Can Live Theater Help Spur Climate Action?
This year's Ojai Playwrights Conference tackled the existential threat of climate change.
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In a Tornado, Mobile Homes Are Deadly
The federal government needs to start subsidizing storm shelters for people living in mobile homes in rural areas.
What the Oregon State Senate Standoff Tells Us About the GOP and the Far Right
The Oregon GOP standoff was merely the most recent escalation of a far-right strategy that has been with us for a long time.
When It Comes to Climate, Why Are We Willing to Sacrifice Lives for Money?
Of course addressing the climate crisis will cost money. The important question is how we can save and improve lives by spending it.
The White House Wants to Hold a Mock-Climate Debate. That Makes It Even More Important for the DNC to Host a Real One.
The Trump administration is trying to make climate denial more mainstream. In response, Democrats should center climate science and policy in their upcoming primary debates.
Republicans Are Responding to the Green New Deal With Climate ‘Plans’ Built on Industry Talking Points
Republicans in Congress are focusing climate legislation on innovation and carbon capture—two procrastination methods also favored by the fossil fuel industry.
What If Climate Change and Rising Nationalism Both Had the Same Solution?
Countries riven by inequality and xenophobia won't be resilient to climate change—which means that the fight against nationalism and the fight against global warming are actually one and the same.
Going Nuclear Might Be the Best Way to Combat Climate Change
Without federal policy supporting nuclear energy, we'll run out of time to decarbonize.
The Billionaires’ Guide to Hacking the Planet
What would it look like if a small group of billionaires took unilateral climate action through solar radiation management?
For the Sake of a Green New Deal, Start Thinking About Your Individual Actions
Making changes to our diet today can help prepare us for a carbon-neutral future—while pushing our peers to be greener in their own lives.