Environment

To be truly transformational, any bold green jobs proposal must be rooted in the right to organize.

On Thanksgiving, We must confront our Climate Emergency as the Pilgrims did Theirs

Revised for 2018 By Juan Cole | — The popular story about Thanksgiving is an environmental parable that we would do well to remember today. It was a harvest festival in 1621, participated in by the 50 (out of 100) survivors at Plymouth Plantation and 90 Native Americans. Some of these latter, such as Squanto, […]

Climate Change

Some Countries will have to Face 6 Climate Catastrophes at Once

TeleSur

(TeleSur) – The future risk of dealing with multiple climate impacts at once depends on geography and whether humanity succeeds in rapidly drawing down greenhouse gas emissions. By century’s end, many parts of the world may have to cope with up to six climate catastrophes at once, ranging from heat waves and wildfires to diluvian […]

Climate Change

Is the Green New Deal our Civil Rights Movement? John Lewis Joins

Juan Cole

Veteran Congressman and Civil Rights icon John Lewis (D-GA) has joined the Green New Deal proposed by the Sunrise Movement and endorsed by newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Here is a video of his remarks, among them that the people “have a right to know what we are breathing.” Here’s the video of civil […]

Green Transportation

Volkswagen to Spend $50 bn on Electric Car Push

AFP

By Florian MÜLLER with Michelle FITZPATRICK in Frankfurt Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) – German auto giant Volkswagen said Friday it will invest 44 billion euros by 2023 in the smarter, greener cars of the future as it ramps up efforts to shake off the “dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal. Over the coming five years, VW said it […]

Climate Change

All our Dystopias Now: Climate Crisis, Plutocracy and Hyper-Nationalism

John Feffer

(Tomdispatch.com) – The mid-term elections are over, and the Democrats have regained the House, but the rest of American political reality remains intact. Meanwhile, the campaigns barely touched on the most important issues of our time: war, climate change, and the fracturing of the international community. So, let’s consider these larger issues from a different […]

Climate Change

Climate Crisis: Lady Gaga, Kardashians, & Thousands others Flee Wildfire in Malibu

TeleSur

Flames driven by hot Santa Ana winds gusting up to 80 kilometers per hour

Pollution

In Setback for Trump’s Imperial presidency, Judge halts Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

AFP

“An agency cannot simply disregard contrary or inconvenient factual determinations that it made in the past”

Climate Change

Trump Paradox: He promotes CO2 even as Climate Emergency impels Emigration from Guatemala

Juan Cole

Locals say the climate has become unusually unpredictable over their lifetimes