1. Puerto Rico: Donald Trump’s malignant neglect of the American territory in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s devastation is nothing short of a human-rights atrocity, and one of the most significant climate stories of the decade. 2. Paris pullout: Trump’s announcement of his plans to abandon the 2015 Paris climate agreement sparked an international backlash–and […]
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That’s Really Dour, Son
You’ve heard of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. After this news, it may be time to create a Donald J. Trump Profile in Chutzpah Award: President Trump’s environmental chief has installed a controversial toxicologist as his top adviser — at least temporarily bypassing Senate confirmation for a nominee Democrats fiercely oppose. The […]
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Course Correction for the Climate Movement
Were Donald Trump to win the Presidency on November 8, it would represent a deathblow to the climate movement: it would be impossible to make any further progress on reducing carbon pollution if the chief executive officer of the United States happened to be a man who sabotaged the Paris climate agreement and appointed vehement […]
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The Path of the Sociopath
They did it while Louisiana drowned. They didn’t give a damn about how many people had lost their lives, or how many people will lose their lives if we don’t transition as quickly as possible away from fossil fuels. They couldn’t care less about the health impacts of carbon pollution, and the fact that it […]
