A New Poll Shows That Trump’s Handling of Climate Change Is Deeply Unpopular
Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden/Zuma Is the economy the only thing saving President Donald Trump from a complete collapse in public opinion? Americans disapprove of Trump’s position on virtually every other major issue, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. While the poll shows Trump with the best approval rating of his presidency—44 percent—a majority of respondents see…
Greta Thunberg Is Happy to Her Work Is Described as “Greatest Threat” by Oil Chief
Greta Thunberg attends the “Fridays For Future” rally on April 19, 2019 in Rome, Italy.Ernesto Ruscio/Getty This story was originally published by the Guardian and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Greta Thunberg and other climate activists have said it is a badge of honor that the head of the world’s most powerful oil…
We Are Flushing Away Our Forests
Mint/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Toilet paper—the one product that the majority of us use just once and flush away—is becoming less sustainable, according to research. Analysis from Ethical Consumer magazine found that major brands were using less recycled paper than in…
The Nation’s Largest Commercial Insurance Company Has Ditched Covering Coal. That’s a Big Deal.
Chubb Ltd., the nation’s largest commercial insurance company, announced it will move away from insuring and investing in coal. It becomes the first major U.S. insurance company to take such action, joining more than a dozen European and Australian insurers that have already adopted similar policies. Chubb will no longer underwrite the construction of new…
What Will Be Left When We’re Gone? Bones, Plastic, Radioactive Waste, and Lots of Garbage.
Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Millions of years from now, what will be left of us? At the rate we’re going, nature might well have taken over. Moscow and Mumbai will be sand and gravel cast across the desert expanse; New…
Trump Is Going to Brag About All He’s Done for the Environment. No. Really.
Donald Trump on a tour of the Flint, Michigan water plant in 2016, when he was the Republican presidential nominee.Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty This story was originally published by the Guardian and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump plans to go on the offensive against criticism of his industry-friendly rollbacks of environment…