Molly Taft

9/23/21

‘This Is a Simple Meme You Would Find on the Internet, but This Meme Is Very Real'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene busted out a Scooby-Doo meme to stoke fears about two of the right's favorite boogeymen:…

9/23/21

Late Night Climate Comedy Segments, Ranked

Seven shows trotted out climate change for the laughs on Wednesday night. Some hit the mark, some made us scratch…

9/22/21

Are We Really Doing This?

Late-night comedy shows will do a bunch of jokes about climate on Wednesday, after largely avoiding the topic for…

9/22/21

30% of the World’s Koalas Have Disappeared Since 2018

New statistics illustrate the drastic decline in koala populations following Australia's series of devastating…

9/21/21

China's Xi Jinping Says Country Will Stop Financing Coal-Fired Power Abroad

The move would take away the largest remaining source of money for international coal projects. But details,…

9/21/21

I Rode Specialized’s Fancy New E-Bike, and Now I See the Light

I'm scared of going fast, but Specialized's new e-bikes won me over.

9/21/21

Shell's Big Sale of Texas Oil and Gas Holdings Is a Climate Bait-and-Switch

The sale comes as Shell faces pressure to lower its emissions. It did so by selling off a polluting part of its…

9/20/21

Satellite Image Shows How Shockingly Close the KNP Complex Fire Is to Earth's Biggest Tree

The KNP Complex Fire in Sequoia National Park exploded over the weekend and is now nearly 24,000 acres.

9/17/21

Line 3 Pipeline Construction Damaged a Sensitive Wetland, State Says

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has ordered Enbridge Energy to pay more than $3 million and is…

9/17/21

Chevron CEO: ‘Let Them Plant Trees’

The company's CEO had a rather strange message for investors to explain why it's not investing in renewables.

9/16/21

Does Driving an Electric Vehicle Matter if the Grid Is Fossil Fueled?

It's generally still better for the climate to go electric—but it's complicated and depends on where you live.

9/16/21

Facebook Thinks Buzzfeed-Style Quizzes Will Solve Its Climate Misinformation Problem

The company said it will improve climate fact-checking, but a new report shows just how inadequate the platform’s…

9/15/21

Utilities Would Like to Speak to the Manager About Your Tweets

Some of the most powerful energy companies in the U.S. have responded to mildly critical tweets by calling employers…

9/15/21

Sequoia National Park Closes as Wildfires Threaten Some of the Largest Trees on Earth

Two wildfires have exploded in Sequoia National Park, leading to evacuations and a fierce fight to save the largest…

9/14/21

Sweeping Illinois Clean Energy Bill Also Bails Out Nuclear Power

The huge Climate and Equitable Jobs Act has a lot of provisions for environmental justice—and helps a key source of…

9/10/21

California’s Quest for Water Could Drive Up Carbon Emissions

Water is a huge electricity suck—and emissions could rise if the state doesn't get more efficient at how it uses…

9/9/21

Nearly All the Unburned Coal Must Stay in the Ground to Avert Climate Catastrophe

A new study quantifies the vast amount of fossil fuels we need to leave untouched if we want to stave off the worst…

9/8/21

The World’s Biggest Plant to Suck Carbon Dioxide From the Sky Is Up and Running

The new plant can suck carbon dioxide from the air and turn it to stone underground, sequestering 4,000 tons of…

9/7/21

First-Ever Spill of 'Frankenstein Fuels' Occurred Last Year, Researchers Find

A study confirms that the crash of the MV Wakashio last summer spilled a new kind of shipping fuel into a sensitive…

9/7/21

Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico After Ida Linked to Abandoned Pipeline

Initial reports indicate a 10-mile-long oil spill in the Gulf could have come from an abandoned pipeline.

Molly Taft's posts

‘This Is a Simple Meme You Would Find on the Internet, but This Meme Is Very Real'

Late Night Climate Comedy Segments, Ranked

Are We Really Doing This?

30% of the World’s Koalas Have Disappeared Since 2018

China's Xi Jinping Says Country Will Stop Financing Coal-Fired Power Abroad

I Rode Specialized’s Fancy New E-Bike, and Now I See the Light

Shell's Big Sale of Texas Oil and Gas Holdings Is a Climate Bait-and-Switch

Satellite Image Shows How Shockingly Close the KNP Complex Fire Is to Earth's Biggest Tree

Line 3 Pipeline Construction Damaged a Sensitive Wetland, State Says

Chevron CEO: ‘Let Them Plant Trees’

Does Driving an Electric Vehicle Matter if the Grid Is Fossil Fueled?

Facebook Thinks Buzzfeed-Style Quizzes Will Solve Its Climate Misinformation Problem

Utilities Would Like to Speak to the Manager About Your Tweets

Sequoia National Park Closes as Wildfires Threaten Some of the Largest Trees on Earth

Sweeping Illinois Clean Energy Bill Also Bails Out Nuclear Power

California’s Quest for Water Could Drive Up Carbon Emissions

Nearly All the Unburned Coal Must Stay in the Ground to Avert Climate Catastrophe

The World’s Biggest Plant to Suck Carbon Dioxide From the Sky Is Up and Running

First-Ever Spill of 'Frankenstein Fuels' Occurred Last Year, Researchers Find

Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico After Ida Linked to Abandoned Pipeline