Facing the facts of the West
In the years to come, we will have to persuade rather than compel other nations
Climate change
Tuesday
Friday
Why ‘dirty’ coal is vital to a ‘clean’ green future
‘Any time you have energy, you have to dig something out of the ground’
Wednesday
Doombragging: the rise of sustainable boasting
The old-fashioned humble-brag looks passé next to the doombrag
Tuesday
Who will be the next great Climate Teen?
Putting kids at the forefront means we must listen to what they have to say
Friday
Plants meet Ebony G. Patterson’s sculptures at the New York Botanical Gardens
The Jamaican artist’s show continues to evolve as the plants do
Saturday
Biden’s green agenda pokes a big hole in America’s social safety net
Each new spending program further erodes the protection America can offer its seniors and the poor
Tuesday
Why the media is pushing climate lockdown fantasies
They’re creating grounds for our politicians to enact them
Monday
ESG is a surprise boon for fossil fuel giants
It also excludes the most powerful decarbonization tool humanity has at its disposal
The war on life’s simple pleasures
Time and again we are told that in pursuit of a cleaner planet, we all have to be miserable
The rise of avocado anxiety
The ubiquitous fruit is everywhere: in smoothies, on toast, served at breakfast, lunch and dinner, on t-shirts and all over social media
Friday
An eye-opening trip to the local ICE processing center
Detainees fail to report where they’re supposed to ‘more often than you’d think,’ I’m told
Tuesday
Don’t deprive Americans of July 4 fireworks
They engage all of the senses and underscore — with a bang — the shining light that is the United States in the world
Sunday
Maine’s lobstermen are a dying breed
Excessive regulation is killing an age-old industry
The Age of Unreason
It it is becoming plain that civilization cannot go on forever. Does this imply that it should never have existed at all?
Monday
Wildfire apocalypse, not
As usual, the media’s knee-jerk take on the Canadian wildfires was all wrong
Thursday
Climate change didn’t cause Canada’s wildfires
Lightning has been starting forest fires for millennia
Tuesday
Rock ’n’ roll Dolly Parton’s political wake-up call
Her new song is more fire and brimstone than climate anthem
Friday
The US is greening itself toward more dependence on China
We need to mine our own fossil fuels and lithium — and learn how to use them
Monday
Climate warriors are trying to make parking more difficult
Cities are ‘going green’ by eliminating parking spaces
Monday
The Doomsday Clock has been corrupted by ideology
Climate change is not the same as nuclear annihilation
