Viewpoints26
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Climate Policy’s Critical Moment is Here
The environmental catastrophe predicted by climate modelers a generation ago is upon us. We need to provide the resources and organizational capacity required to end most use of fossil fuels as fast as possible.
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Biden Must Nix Treaty Provisions That Allow Fossil Fuel Companies to Sue Governments Directly
Provisions that allow investors to sue countries are being used to undermine climate goals. The latest example: A $15 billion lawsuit from the Keystone XL energy company.
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Governing New York City
It would be terrific if the next mayor leveled with us and recruited all New Yorkers to be part of a real effort at community building. Perhaps we might finally respond to this tale of two cities, and lift all of the city’s children out of poverty.
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Investing for Tomorrow Can Prevent Tragedy Today
If the Surfside Florida tragedy leads to actions that prevent future catastrophes, these deaths will not have been in vain.
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Reburying the Dead in Mississippi
An archaeology dig shows how time erases the arbitrary barriers we construct between races.
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President Biden’s Climate Change Political Strategy
We have an American president who understands the climate crisis, and both the grave threat and historic opportunity it presents.
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The Growing Momentum Behind Going Back to the Office
There is a great deal of momentum behind the return to the office, but I know that office will never be the same.
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Which Areas Will Climate Change Render Uninhabitable? Climate Models Alone Cannot Say
Understanding how people will respond to climate dangers depends not only on top-down data, but also on bottom-up community engagement.
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Stop Calling Green Energy ‘Clean’
The so-called clean energy transition depends on massive environmental destruction.
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