Voices
In This Series
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![Aerial view of a limestone extraction factory in Texas]()
![Aerial view of a limestone extraction factory in Texas]()
Texas cities are booming. I feel it in the country.
Urban development requires mining materials from rural areas, but without regulation communities and ecosystems suffer.
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![Black children in playground with Exxon refinery in background]()
![Black children in playground with Exxon refinery in background]()
The White House wants to fix environmental racism without mentioning race
If race isn’t a factor in determining which communities get climate and clean energy funds, the Justice40 initiative is abandoning its purpose.
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![Three smokestacks emitting smoke]()
![Three smokestacks emitting smoke]()
I was in the IPCC negotiations. The report bets the planet on tech that doesn’t yet exist.
The new report has dire warnings for our future, but it favors techno fantasy over the solutions we know can fix it.
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![Farmer with glowing greenhouse and wind turbines in background]()
![Farmer with glowing greenhouse and wind turbines in background]()
Do you believe in climate solutions? You just might be a solarpunk.
What started as an idea for a new approach to science fiction has evolved into a worldwide community.
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![Person holding trans flag over their head]()
![Person holding trans flag over their head]()
I do my best climate work as my true self: a trans man
On this Transgender Day of Visibility, let’s remember that people, like the planet, seek equilibrium.
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![Wooden gavel with greenery in background]()
![Wooden gavel with greenery in background]()
It should be easier for pros to find pro bono climate work
A fraction of skilled volunteer work is donated to climate. More of us need to give — here’s how.
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![Aerial view of water treatment plant]()
![Aerial view of water treatment plant]()
Public-private infrastructure partnerships hurt the climate — and taxpayers.
Biden’s infrastructure bill encourages a form of privatization. We need to show up at meetings before the contracts get signed.
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![Wedding ceremony in forest with benches made of hay]()
![Wedding ceremony in forest with benches made of hay]()
Weddings are back. We can make them less wasteful.
I said yes — to a greener wedding. It’s time the wedding industry did, too.
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![Mask floating underwater]()
![Mask floating underwater]()
Yes, disposable masks are made of plastic. And that’s a problem.
Masks are filling the oceans, killing marine life, and boosting carbon emissions. Environmentalists need to weigh in.
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![Fuel pumps at gas station]()
![Fuel pumps at gas station]()
Why would Big Oil blame Biden for gas prices? (Hint: to stop climate progress.)
Industry pundits and conservatives are weaponizing consumers’ pain at the pump, but federal policy has nothing to do with it.
