How Do I Reassure My Children About the Future When the Future Is Terrifying?
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story first appeared at TomDispatch.com. As a mother and an activist, here’s what I’ve concluded as 2018 begins: It’s getting harder and harder to think about the future—at least in that soaring Whitney Houston fashion. You know the song: “I believe…
Soon the Only Coral Reefs We See Will Be on the Nature Channel
Kyodo via AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For decades, marine scientists have been warning of the demise of coral reefs in a warming world. But now, those warning calls have reached a full-scale…
The Interior Department Has Cleared the Way for Energy Developers to Destroy Natural Habitats
Mead Gruver/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just before Christmas, the Interior Department quietly rescinded an array of policies designed to elevate climate change and conservation in decisions on managing public lands,…
Trump’s Cold-Snap Tweet Is Even More Shamelessly Stupid Than You Had First Thought. Here’s Why.
People visit the Niagara Falls during extreme cold weather as sub-zero temperatures are expected across Canada and the United States on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s day. Rex Features via AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by The Huffington Post and is reproduced…
The East Coast Is About to Get Hit by a “Bomb Cyclone”
Sub-zero temperatures are expected across the northeastern United States.Vianney Le Caer/REX/Shutterstock/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Much of the eastern United States has been assaulted by brutally cold temperatures over the last week. New Year’s Eve revelers in New York City rang in 2018 in 9 degree weather—the coldest midnight…
Here’s One Important Lesson From 2017’s Environmental Disasters
Kenneth Song/Santa Barbara News-Press/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. This past year, 2017, was the worst fire season in American history. Over 9.5 million acres burned across North America. Firefighting efforts cost $2 billion. This past year, 2017, was…