Climate Change

Insurance Companies Are Subsidizing Fox News’ Coronavirus and Climate Misinformation

Insurance companies have issued some of the loudest calls for climate action, and they rely on hard data to make their assessments. But a new report from Media Matters for America finds that major insurers are top sponsors of Fox News’ coverage of highly misleading pandemic coverage, using tactics it honed through years of climate…

Climate Change Dharna Noor May 27

Migratory Birds Are Failing to Adapt to Climate Change

New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday shows that the climate crisis may be seriously messing with North American birds’ migration patterns, and the consequences could be dire. The researchers examined monitoring data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey, which biologists started in the 1960s in response…

Climate Change Dharna Noor May 26

Ohio Approved the Country’s First Freshwater Offshore Wind Farm

Ohio legislators have approved plans to build North America’s first-ever freshwater offshore wind farm. On Thursday, the Ohio Power Siting Board unanimously approved the Icebreaker wind project, a six turbine project slated to be constructed off the Lake Erie shore near downtown Cleveland. The wind farm would include a 12-mile long submerged cable to transmit…

Climate Change Dharna Noor May 22

The Worst Types of Cyclones Are Becoming More Likely

India and Bangladesh are currently reeling from Cyclone Amphan. The cyclone made landfall Wednesday, forcing millions into shelters. Prior to weakening near landfall, it was a super cyclone, the most powerful type of storm possible. A new paper has found that cyclones around the world are becoming stronger. And that’s damn terrifying. The study, published…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes May 20

Holding the World’s Breath at 11,135 Feet

MAUNA LOA OBSERVATORY, HAWAII—There are just a few moments from my past that, having left an indelible mark on my life, I can now return to in an instant. My first dance at my wedding to “I Only Have Eyes for You.” The phone call I received, as I dressed to go to work, telling…

Climate Change Brian Kahn May 19

The Arctic Is Unraveling as a Massive Heat Wave Grips the Region

It wouldn’t be spring in the climate change era without a massive heat wave in the Arctic. Freakishly warm air has billowed up from Siberia over the Arctic Ocean and parts of Greenland, and the heat will only intensify in the coming days. The warmth is helping to spread widespread wildfires and to kickstart ice…

Climate Change Brian Kahn May 18

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders Made a Climate Task Force—Here’s What Its Priorities Should Be

Joe Biden has a lot of work to do to win over progressives as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, especially when it comes to the climate crisis. On Wednesday, his campaign announced the names on a series of task force put together with his top primary rival, Senator Bernie Sanders. Those names are varied to…

Climate Change Dharna Noor May 13

Ban Cruises

Some of the most horrifying coronavirus outbreaks have been on vacation cruises. As ships have acted like petri dishes for the disease, hundreds of cruise goers have gotten sick and dozens have died. The industry was forced to shutter amid the pandemic, but touting new health protocols, it’s already planning its big comeback. The problem…

Climate Change Dharna Noor May 6

A California Utility Just Bought a Record Amount of Battery Storage

The U.S. just saw its biggest purchase of energy storage ever. California utility Southern California Edison signed seven contracts last week to launch several energy storage projects totaling 770 megawatts to come online in 2021. It’s a huge step, one that dwarfs all the storage purchased last year across the entire country. This piece in…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes May 5

Lawmaker Who Spoke at ‘Reopen’ Protest Questions Study Linking Air Pollution to Coronavirus Deaths

The coronavirus pandemic is truly showing us who the real snakes in Congress are. We already had an idea, of course, given how many right-wing lawmakers deny climate science, but even in the face of endless death, these fools continue to ignore science and public health all in the name of good ol’ American pandering.…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes May 4

We Should Bail Out Fossil Fuel Workers, Not the Industry

This May Day, workers in pretty much every sector are struggling. In the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. is almost surely facing Depression-era levels of unemployment. Fossil fuel workers are no exception. On Thursday, the Federal Reserve announced changes to its emergency Main Street lending program which look a lot like a lifeline…

Climate Change Dharna Noor May 1

Animal Crossing’s Nature Day Exposes How Worthless Earth Day Is

In the world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, there’s no such thing as Earth Day. This video game full of cute anthropomorphic villagers celebrates Nature Day instead. Like everything else in the game, Animal Crossing has managed to turn a pretty awful real-world situation (i.e. ecological collapse) into a playful event. That’s part of what…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Apr 24

Look at All This Oil

Some truly bananas footage from the U.S. Coast Guard shows dozens of oil tankers anchored off of the coast of California, from Long Beach to the San Francisco Bay, stuck without anywhere to unload. The 27 ships are carrying enough oil to cover a fifth of the world’s consumption—at least, if consumption were at pre-coronavirus…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Apr 24

What the Actual Fuck Is Happening With Oil Prices Right Now?

Oil companies will now pay you to take their damn oil. No, you are not that high. Well, maybe you are because it’s 4/20, but you’re still reading that correctly. Monday is the absolute most staggering day in oil trading history. West Texas Intermediate, one of the most commonly traded oils on the market, plunged…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Apr 20

The West Is Facing Its Worst Megadrought in at Least 1,200 Years

Nearly 1,000 years ago, a megadrought ravaged the southwestern U.S., swiftly wiping out a thriving indigenous culture and rendering once-arid land unusable. Scientists have long warned that the climate crisis may trigger another megadrought. And according to a new study, that megadrought isn’t just on its way—it’s likely already under way, and it could be…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Apr 16

Today’s Extreme Floods Could Happen Daily by 2100

The U.S. is already facing a flooding crisis as sea-level rise pushes tides ever higher. But it’s only going to get worse with flood risk doubling every five years in the coming decades, according to a new study. That means floods that used to happen once in a person’s lifetime occur every year or even…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Apr 16

Jay Inslee’s Climate Team Dropped a Roadmap for a Post-Coronavirus Green Recovery

There’s been a Jay Inslee-sized hole in the presidential race politics ever since the Washington governor dropped out the race last August. He’s got his hands full now with effectively managing the coronavirus outbreak, but the people behind his climate plan are back at it. On Wednesday, the group dubbed the Evergreen Collaborative released a…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Apr 15

Big Banks’ Latest Plan to Kill the Climate Is Taking Over Failing Oil and Gas Companies

Before the coronavirus, the American oil and gas industry was struggling to keep its profits up. The pandemic exacerbated that, and now it’s doing way, way worse. Companies heavily dependent on fracking in Texas and Wyoming could go belly up. According to Reuters, to avoid losses on the loans they made to fossil fuel companies…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Apr 10

The Trump Administration’s Proposed Mercury Rollback Is Based on Flawed Analysis

The Trump administration has been trying to dismantle Obama-era mercury regulations since October 2018. It based a decision to rollback the rule based on an analysis the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that found its decision “appropriate and necessary.” Surprise, that analysis also appears to be pretty flawed. In a study published in Science on Thursday,…

Climate Change Dharna Noor Apr 9

The World Is on Track to See Its Biggest Yearly Drop in Carbon Pollution Ever

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the world is in sleep mode. We already knew that this has resulted in air pollution dropping dramatically, but several analyses are now showing that our greenhouse gas emissions are dropping, too. In fact, the pandemic may lead to the largest annual fall in emissions ever recorded. Carbon…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Apr 9

Insurance Companies Are Subsidizing Fox News’ Coronavirus and Climate Misinformation

Migratory Birds Are Failing to Adapt to Climate Change

Ohio Approved the Country’s First Freshwater Offshore Wind Farm

The Worst Types of Cyclones Are Becoming More Likely

Holding the World’s Breath at 11,135 Feet

The Arctic Is Unraveling as a Massive Heat Wave Grips the Region

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders Made a Climate Task Force—Here’s What Its Priorities Should Be

Ban Cruises

A California Utility Just Bought a Record Amount of Battery Storage

Lawmaker Who Spoke at ‘Reopen’ Protest Questions Study Linking Air Pollution to Coronavirus Deaths

We Should Bail Out Fossil Fuel Workers, Not the Industry

Animal Crossing’s Nature Day Exposes How Worthless Earth Day Is

Look at All This Oil

What the Actual Fuck Is Happening With Oil Prices Right Now?

The West Is Facing Its Worst Megadrought in at Least 1,200 Years

Today’s Extreme Floods Could Happen Daily by 2100

Jay Inslee’s Climate Team Dropped a Roadmap for a Post-Coronavirus Green Recovery

Big Banks’ Latest Plan to Kill the Climate Is Taking Over Failing Oil and Gas Companies

The Trump Administration’s Proposed Mercury Rollback Is Based on Flawed Analysis

The World Is on Track to See Its Biggest Yearly Drop in Carbon Pollution Ever

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

The Crypto Bros Want to Get Their Hands on Anthropic’s ‘Super Dangerous’ Model

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As Starship V3 Lags Behind, Blue Origin Prepares Third Launch of New Glenn

The New Movie From Takashi Yamazaki Could Be the New ‘Pacific Rim’

Forget Samsung Galaxy S26, Google Pixel 10 Pro Hits a Black Friday Low With No Trade-In Required

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Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

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