs biodiversity?
November 1, 2017Under Trump, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied protection to no less than 25 species of wildlife endangered by global warming.
Read moreIf there’s a “war on coal,” coal already lost
October 27, 2017The real challenge now is not how to save coal, but how to ensure that new, green energy jobs are created, and support is given to communities that have long relied on mining.
Read more“No jobs on a dead planet”: A just transition to the new economy
October 25, 2017Hovering over the proceedings of the AFL-CIO convention is the specter of the new economy, a rocky dystopia littered with the debris of traditional industries, professions, and neighborhoods.
Read moreBlueGreen Alliance, SEIU hit Trump’s dump of Clean Power Plan
October 11, 2017Trump and his EPA administrator, who has been wined and dined by oil company executives, are putting corporate profits ahead of our ability to breathe clean air.
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