Stephen Leahy
The US Is Paying Big Oil to Keep Fossil Fuels Profitable
Subsidies are keeping “zombie energy” alive.
Leader of a Sinking Island Admonishes Trump on Climate Change
The Tuvalu prime minister roasted the US president for his obsession with coal.
We Have Five Years to Stop Building Coal Plants and Gas-Powered Cars
It's simple math: If we keep building fossil-fueled power plants and cars past 2018, serious global warming is locked-in.
New Estimates for Keystone XL's Carbon Emissions Top 100 Million Tons a Year
For every barrel of increased production, global oil consumption would increase by 0.6 barrels.
The 'New DDT' Is Starving Out Songbirds
The list of vanishing songbirds in North America is astonishing.
How 'the New DDT' Wreaks Havoc on the Bottom of the Food Chain
It's not just bees: A new study shows that neonicotinoids are impacting all kinds of insects and birds.
Oil and Coal Must Be Phased Out Entirely by 2050 to Stop Catastrophic Warming
A striking new analysis of the latest climate science says the world must 'decarbonize' by 2050 or face disaster.
Deep Sea Fishing Threatens to Wipe Out a $150 Billion Carbon Sink
Marine life in the high seas soak up an amount of carbon equivalent to 30 percent of the US’s annual emissions.
The Nations Guaranteed to Be Swallowed by the Sea
Now that 10 feet of sea level rise is absolutely guaranteed, we spoke to the leaders of nations doomed to sink beneath the waves.
Exotic Nanomaterials Claimed Their First Major Workplace Injury
A US worker is the first fully documented human casualty of the booming $20 billion nanotech industry.
The Keystone XL Will Release More Carbon Pollution Than Greece
The oil carried by Keystone XL would release up to 93 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year for 50 years—far more than proponents thought.
If We Don't Rein In E-Waste, Our Kids Won't Be Able to Afford Smartphones
E-waste is slated to rise 33 percent over the next five years. Materials could get scarce enough to drive gadget prices through the roof.