While China, Europe, and several U.S. states are reaping the rewards of transitioning to renewables, the Trump administration appears dead-set on propping up a dying dirty industry.
Donald Trump: Invasive Species
Can one determined and willfully ignorant man both stem the green tide and push the world over the brink into ecocide?
Trump’s ‘America Third’ Foreign Policy
Despite Trump’s tough talk, his crude and narrow vision of foreign policy has created huge opportunities for China and Russia.
Taking Iraq’s Oil
Trump wants Iraq’s oil, and he’s not interested in sharing.
Conn Hallinan’s 2016 ‘Are You Serious?’ Awards
This year’s lowlights from world politics, the culture wars, and the military-industrial complex.
Trump Can’t Hold Back the Tide of Climate Action
Market forces, state and local action, and strong social movements could blunt the impacts of a denialist White House.
A Failed State in Latin America?
There’s still hope for the “pink tide” that swept aside Latin America’s right-wing dictators. But in Venezuela, Chavismo is on its last legs.
The Old Oil Order Is Collapsing
If even Saudi Arabia is ready to move away from its reliance on petroleum, we’re indeed entering a new world — one in which the titans of oil production will no longer hold sway over our lives.
How Japanese Officials Can Atone for Fukushima
Let them eat isotopes.
From Fukushima to Brussels, Nuclear Energy Isn’t Worth the Risks
The scariest part of the Brussels attacks is something that hasn’t happened yet and hopefully never will: an act of nuclear terrorism.