What will happen to workers in the transition to clean energy?
Labor and Green Colonialism in the Global South
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Energy
In the Caucasus, the U.S. Priority Is Fossil Fuels, Not Armenians
Despite the ethnic cleansing of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, U.S. officials remain upbeat about opportunities for new energy pipelines.
As War in Ukraine Grinds On, U.S. Officials Focus on Black Sea
The war has major implications for the geopolitics of energy.
The Push to Dig Up Rare Earth Materials in the Black Hills
The demand for critical raw materials imperils the environment and the communities that live near the Devil’s Tower in Wyoming.
The EU and US Make a Bid for the World’s Critical Raw Materials
The EU and US are considering a club to ensure access to the world’s limited supply of critical raw materials, but are they banking on out-of-date geopolitics?
Climate Is the Fight of Our Lifetime. Our Federal Budget Should Reflect That.
More than half of discretionary spending goes to the military. Only a tiny fraction addresses the most urgent threat to our security.
Challenging the Global North’s “Clean Energy” Transition
How can activists in the north and south work together to ensure a global just transition?
Rare Earth Mining: Sacrificing the Environment to Save the Planet?
A rare earth elements project in Sweden is frozen because of non-compliance with environmental standards. But new European regulations on critical minerals could change that.
Drilling Our Way to Climate Doom
The United States leads the world in oil and natural gas production.
War in Ukraine Makes Just Transition on Energy More Urgent
Powerful interests are still pushing Kyiv in the direction of fossil fuels and nuclear energy.