This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The past year has presented a flurry of devastating challenges for California. Wildfires and the pandemic delivered a one-two punch to the state, with a record-setting 4 million acres burned in 2020 and more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The great regret that will always haunt me isn’t something I did; it was something I didn’t do. In the early 1990s, I was working full-time on the transition to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you live in Sydney, Australia, and want to get rid of an old Ikea chair or bookcase, you can take it back to your local Ikea store, which will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Americans often take electricity for granted – until the lights go out. The recent cold wave and storm in Texas have placed considerable focus on the Electric Reliability Council of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The environmental community alone is often not strong enough to prevail in policy battles against strong opposing interests: to win, it needs the support of influential allies outside the traditional…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Editor’s note: Amid record cold temperatures and skyrocketing energy demand, utilities across the central U.S. have ordered rolling blackouts to ration electricity, leaving millions of people without power. Energy expert…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To complement the United States’ return to the Paris climate agreement, elected officials joined the business and nonprofit community to launch the “America Is All In” coalition, which aims to collaborate with the federal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Protecting forests is an essential strategy in the fight against climate change that has not received the attention it deserves. Trees capture and store massive amounts of carbon. And unlike…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s important to keep making the connections between gender justice and climate change for several reasons. First, it integrates the natural world into the equation when talking about how to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the world confronts the coronavirus pandemic, experts say that a key way to minimize the odds of getting sick is by washing your hands thoroughly and frequently. But what…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We live in a world that is increasingly defined by competition – for resources, profits, shareholder value, and relevance. And while competition is often viewed negatively, it also has the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, more than 50 percent of the world lives in a city. By 2050, that number is expected to climb to 70 percent. As our cities continue to grow, so…