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Great as the march was, conservatives didn't come out to it, so it won't change Congress and it won't change the polarization gripping America.
"Path dependency" is when a choice of technologies hems in your future. Is that happening today as developing countries build out their farming systems?
The president can't commit to the U.N. Green Climate Fund because Congress won't go along, but he's going to factor climate resilience into international development plans. Hey, it's something.
Some are blatant climate deniers. Others hedge on the issue. But they all agree that we should do nothing to stop it.
By improving irrigation, efficiency, recycling, and stormwater-capture practices, California could free up enough extra water to meet all of its cities' needs.
The largest demonstration in U.S. history was a nuclear disarmament rally in New York in 1982. Today's climate activists are following that lead.
Two historians turn to science fiction to scare the hell out of you about climate change.
Remember the hype about the greening of Christianity? Yeah, that, not so much.
Nearly 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity, but bringing them up to a western level of consumption of fossil fuels will fry the planet. What's the ethical path forward?