Culture
What the eclipse reveals about the progress and shortfalls of US energy
When an eclipse blocks out the sun, we get a glimpse of how our grid uses fossil fuels to compensate — and a future where it won’t have to.
Read MoreElizabeth Kolbert wants us to rethink the stories we tell about climate change
In “H Is for Hope,” Kolbert explores the contradictions of a global problem, from A to Z.
Read MoreSlow down, do less: A Q&A with the author who introduced ‘degrowth’ to a mass audience
Kohei Saito talks four-day workweeks, private jet bans, and what we gain from reducing consumption.
Read MoreWhy we love to hate Emma Stone’s environmentalist in ‘The Curse’
How does someone committed to sustainability make for such a believable monster?
Read MorePope Francis calls for rapid decarbonization, ‘abandonment of fossil fuels’
The pontiff’s latest decree urges Western countries to do more to avert climate disaster.
Read MoreAcross the Midwest, communities grapple with the idea of a future without coal
The fossil fuel defined economies and local traditions. What happens when it goes away?
Read MoreIn Photos: This small Midwestern town still crowns its Coal Queen
Coal was everything for Marissa, Illinois. What happens when a community is centered on a fossil fuel?
Read MoreThe rise of ‘dadvocacy’? Inside Seattle’s first Climate Papa playdate
Parents want to do something about climate change. But figuring it out isn’t easy.
Read MoreFrom Jane to the Octonauts, children’s TV is taking on the climate crisis
Experts say these shows can help parents talk about a thorny subject — and inspire hope.
Read MoreThe summer that reality caught up to climate fiction
“My novel is going to be coming true for the rest of my life.”
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