Climate Desk
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Likely 2020 voters support parts of Green New Deal, despite reservations over the cost
New polling shows strict mandates to end fossil-fueled power plants and cars are a much harder sell.
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![A family watches as smoke rises from the Robert Fire in Glacier National Park, Montana.]()
![A family watches as smoke rises from the Robert Fire in Glacier National Park, Montana.]()
Western voters care more about climate than ‘energy dominance’
An annual survey reveals a leap in support of conservation policies.
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![Elevated view of train tracks and multiple freeway lanes leading to Chicago. The skyline of Chicago covers the horizon. Moderate traffic leading into the city and heavy traffic leading away.]()
![Elevated view of train tracks and multiple freeway lanes leading to Chicago. The skyline of Chicago covers the horizon. Moderate traffic leading into the city and heavy traffic leading away.]()
The Green New Deal’s huge flaw
It completely ignores the most crucial environmental, economic, and racial-justice issue of all: where we live.
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Loop wants us to rethink consumption. It seems like a logistical disaster that might actually work.
The coalition of brands would like us to buy consumable products in reusable containers, and then ship them back for refills.
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Climate change is altering the color of the oceans
New research suggests that we will see deeper shades of blue and green by 2100.
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European colonization of the Americas killed so many it cooled Earth’s climate
Research finds killing of native people indirectly contributed to a colder period by causing deaths of around 56 million by 1600.
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The Green New Deal is already at work in one Portland neighborhood
How one community is building a green workforce to combat climate change.
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A Green New Deal must not sabotage climate goals
To meet climate targets, we need every tool in the chest -- even the ones that some environmentalists oppose.
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Solar-power benefits aren’t reaching communities of color
A new study in Nature Sustainability finds racial and ethnic disparities in rooftop solar adoption, even controlling for income and homeownership.
