Culture
Slow 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.”
Read MoreTo get rural Americans involved in climate crisis, see them for who they are
Despite stereotypes, there’s really only one characteristic they all share: They hate being told what to do.
Read MoreMongabay’s top Amazon stories from 2021
The world’s greatest tropical rainforest continued to come under pressure in 2021, due largely to the policies of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Deforestation rates hit a 15-year-high, while fires flared up again, combining to turn Brazil’s portion of the Amazon into a net carbon source for the first time ever. But the rainforest as a […]
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