Martin Wahl An article was published in Nature Communications and prompted a CNN report in July, “The ‘Great Dying’ wiped out 90% of life, then came 5 million years of lethal heat. New fossils explain why,” This was concerning why … Continue reading →
John Gage and Katharine Gage The U.S. is now the only developed country without a carbon price on fossil fuel emissions. There is a growing gap between the U.S. carbon price ($0) and the carbon prices of our major trading … Continue reading →
Chloe Jackson Decarbonizing New England’s electricity sector – transitioning the energy system from one based on fossil fuels (carbon-based) to one based on carbon-free or renewable energies – by 2050 is essential for meeting climate goals. To help meet these … Continue reading →
Peter Dugas Take courage, climate-anxious Americans: There is so much we can do to decarbonize our communities and advance our transition towards a clean energy future. People from all backgrounds are meeting this critical moment with courage to organize, speak … Continue reading →
Brad Towle With Lee Zeldin’s recent appointment to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) came a swift recommendation to rebuke a 2009 study under the Clean Air Act linking health issues to climate change. Zeldin derided the “church of climate … Continue reading →
George Harvey To understand wildfires in the Northeast, it may be helpful to start with the United States as a whole. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the number of wildfires in the U.S. does not appear to have changed … Continue reading →
Janis Petzel, MD In my work, I focus on understanding the impact of trauma and abuse and how to help people heal from them. I know it is strange to be talking about trauma and mental health in a Green … Continue reading →
Tackling Climate Change and Threats to Our Republic Dr. Beth Malow and Bruce Morlan The United States, like much of the world, is confronting two colossal, interwoven challenges. On one hand, we are grappling with the increasingly urgent threat of … Continue reading →
Elizabeth Balzani Doug Long is a longtime avid reader of Green Energy Times (G.E.T.). Like many of our readers, he cares deeply about the state of the climate and the energy crisis, and wanted to share this message with G.E.T. … Continue reading →
Peter Sterling The last few weeks have laid bare the agenda of the Trump Administration and Vermont Governor Phil Scott to roll back progress on fighting climate change and the deployment of renewable energy. President Trump issued an executive order … Continue reading →