Sustaining the Unsustainable: Why Renewable Energy Companies Are Not Climate Warriors
Photo credit: aqua.mech, Creative Commons In the fight to address climate change, renewable energy companies are often assumed to be
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Beyond Coal: Why South Africa Should Reform and Rebuild Its Public Utility
Despite 2020’s record fall in carbon dioxide emissions—largely due to extensive and repeated “lockdowns” of cities, plus dramatic decreases in
Read moreIreland’s Energy System: The Historical Case for Hope in Climate Action
For thirty years, governments have been promising climate action. They seem incapable of undertaking the necessary major shifts in their
Read moreMexico’s Wall of Resistance: Why AMLO’s Fight for Energy Sovereignty Needs Our Support
It has been more than two years since Andrés Manuel López Obrador (known as “AMLO”) began his six-year term as
Read moreGary Was and Todd Allen Reply to Todd Larsen
By Gary S. Was and Todd R. Allen The goal for protecting the climate is simple. Stop putting carbon into
Read moreNuclear Energy Is Not a Climate Solution: Response to Gary S. Was and Todd R. Allen
By Todd Larsen The climate crisis is the greatest challenge facing the world today. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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No Worker Left Behind: Protecting Workers and Communities in the Green New Deal
The transition to a climate-safe economy will produce millions of new jobs. But it will also require the elimination or
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Corbyn’s Class Act Is a Climate Game Changer
On September 12, 2015, Jeremy Corbyn was elected the leader of the Labour Party in Britain. Supported by several key
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The Future of Urban Populism: Will Cities Turn the Political Tides?
Demographic trends will cause clashes at every step; rural America and traditionally white suburbs are heading down a dangerous and destructive path of xenophobia and conservative nationalism (economic and political)—currently led by Donald Trump.
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