Dream Big, Reach for the Stars, and Don’t You Dare Mention Climate Change
Marty Caivano/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera/Getty This story was originally published by the Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Schools and colleges across the US have been accused of censoring students who have attempted to use their graduation speeches to speak out on the unfolding climate crisis. A youth-led movement called Class of 0000 is…
Joe Biden Just Released His Green New Deal. He’s Targeting Net Zero Emissions by 2050.
In a 10,400-word campaign policy proposal, the presumptive front-runner for the next Democratic presidential nomination laid out plans to ramp up renewable energy and electric car investments, spurring 10 million jobs over a decade, and ending fossil fuel subsidies. “As president, I will lead America, and the world, not only to confront the crisis in…
New York City Just Passed Historic Climate Legislation—Its Own Green New Deal
This story was originally published by HuffPost and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The nation’s largest and most economically influential city passed a historic bill Thursday capping climate-changing pollution from big buildings and mandating unprecedented cuts to greenhouse gases. The City Council approved the legislation in a 45-to-2 vote Thursday afternoon, all but ensuring…
John Hickenlooper Has a Curious Connection to a Trump Cabinet Secretary
Mother Jones illustration; ZUMA Press Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s ties to the oil and gas industry run deep, especially when compared to those of other candidates in the unwieldy 2020 Democratic field. In some ways, given that Hickenlooper served two terms in the fifth-largest oil-and-gas-producing state, these connections are not surprising. But what may…
Elizabeth Warren Raises the Pressure on the Military to Take Climate Change Seriously
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Of all the federal agencies in Trump’s Washington, the Department of Defense might be the one least equipped to dismiss climate change given its obvious danger to the safety of coastal bases and troops. But the military’s tendency to prioritize more immediate threats has been a recurring problem, especially when the current…
A Shocking Discovery Shows Just How Far Wind Can Carry Microplastics
Eric Cabanis/Getty Images This story was originally published by Wired and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At the top of the French Pyrenees, not far from the border with Spain, is a virtually pristine clearing, home to snow and a weather station—but mostly feet upon feet of snow. The nearest road closes in…