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How to Stop an Oil Train: The Hearts-and-Minds Climate Defense That Won Over a Courtroom鈥�

The Delta 5 loss was actually a big win. 鈥淔rankly, the court is convinced that the defendants are far from the problem and are part of the solution to the problem of climate change.鈥�

Valerie Schloredt | Jan 21, 2016

Another Extinction: Words We Use to Describe the Natural World

Why naturalists and their linguistic allies fight to keep the language that gives us our sense of place from falling out of modern dictionaries.

Jack Turner | Jan 19, 2016

Canadian Company Sues U.S. for Blocking Keystone XL鈥攁nd Shows How the TPP Can Hurt Climate

Environmentalists have worked for years to get governments to regulate fossil fuels. Here鈥檚 how trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership make that even harder.

John Light | Jan 11, 2016

Sustainable food and farming

A Neighborhood Revolution in a Pot of Soup

After living in the same town for 14 years, I decided it was finally time to meet my neighbors. My secret? Soup night.

Shelley McEuen | Jan 7, 2016

Citizens United | Sustainable food and farming

Was 2015 the Year Big Food Began to Lose Its Sway?

Companies like Coca-Cola and Monsanto were called out for conflicts of interest, leaving many in the public health sector to wonder if next year transparency might become the new normal.

Andy Bellatti | Dec 25, 2015

Renewable energy | Climate

Why We Should Care What Climate Scientists Think

As a scientist at the Paris agreement discussions, I hoped to see a fruitful collision of the climate scientist and climate activist. I expected strong words regarding science and broader social change.

Eric Rehm | Dec 19, 2015

Climate

The Risks of Being Heard at COP21: How I Ended Up In a Parisian Jail Cell

At international summits like COP21, diplomats and dignitaries dominate the dialogue. To see how voices outside the negotiations are heard, I joined a peaceful protest at the Louvre Museum.

Kate Aronoff | Dec 15, 2015

Renewable energy

Soon, Oregon Polluters May Have to Pay Residents for Changing the Climate

A group of activists in Oregon wants polluters to pay residents for using their air. I spoke with Camila Thorndike, director of Oregon Climate, about this unusual effort to put a price on carbon.

Nathan Schneider | Dec 9, 2015

Climate

When the Rainforest Burned: #MyClimateMoment鈥檚 Top 10 Wake-Up Calls

We asked readers to share the moment climate change became urgent for them. Here鈥檚 what they said.

Araz Hachadourian | Dec 8, 2015

Climate

COP21: How to Ramp Down Fossil Fuels Fast鈥擶ithout Leaving People Behind

In just a few months at the beginning of WWII, the U.S. auto industry converted to a war machine. We need that kind of rapid, driven transition to get away from fossil fuels. Here's the just way to do it.

Kate Aronoff | Dec 4, 2015

Climate

#MyClimateMoment: When Was the Instant Climate Change Became Deep, Urgent, and Personal For You?

Lots of us have had a moment鈥攁 revelation, observation, or interaction鈥攚hen climate change became more than a concept. What鈥檚 yours?

Liz Pleasant | Dec 4, 2015

Climate

COP21: What Paris Can Learn From a Mississippi Co-op

Cooperation Jackson heads to the Paris climate talks to show what a just transition to a green economy looks like.

Marcus Harrison Green | Dec 3, 2015

The Crunch illustration by Jennifer Luxton.

Climate

Corporate Climate Criminals Shamed in Paris Ad Campaign (and Other News to Chew On)

How private companies are involved with COP21 talks, what the internet does to your focus, and how artists transformed ads to reveal the way companies pollute the planet.

| Dec 2, 2015