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No one should be surprised that South America is burning
Climate scientists have been saying this would happen for years. It will only get worse from here.
Promoters of clean-energy data centers in Virginia coal country unfazed by doubters
Former chief deputy director with the state Department of Energy: “This isn’t a pipedream. People don’t understand how long..this takes.”
What if nature had a voice in legislation? A ‘planetary parliament’ could give it one.
The Planetary Democrats, a European legal association, wants to create a global parliament that would represent the interests of the nonhuman world.
The disaster effect
There is quite a bit of research on the politics of disasters and how extreme weather shapes voter behavior. We’ve cited some of it in this newsletter.
EV sales are growing. So why are automakers getting cold feet?
From Ford to Mercedes-Benz, major automakers are walking back aggressive electrification goals they set just a few years ago.
Please, no diamonds for the Wilderness Act’s 60th anniversary
The 1964 Wilderness Act celebrates its 60th anniversary today on September 3rd. Diamonds are a gift for a 60th wedding anniversary and presumably represent strength, but from a humanitarian lens diamonds…
As Tornado Alley shifts east, bracing for impact in unexpected places
Scientists say that over the last 30 years in the Northeast, they have seen more tornadoes, and there have been more favorable environments for tornadoes.
As ‘doomsday’ glacier melts, can an artificial barrier save it?
Relatively warm ocean currents are weakening the base of Antarctica’s enormous Thwaites Glacier, whose demise could raise sea levels by as much as 7 feet. To separate the ice from…
Huge Park Outside Mexico City Serves as Climate-Adaptation Model
The park aims to restore the hydrological basin of the Valley of Mexico, provide greenspace for residents and combat climate change.
That Time a California Lawmaker Tried Getting Rid of Gas-Powered Vehicles
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Nicholas Petris, born to Greek immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1923, could remember a…