Amy Westervelt

Nov
25
Overconsumption Is an Easy Problem to Fix: That's Why Talking About It Is a Threat

Overconsumption Is an Easy Problem to Fix: That's Why Talking About It Is a Threat

Recently I spoke with researcher Jennifer Jacquet, professor at University of Miami and author of The Playbook: How to Deny
3 min read
Nov
17
Moving Past Climate Denial

Moving Past Climate Denial

The history of climate denial is such a gripping story, isn't it? Some distinct group of people knew
6 min read
Nov
03
Has Climate Made Up With Labor? (and Other Messy Conversations)

Has Climate Made Up With Labor? (and Other Messy Conversations)

Months ago, a lot of folks in the climate community saw a big problem looming on the horizon: electrification is
6 min read
Oct
06
You Can't Fight Extraction With Extraction

You Can't Fight Extraction With Extraction

There is SO much happening in climate news at the moment, and on top of that I haven't
5 min read
Oct
01
Subscriber Post: Ad-free episodes from The Real Free Speech Threat season so far

Subscriber Post: Ad-free episodes from The Real Free Speech Threat season so far

4 min read
Sep
16
California For the Win

California For the Win

I took last week off from the newsletter because I've been working so hard on our ongoing series
8 min read
Sep
02
An "Unabated" Disaster

An "Unabated" Disaster

Last month, COP28 president, oil CEO Al Jaber unveiled his "action plan" for this year's climate
5 min read
Aug
27
COP28 and the Limits of Eco Modernism

COP28 and the Limits of Eco Modernism

Lately I've been looking through old emails from when I reported a lot on cleantech. It's
10 min read
Aug
22
The Media's Role in Criminalizing Climate Protest

The Media's Role in Criminalizing Climate Protest

A new report shows how mainstream media's deeply flawed coverage of climate protest plays into efforts to criminalize climate activists.
14 min read
Aug
18
Why Is Fairness Being Ceded to the Fossil Fuel Industry?

Why Is Fairness Being Ceded to the Fossil Fuel Industry?

I was talking to someone today who has been involved in the climate fight for decades and he said something
6 min read