Connect with us

Published

on

A wildlife sanctuary holds up a mirror to the climate crisis, war and dispossession.

One of our readers recently asked us if we might write something about war and climate. Many thoughts came to mind. The first: that the biggest wars are fought over the geopolitics of fossil energy, often in disguise. There’s also the Paris climate accord, which fails to require the reporting of military emissions in national greenhouse gas inventories: The rain of exploding bombs and missiles, the tanks and trucks that guzzle diesel, the fighter planes that burn jet fuel, the forward bases and supply lines that swallow gasoline by the tanker. As if they don’t count. It’s permission to continue waging war on the natural world, turning a blind eye to all the casualties of the future.

A Walk in the Woods with My Brain on Fire: Autumn

Climate Change

New York’s Governor Pushes to Delay a Key Portion of the State’s Climate Law

Published

on

Kathy Hochul wants to set a new timeline for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. State lawmakers and environmental advocates are pushing back.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans to roll back parts of the state’s Climate Act, which established aggressive targets for reducing greenhouse gas pollution.

New York’s Governor Pushes to Delay a Key Portion of the State’s Climate Law

Continue Reading

Climate Change

Susan Collins and Climate Change: ‘The Silence is Deafening’

Published

on

Seeking a sixth term, the Maine senator’s passivity in the face of executive branch power grabs undermines her greatest electoral strength, as much as it does climate action.

Last August, when reports emerged that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) planned to cancel $7 billion in grants for solar panels for low-income households, including an estimated 20,000 households in Maine, Sen. Susan Collins seemed to defend the move.

Susan Collins and Climate Change: ‘The Silence is Deafening’

Continue Reading

Climate Change

Yes, Venezuela Has a Ton of Oil—But Its Biggest Opportunity Is Offshore Wind

Published

on

Imagining what a prosperous future for Venezuela would look like if the nation shifted from oil and gas to wind energy.

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Paasha Mahdavi, an associate professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Yes, Venezuela Has a Ton of Oil—But Its Biggest Opportunity Is Offshore Wind

Continue Reading

Trending

Copyright © 2022 BreakingClimateChange.com