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Climate Change Is the Biggest Story on Earth. So Why Can’t Hollywood Make Good TV Shows and Movies About It?
Last summer, I wrote a short story entitled Rat Island, set in a post-pandemic United States. In it, the rule of law and social order have broken down, with mobs roaming the streets of Los Angeles. A wealthy group of people stand on top of a skyscraper, waiting for the helicopter that will whisk them…
Automakers Are Going All In on Electric Pickups. Will Anyone Buy Them?
'Do you think anybody really wants an EV pickup truck?'
The Unexpected Ways Climate Change Is Reshaping College Education
Universities are incorporating climate education into their curriculum to prepare students for future work in a world of climate breakdown
‘When the Rain Stops:’ a New Short Story by Bryan Washington
We heard about the storm a week before the rains. Manny figured they wouldn’t be a problem. Jae disagreed. The news called it a minor inconvenience—a flash flood at most—but we’d learned not to lean too deep into forecasts. In the morning, Houston felt sticky. Our heels slapped across the floorboards. We plodded around the…
Lisa P. Jackson: The Fight Against Climate Change Is a Fight for People
When I was 8 years old, I wrote a letter asking President Nixon to do what he could to protect our planet. I didn’t know I’d one day go on to lead the agency he founded, the Environmental Protection Agency, or build on that work at Apple. But I saw the impact pollution was having…
The Pandemic Remade Every Corner of Society. Now It’s the Climate’s Turn
The intertwining of the economy and climate change promises to alter the shape of global politics and society for the foreseeable future
Our Planet Faces Twin Climate and Nature Crises. Here’s How We Can Tackle Both
Nature and climate are inextricably linked. Nature loss drives climate change and vice versa. Right now, both are in crisis. Repairing our natural climate—reversing deforestation, for example, or conserving ecosystems to sequester and store carbon—addresses both these crises. So-called natural climate solutions are one of the most important and cost-effective ways to stay on track…
Vanessa Nakate: How Educating Girls Will Help Combat the Climate Crisis
When you think of climate solutions, you probably think of renewable energy or electric vehicles. But while we need these kinds of innovations, there are other powerful solutions we are not paying proper attention to. There exists an environmental solution that can reduce inequality, build resilience to the climate crisis and reduce emissions all at…
Spain Is Going to Trial a 4-Day Work Week. Could the Idea Go Mainstream Post-Pandemic?
What the country can learn from companies and municipalities that have tried it
How Industrial Fishing Creates More CO2 Emissions Than Air Travel
A new study is the first to calculate the immense carbon toll of dragging weighted nets along the ocean floor
Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot Has a Plan to End Hunger in America
Economic hardship has caused more food insecurity. But there's a way out.
Disinformation Is Among the Greatest Threats to Our Democracy. Here Are Three Key Ways to Fight It
In October 2019, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg was asked what she thought historians would see when they looked back on the Trump era in United States history. Justice Ginsberg, known for her colorful and often blistering legal opinions, replied tersely, “An aberration.” As President Biden’s administration settles in, many feel an…