Climate Language
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![Animation of the phrase 'climate change' changing into the phrase 'extreme weather']()
![Animation of the phrase 'climate change' changing into the phrase 'extreme weather']()
To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code
Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. We tracked the changes.
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![Collage of smokestack photo duplicated, and flipped upside down on a yellow background]()
Big Oil has moved on from ‘greenwashing.’ Here’s the new playbook.
Over a few years, oil giants went from trumpeting climate pledges to saying fossil fuels are here to stay.
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![Photo of a discarded no-entry traffic sign lying on land parched by drought.]()
![Photo of a discarded no-entry traffic sign lying on land parched by drought.]()
The planet is overheating. Why is the news looking away?
Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos, and Jeffrey Epstein.
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One word sums up climate politics in 2025: Greenlash
In a year shaped by Trump's return to the White House, the new administration touted "energy dominance" and protesters threw eggs at "swasticars."
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![Illustration of person petting their dog with a large paw print looming behind them]()
![Illustration of person petting their dog with a large paw print looming behind them]()
The climate paradox of having a dog
My dog contributes to climate change. I love him anyway.
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![Photo of construction work to add sand to a beach with palm trees and buildings]()
![Photo of construction work to add sand to a beach with palm trees and buildings]()
Are we all living in Florida now? The rise of ‘don’t say climate’ politics.
Talking about climate change may be politically radioactive, but adjusting to its effects is no longer optional.
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![Collage of drought, wildfire, and hurricane photos, with speech bubble cut out from center]()
![Collage of drought, wildfire, and hurricane photos, with speech bubble cut out from center]()
Why Democrats aren’t talking about climate change much anymore
Make way for the "cheap energy" agenda.
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The strategy behind Trump’s climate catchphrase, the ‘Green New Scam’
The slogan may sound like a joke, but it’s part of a broader campaign to undermine public trust in climate action.
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![a national park sign on an a-frame stand reads 'acadia is changing, so are we']()
![a national park sign on an a-frame stand reads 'acadia is changing, so are we']()
Why Trump’s purge of ‘negative’ national park signs includes climate change
National parks are melting, burning, and drying out. Rangers are being forced to take down signs explaining why.
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The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.
We’ll need to do more than "touch grass" to revive them.
