Politics

Solving the climate crisis means saying yes and no

When it comes to climate work, yes and no are the interdependent and mutually reinforcing faces of responsible action.

KC Golden Politics

Philadelphia invests in fresh food to fight obesity — but will it work?

A $900,000 investment by the city will put fresh foods and refrigeration systems in several hundred stores – despite evidence showing it may not have an impact.

Philip Bump Cities

Can climate hawks campaign for something good instead of against something bad?

The climate activist movement has plenty of bright-green, positive rhetoric, but it has struggled with how to put its weight behind positive campaigns. It's no easy task, but it's necessary.

David Roberts Politics

Election recap: Much ado (and cash) results in nothing

What do millions of dollars in television ads and mail and voter outreach get you? The status quo in Wisconsin and California.

Philip Bump Politics

Americans disagree on everything, forever

Not literally. We all agree on America being cool. But a Pew study indicates that on many issues – like the environment – Americans have never been further apart.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy

Cartoon explains what’s wrong with our food system in under four minutes

Here's a quick, simple primer on the relationship between corporate interests, farmers, and consumers.

Jess Zimmerman Agriculture

A national clean energy standard is good policy — and good politics

Americans support a clean energy target for this country. So why is the Senate dragging its heels on the Clean Energy Standard Act?

Richard W. Caperton Energy

James Inhofe’s worst idea ever?

James Inhofe, chief Senate climate denier, has a lot of terrible ideas. But this one may be the worst ever: Require Senate confirmation for all of EPA's 10 regional administrators.

David Roberts Climate & Energy

Where the Rio action is: Behind the Earth Summit bureaucracy

While international bureaucrats dicker endlessly with their “zero document,” bands of stalwart scientists and diplomats are fighting to address massive issues that impact us all -- starting with our oceans.

Sarah Goodyear Climate & Energy

Science alone can’t tell us how bad climate change will be

Predictions about the impacts of climate change involve politics as much as physics.