Like admitting you have a drinking problem and then clearing out the liquor store Earlier this week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change came out with their latest report, worked on by scientists from all over the globe and certified as accurate by 195 governments.The …

We need to invest in renewables to lower energy costs, tackle climate change, and stop dictators like Putin President Biden’s executive order banning imports of Russian fossil fuels is welcome and long overdue. The U.S. must not spend one more dollar on the coal, oil, and gas financing Putin’s war machine. But unless Mr. Biden also ramps up domestic clean, renewable energy production, the order is woefully insufficient…

And why you should care You’d be forgiven for thinking that the headline “Biden is approving more oil and gas drilling permits on public lands than Trump” is misleading tripe from a right wing outlet trying to divide the left and dampen turnout in the upcoming midterms from the left’s…

The fossil fuel industry is on its heels. That’s not an opinion — that’s a fact. Fossil fuel stocks are tanking. Public support is dropping. …

There’s a sense of helplessness and hopelessness and rage that comes with working for an organization that is trying to confront the yawning cavern of despair that is the climate crisis. Not because there aren’t solutions—there most definitely are. No. Those feelings come from the fact that, even with viable…

An open letter to those who still aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 — To whom it may concern, I’m done. At this point, if you’re not vaccinated–unless you have a disqualifying medical condition–you’re either ignorant, stupid, selfish, or some combination of the three. And it’s past time we stopped coddling you and pretending otherwise. This third surge didn’t need to happen, and yet…

It feels like there is less and less space in discussions about the Israel/Palestine conflict for those who acknowledge the humanity of both peoples For more context on the history of this conflict and my stance on it, feel free to read my earlier essay on Israel, Palestine, and the path to peace I am heartbroken. I’m also exhausted. Scenes of violence playing out in Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank are all too…

Dear progressives, If you are planning on sitting this election out or voting third party: please reconsider. Everything we care about—from universal healthcare, to a Green New Deal, to radically reimagining public safety, to respect for bodily autonomy, to a living wage, and much more—is at stake. Are Biden and…

For a long time, I firmly believed in the power and necessity of compromise and common ground. And in my personal life — and even during political conversation with friends and family — still believe this is the case. But when it comes to running this country? The gloves need…