Few American paradoxes are as potent as the coexisting concepts of “freedom of speech” and “money talks.” Just look at some of our country’s most outspoken billionaires and their conflicted relationship with
In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined that carbon dioxide emissions threaten public health, the EPA would be required to regulate them. In 2009, the
This month, a major UN report on climate change declared that humanity has just a few short years to make the drastic changes needed to stave off an environmental catastrophe. While news
The world is complicated. Rarely is there a straight line between cause and effect. This is true for climate change, both in terms of extreme weather and in terms of the politics
Internet history was made on Monday as Reddit, one of the most popular websites in the United States, banned half the members of a discussion group dedicated to Thanos, the villain of
Intersectionality is a big word with a simple meaning: social, economic and political issues are all connected. Climate change is emblematic of this truth. Though it’s usually regarded as a technological or
Yesterday, the Heartland Institute’s environment page— on which materials are typically ordered chronologically with new posts at the top — reposted a policy brief from 2014. The proposal? Replacing the EPA with a “Committee
Scott Pruitt, still clinging to the helm of President Trump’s EPA, met with allies at the Heritage Foundation Wednesday for what one attendee described as a “deniers’ convention,” according to E&E News.
Scott Pruitt, Trump’s nominee for EPA administrator, had his confirmation hearing yesterday. What follows is a blow-by-blow account of the event. In the morning, there were reports that people were paid to
Former ExxonMobil CEO and Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson spent hours fielding questions in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing today. There was plenty of ducking and dodging among the
There was a climate denial event today, hosted by the Heritage Foundation, which has been described as Trump’s ‘shadow transition’ Team, and Texas Public Policy Foundation. The following is a first-person account
A lawsuit has been filed against ExxonMobil on behalf of investors on Monday for the company’s allegedly misleading behavior regarding the risk of stranded assets due to climate policy and an over-valuation
Frank Sinatra, the epitome of cool, said that if you can make it in New York City, you can make it anywhere. But what if you can’t make it there? Well, then,