We want people to change their minds
We used to think investing in fossil fuel was okay, but the new science has convinced us, and we don’t think that way any longer.
climate change
Freedom in a full world
We are now living in a "full world." How must our ideas about human freedom change so that we can adapt and thrive?
What Climate Change Will Do To The American Economy In 7 Charts – Risky Business
Put together by a research team headed up by the likes of former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer, “Risky Business” is a sweeping analysis of climate change’s economic impacts on the United States.
Energy Crunch: Turmoil in Iraq
The possibility of a new global energy shock moved closer this week as ISIS forces made major territorial gains in Iraq, the speed of events taking world leaders by surprise.
Stormy Science, Rocky Investments
Climate change is risky business – but how risky is it for business?
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.
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.
