The Paris Climate Agreement Just Passed a Major Milestone
Good news, Earthlings: the Paris climate agreement had passed a critical milestone toward adoption. At a UN General…
This Energy Goal Could Save the US Over a Trillion Dollars
Last December, world leaders made an unprecedented pact to wean their countries off fossil fuels this century. The oil…
The Impacts of Climate Change Will Be Felt For 10,000 Years, Chilling Study Finds
If humans don’t stop burning fossil fuels soon, we’ll be paying for it for the next 10,000 years. That’s the conclusion…
Obama Wants to End Coal Mining on Federal Land
In a symbolic kick in the pants to the coal industry, the Obama administration will announce today that it’s freezing…
Canada Is Doing Quick Business Selling Bottled Air to China's Polluted Cities
Millions of Chinese citizens have been blanketed in thick smog recently, but where some people see only a dense haze,…
The Climate Talks Are Over, But Now It's Up to Us to Do the Real Work
Will we look back and remember this week as the week it all changed?
Photographs Capture What Life is Like in One of the World's Dirtiest Pits
In the wake of the Paris Climate Agreement, it is pretty shocking to see these photographs taken in the Shanxi province…
The Outlook for Nuclear Power in the U.S. Really Sucks
As the Paris climate summit kicked off two weeks ago, venture capitalist Peter Thiel penned a scathing op-ed for the New…
The Paris Climate Agreement Has Been Adopted
After two weeks of marathon negotiations, 195 countries approved an accord that would wean the world off fossil fuels…
Activists Turned a Busy Paris Roundabout into a Symbol of Hope for the Planet
The final climate agreement draft won’t come until this weekend but a group of activists have found a way to mark the…
Rising Temperatures Are Driving Hundreds of Species to the North and South Poles
As global temperatures rise, many animal species are edging toward the poles and even climbing mountains to stay within…
These Scientists Predicted Earth's Future Long Before the World Had a Clue
The Paris climate summit may go down in history as the singular moment nations decided to tackle the threat of…
The Paris Climate Negotiations Will Extend Into the Weekend
Despite pulling another all-nighter, world leaders have been unable to reach a firm consensus over their climate…
World Leaders Are Pulling an All-Nighter to Save the Planet
The historic Paris climate talks have reached their eleventh hour, and world leaders are scrambling to put the…
Ban Cars
In December of 2015, 195 countries announced that even a global effort to reduce emissions probably won’t prevent the…
China's Smog Makes Headlines But India's Is Much Worse
The red-alert issued by Beijing was lifted today as shifting weather patterns improved air quality for the first time…
What Would a Futuristic Low-Carbon Tech World Actually Look Like?
Let’s face it, if we’re going to save the planet from ourselves, we’re going to have to develop cleaner technologies.…
The 8 Best Movies About Apocalyptic Climate Change
Climate change is a notoriously unclickable topic, yet it undeniably captures our imagination, given how often it shows…
How Humans Can Engineer Wilder Cities With the Help of Animals
Look around your city. You’ll see pigeons, rats, maybe a few raccoons. But the typical array of urban wildlife is about…
Why Cities Are Better at Fighting Climate Change Than Countries
As the second week of global climate negotiations gets underway, the world waits for national leaders to make…