Category Archives: Global warming

Davos Was a Case Study in How Not to Talk About Climate Change

In emphasizing technological solutions, the elite are sidestepping their own responsibility for the climate crisis.

Drax Eyeing California as Site of New Biomass Carbon Capture Plant

UK company Drax is pitching a huge project, and seeking huge subsidies. for an unproven biomass technology.

Climate Hypocrisy Ensures Global Warming

Facts and figures on advanced economy climate negligence.

How Energy-Efficiency Upgrades Can Improve Your Health

An energy upgrade to your house will often produce other bennies!

The Mining Industry Is Replicating the Oil Sector Crisis

The push for green new energy faces a big hurdle via sharply rising prices of key inputs, due to years of underinvestment in mining.

Climate Deniers and the Language of Climate Obstruction

From narratives about fossil fuels as a solution to climate advocates as out of touch with reality, here’s how the fossil fuel industry and its allies are weaponizing words to delay climate action.

How to Stay Cool in Hot Weather

With heat waves becoming more prevalent due to climate change, planning ahead can help provide relief during the next hot spell.

Waste Watch: Colorado and New York Pass Right to Repair Measures

Two states, New York and Colorado, recently passed right to repair measures, covering digital electronics equipment and power wheelchairs.

Q&A: The Causal Relationship Between Inequality and Climate Change

Climate change policies focused only on greenhouse gas emissions will be less successful than a broader approach that tackles inequality and climate change together.

“One Reason Republican Lies About the Climate Crisis Work”

Republicans use the fact that tackling climate change will impose costs as a reason not to go there, while Dems largely finesse the issue.

Understanding the Global Rise in Inflation

How high demand for traded goods is generating inflation, and central banks hitting the brakes is likely to hit growth unnecessarily hard.

At Least 11 Dead in Wake of Michigan Tornado, Canada Derecho

As if tornadoes weren’t bad enough, you now need to add the derecho to your summer weather risks.

Rising Cereal Prices and Political Violence in The Croplands of Africa

This column shows that rising cereal prices pose an elevated risk of violence in Africa, where agriculture represents a large share of the economy

Book Review: An Urgent Plea to Save the World’s Megaforests

In “Ever Green,” two conservationists present a surprisingly hopeful look at the five five remaining megaforests.