Making the most of it in dry times
As California endures what may be its driest and hottest year on record, farmers and farmworkers have been among those most heavily hit by the drought.
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Making Climate Change Graphic
Can the climate change story be told better in pictures? Two recent books attempt just that.
One rural community responds to climate change
Extreme weather brought on by climate change will affect each community differently.
The Vanity Costs of Burning Coal in Arizona
Arizona, the sunniest state in the U.S., is 3.2% solar and 40-50% coal…what?! It’s a shining example of how broken the electricity system is…
Bottom Up, Top Down
How can we reverse course to avert an unprecedented series of crises that might entail massive human mortality and the more or less permanent crippling of planetary ecosystems?
Planet Code Red
The amount of carbon we can burn and still have a safe climate is zero. One Australian calls it Code Red, time for emergency action. Plus new science on why New York City will flood again and again. Guests David Spratt and Dr. Stefan Talke, plus special on gardening in extreme heat with Marjory Wildcraft.
Abandoned Oil Wells Spouting Significant Levels of Methane: Study
A Princeton University study has found that leaks from abandoned oil and gas wellbores pose not only a risk to groundwater, but represent a growing threat to the climate.
Engaging Diverse Communities in Climate Action: Lessons from Chicago
What does climate change mean to people in the U.S. in the context of their daily lives? What does “climate action” look like in the context of particular places and cultures?
Climate Change: The Bigger Picture
That climate-change alarm sits so comfortably within our culture’s familiar way of thinking, should give us pause.
Obama’s New Emission Rules: Will They Survive Challenges?
The sweeping nature of President Obama’s proposed regulations limiting carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants is likely to open his initiative to serious legal challenges.
How A Small College Launched Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Unity College in Maine was the first in the U.S. to divest all fossil fuel holdings from its endowment. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Unity president Stephen Mulkey talks about why he sees this groundbreaking move as an ethical decision and an extension of the college’s mission.
Coming into Carbon Country
Climate change is carbon, hunger is carbon, money is carbon, politics is carbon, land is carbon, we are carbon.
