As the World Seeks Climate Solutions, GOP Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden may be pressing for 2021 to be a transformational year in tackling the climate…
The Climate Bill Even Big Ag Loves
valentinrussanov/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) normally doesn’t see climate change as a major societal threat in need of a policy response. A magnet for agribusiness and oil-industry campaign contributions, she pleaded…
Meet the Reluctant “Green Hero” Behind ExxonMobil’s Shareholder Coup
Protestors hold a sign that reads “Exxon Knew” during the ExxonMobil Corp. trial in 2019.David ‘Dee’ Delgado/Bloomberg/ Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part…
Half of Your Grocery List Contains Byproducts of an Environmental Scourge
An area cleared for an oil palm plantation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Muhammad Adimaja / Greenpeace Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…
Climate-Fueled Wildfires Inspire a New Lifeline for Homeless Families
Alma Alvarez and her three children were among the first families to move into the Redwood Inn.Film still by Brandon Yadegari Moreno Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by High Country News and is…
Zombie Fires in the Arctic Are an Environmental Time Bomb
Peat fires will get more frequent with hotter summers and melting ice.Khosrork/iStock/Getty Images Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Each winter, as snow blankets…