A Paris Progress Report

May 17, 2018

In June 2017, President Trump announced his plan to withdraw the country from the 2015 Paris Climate Accord, claiming it disadvantaged the United

The Hidden Health Hazards of Climate Change

May 10, 2018

Climate change isn’t just an environmental problem – it’s also a health hazard. Air pollution and changing weather patterns give rise to heat-related

Selling the Science of Climate Change

May 4, 2018

The scientific consensus is that human activity is cooking the planet and disrupting our economies. Yet many people still don’t believe that climate

The Population Bomb, 50 Years Later: A Conversation with Paul Ehrlich

April 27, 2018

In 1968, the best-seller “The Population Bomb,” written by Paul and Anne Ehrlich (but credited solely to Paul) warned of the perils of overpopulation

Geo-Engineering Climate Solutions

April 20, 2018

In an emergency, we’re told to “break the glass” and reach for the fire extinguisher.  Some would argue we’re in the midst of a climate emergency – so

Climate One at Duke University: How Climate Change Will Change the Way We Eat

March 23, 2018

As the planet gets hotter, it’s affecting many of the foods we love – when and where they’re grown, how they get to the grocery store and how much we

Exposed: Dieselgate's Impact on the Auto Industry

March 28, 2018

Volkswagen’s brazen cheating on air pollution rules rocked an industry with a history of skulduggery. The scandal has now cost the company $30 billion

Mindful Travel in the Age of Climate Change

April 1, 2018

We’ve all heard that hopping on a plane is one of the worst things we can do for the climate. So how do we justify the environmental costs of world

Dark Money and The US Chemical Safety Board

March 22, 2018

In her book “Dark Money: the Hidden History Behind the Rise of the Radical Right,” New Yorker writer Jane Mayer exposes the powerful group of

Is Silicon Valley as Green as it Claims?

March 7, 2018

Tech companies are cleaning up their data centers and building shiny new buildings that sip water and energy. But are they really as green as they

Dooley and Pelosi: Bridging Trump's Divide

March 2, 2018

Executive Committeewoman of Democratic National Committee Christine Pelosi, as well as staunch Trump supporter and clean energy advocate, Debbie

Cloudy Days for Solar?

February 22, 2018

When the U.S slapped 30 percent tariffs on imported solar panels, headlines heralded bad times ahead for clean energy in this country. But the stock

Power Shift: The End of Gasoline Cars?

February 14, 2018

After more than a century of ruling the roads, oil is starting to lose its dominance over the auto industry. More and more automakers are introducing

Weathering the Storm: Mayors of Houston, Miami and Columbia

February 8, 2018

2017 brought a raft of extreme weather disasters costing the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars in damages, including hurricanes Harvey, Irma and

Climate on Your Plate

February 8, 2018

What should climate-conscious people do to eat most sustainably? How people approach their diet is deeply personal and can be extremely controversial

EPA Then and Now

February 1, 2018

It was in 1970, under President Nixon, that the Environmental Protection Agency was founded. While the Agency enjoyed tremendous bipartisan support