Millennial Trump Supporters Are Breaking With Their Party Over Climate Change
Scott Olson/Getty Images This story was originally published by the Guardian and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump’s indifference, punctuated by bursts of mocking disdain, towards climate change has been indulged and even cheered by his supporters. The president has called climate science “bullshit,” donned a coal miner’s helmet at rallies and defenestrated…
Killing Migratory Birds Has Been a Crime for Decades. Not Anymore.
Zach Gibson/Getty Images This story was originally published by Reveal and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Under Republican and Democratic presidents from Nixon through Obama, killing migratory birds, even inadvertently, was a crime, with fines for violations ranging from $250 to $100 million. The power to prosecute created a deterrent that protected birds and enabled…
Beto O’Rourke’s Vote to Lift the Oil Export Ban Looms Over His Climate Record
Now, as the United States is poised to surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s No. 1 oil and gas exporter, his campaign has echoed that defense. In a lengthy statement to HuffPost, Chris Evans, a spokesman for O’Rourke’s presidential campaign, said former congressman believed the vote would ensure “the resources we consume—even as we work…
This Video Shows What Happens After the Ice Melts
Yu Ruidong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images This story was originally published by Wired and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Not enough people care enough about climate change. It’s too remote, too removed from everyday life. Even those who acknowledge its enormity often don’t see what it has to do with them personally. So maybe this…
A 23-Year-Old Went on Fox News and Schooled Their Hosts on the Green New Deal
This story was originally published by HuffPost and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Jack Vandeleuv’s Thursday night went like this: He went to a diner in Riverside, Missouri, ordered himself a vegetarian omelet and served up arguably the most clear-eyed defense of the Green New Deal yet broadcast on Fox News. In a…
The New Governor of Florida Is Not the Environmental Disaster Everyone Thought He’d Be
Ron DeSantis in the Florida EvergladesWilfredo Lee/AP On paper, Ron DeSantis looked like an environmental disaster waiting to happen. During his 2018 campaign to be Florida’s next governor, the Republican candidate dodged questions about whether humans are causing climate change and he became a clear favorite of President Donald Trump. He also offered a less-than-stellar history on environmental…