What's Coming: Peak Oil, Maximum LNG and Ethanol, State Violence, the CCS Boom, and a Lot More Climate Litigation
I haven't sent out a newsletter for a couple of weeks, partly because I'm working on
On the Benefits of Changing One's Mind in Public
I've been thinking a lot lately about how zero-sum people tend to get about various messages in the
De-fund the Tone Police
When the stakes are high—a U.S. descent into fascism, genocide in Gaza, the specter of World War III,
Conspiracies Thrive in a Crisis
Last month during Climate Week in New York, Jennie King, the head of climate research and policy for the Institute
On Climate Week and Toxic Positivity
Last week was New York Climate Week, which happens alongside the UN General Assembly every year, or as I overheard
Why Can't We Just Tell the Truth About Fossil Fuels?
I went on a call-in radio show this weekend, the focus of which was climate in the next election. I
Everything You Need to Know About Project 2025's Plan for the EPA
If you browse the Internet or watch TV you've probably heard of Project 2025, the blueprint for a
On Doom, Denial and Disinfo
I spent this week at the Hollywood Climate Summit, talking to people about the role the PR industry has played
Why Do Americans Feel Entitled to a Leadership Role on Climate?
I'll say it: in any global convening, the ones jockeying for power or money or attention or their
How Forbes Pushes Climate Delay
Ten years ago—TEN—I wrote a blog post on Medium about manufactured thought leadership. At the time, I had