Building a Better Battery Supply Chain with JB Straubel and Aimee Boulanger

July 28, 2023

Batteries are a critical part of the transition away from fossil fuels. From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand...

REWIND: Anand Giridharadas: Persuaders in a Hot and Polarized World

July 21, 2023

When’s the last time you changed your mind about something important? 
In a democracy, meaningful change often requires adapting views and...

Green Energy / Red States

July 14, 2023

Billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act have started flowing into renewable energy projects and manufacturing. That’s bringing jobs...

Law and Oil: Taking Climate Offenders to Court

July 7, 2023

The last several years have seen a big increase in the number of lawsuits focused on the climate crisis. Some lawsuits challenge governments for...

Peter Gleick on Water Poverty, Conflict, and a Hope for the Future

June 30, 2023

No elemental force has done more to shape life on this planet than water, from originating the earliest forms of life, to sculpting our...

Cory Booker: Taking on Big Ag & Going Big on Climate

June 23, 2023

Our food and agricultural systems are helping fuel the climate emergency. But climate isn’t the only harm; these systems  also impact local...

Killer Heat: Confronting Disproportionate Impacts on Women and Girls

June 9, 2023

Extreme heat kills more people per year than any other climate disaster. It preys on the poor, exacerbates racial inequalities, and there is a...

Bringing Biodiversity Back from the Breaking Point

June 2, 2023

Land use, pollution and the climate crisis are driving what may be the largest mass extinction event since the dinosaurs. The World Wildlife Fund...

Naomi Oreskes, David Gelles and The Myth of Free Markets

May 26, 2023

Many on the left say that the growing climate crisis is the inevitable result of unbridled capitalism – industries seeking profits above all...

Two Heroes Challenging the Powerful

May 19, 2023

Making the necessary changes to address climate disruption will take massive collective action. But sometimes, a single individual can make an...

Amy Westervelt on Drilling, Denial and Disinformation

May 12, 2023

Investigative journalist Amy Westervelt covers big oil’s methods of shaping public opinion and legal rulings in its favor – which they’ve...

Get Up, Stand Up: What Actions Move the Needle?

May 5, 2023

From the Boston Tea Party to the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter, activists have long sought to bring pressing issues into the public...

Lights, Camera, Inaction: Where is Climate’s Starring Role?

April 28, 2023

Climate disruption is a bigger and bigger part of our lives, and yet there’s one place it still doesn’t show up much: our television and movie...

Missed Connections: Modernizing Our Multiple Grids

April 21, 2023

Thousands of renewable energy projects are ready to be built and start producing fossil-free power, but they’re stuck in a long limbo for one...

Bitcoin Uses a Ton of Energy — On Purpose. Is it Worth It?

April 14, 2023

Crypto mining for bitcoin uses a TON of energy, as much as whole countries, like Argentina and Sweden. The vast majority of bitcoin mining is...