It’s Not Just Texas. The Energy Meltdown Can Happen To Your State, Too.
David J. Phillip/AP 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.Last week, during a historic and catastrophic winter storm that brought snow and ice to Texas, the state’s independent and unregulated power grid collapsed. At the height of the storm,…
4 States Propose Harsh New Penalties for Climate Protesters
Activist Tania Aubid, of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, speaks in St. Paul, MN, to protesters opposed to the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline.(Tim Evans/NurPhoto/AP) 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…
Nevada Lithium Mine Kicks Off a New Era of US Extraction
The Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone reservation in Humboldt County, Nevada.Russel Albert Daniels / High Country News 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 reproduced here as part of…
Human Destruction of Nature Is “Senseless and Suicidal”
The trash-soiled Potpecko lake in southwest Serbia.(Darko Vojinovic/AP) 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. Humanity is waging a…
We’re Doing Disaster Planning All Wrong
People wait in line to fill propane tanks in Houston after widespread blackouts.David J. Phillip, AP 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.One of the many reasons millions of Texans were stranded without power in freezing temperatures…
More Than 3 Million People in Texas Are Still Without Power
A home without power in Argyle, TexasChris Rusanowsky/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.If you’re reading this in Texas, chances are you’re huddled over your phone in a cold, dark home, using cell service to access…