Politics
The last holdout among big palm oil producers joins no-deforestation pledge
That means 96 percent of global palm oil production is now committed to better practices. Next step: making sure the promises are kept.
From Hazard to Flippin, White House promotes local food in awesomely named towns
$800,000 for food-system improvements may be peanuts on a federal scale, but even peanuts can make a difference at the local level.
Why climate hawks are on the left, like it or not
Climate change is a global injustice that markets won't solve on their own; it will require government intervention and international cooperation.
This guy’s typhoon tweets make the climate crisis urgent, touching, and funny all at once
As Super Typhoon Hagupit bears down on the Philippines, the country's climate commissioner is pleading for action -- and making a few jokes.
Dear U.N.: Coal plants don’t count as climate-friendly projects
Japan spent $1 billion building coal plants in Indonesia and claimed it was "climate financing." Green groups are calling bullsh*t and demanding reform.
Meet the BART-stopping woman behind “Black Lives Matter”
Two activists who devised the phrase "Black Lives Matter" discuss its origins -- and why they took their demonstration to the Bay Area's transit system last week.
ALEC (not Baldwin) is trying to destroy the environment
Lobbying behemoth American Legislative Exchange Council plans to attack environmental protections when Republicans take control of Congress and several state legislatures.
Nike, Starbucks, and other big businesses step up to support Obama’s climate rules
The EPA's proposed power plant regulations will help the American economy, not cripple it, say companies like Ikea, Kellogg’s, and Nestle.
Could this lawsuit force Obama to fix his ridiculous coal-leasing program?
The feds are still letting coal companies mine on public land at far below market rates, contrary to the goals of the president's own climate plan.
