"If we want to tackle climate change, we can," writes Apollo Program historian Charles Fishman. "It can be solved with a moonshot in the sense of rallying Americans to a purpose, to a mission, to something that takes incredible effort. With leadership and clarity of purpose. We just need to be asked." On the 50th anniversary of humanity's first trip to another planet, … [Read more...]
Should we Pay Exxon to Leave Oil in the Ground?
This article is the second in a series that compares today's fight for climate solutions with the successful movement to abolish slavery in the nineteenth century. Read the first installment, "The Fight against Climate Change Must Become the New Abolitionism." Recently, Congress considered whether African Americans should receive financial compensation for centuries of … [Read more...]
The Fight against Climate Change Must Become the New Abolitionism
The planet continues to fry. Yet, America is pumping more fossil fuel than it has in decades. And the U.S. government does nothing to slow the damage. Just the opposite -- Washington is now promoting oil, gas and coal while attacking clean energy. We've fought against climate change for at least thirty years. Yet, it seems that activists have failed to reverse or even slow … [Read more...]
To Save the World, We Need to Save America First — with Patriotic Solar
One of the biggest things the world can do to slow climate change is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from burning oil, coal and natural gas. As of 2013, the energy sector accounted for 72% of global greenhouse gas emissions. So, you can stop cutting down all the trees in the Amazon or Indonesia, and replant trees across the Sahel, but it won't be anywhere near enough to slow … [Read more...]
Trumped and Stumped: A Cure for Political Polarization?
A book called I'm Right and You're an Idiot: The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean It Up sounds like it was written just for the 2016 US presidential race. The book is not about the race per se. It doesn't say anything about Donald Trump and the only Clinton it mentions is Bill. But the book does say a lot about the polarization in American politics that has … [Read more...]