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They said ‘Black Lives Matter.’ But climate orgs haven’t lived up to the promise.
After 2020, the predominantly white environmental movement promised to diversify. A report by the watchdog group Green 2.0 found not much has changed.
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Hope is not passive: How activism keeps optimism alive
There are so many reasons to despair, to think all is lost. But climate activists young and old remain optimistic as they find that action spurs hope, leading to more action in a virtuous cycle.
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Our power grids are failing. Distributed energy resources might be our way out.
Community solar arrays, battery energy storage, and wider use of “smart” technologies to manage the nation’s electrical system could promote renewables and foster energy equity.
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The future of farming? Think artificial intelligence, robots, and drones.
Advanced technology could make agriculture more efficient and more resilient to the ravages of a warming world.
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This community put the brakes on oil, coal, and natural gas with one law. Yours can, too.
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Climate policy has an ocean-sized hole in it. My legislation would change that.
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Will climate-friendly cities be friendly to climate migrants?
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In the U.S., private landowners can decide where fracking is allowed. It shouldn’t be up to them.
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Special Series: The What's Next Issue
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Pop culture can no longer ignore our climate reality
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How Big Tech can help usher in an era of climate transparency and accountability
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Climate change is stressful, scary, and sad. We’re gonna need therapy.
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We may not save the world, but we can save what’s important to us
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The growing resistance to Biden’s ‘smart’ border — and what it means for climate refugees
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What does hope look like in 2022?
Fix's What’s Next Issue looks at the ideas and innovations that will shape the climate conversation in 2022, a year poised to challenge, and inspire, all of us.
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How the Indigenous landback movement is poised to change conservation
“That transition into actually being stewards of our own landscapes again is pretty tremendous.”
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The growing resistance to Biden’s ‘smart’ border — and what it means for climate refugees
Migrants' rights advocates say the U.S. and other nations are building a "global climate wall" to keep out people fleeing increasingly inhospitable environments.
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How Big Tech can help usher in an era of climate transparency and accountability
Nonprofits, tech companies, and academic labs are collaborating on a one-stop-shop for real-time emissions data.
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Climate change is stressful, scary, and sad. We’re gonna need therapy.
A psychologist’s view on how her field can help us navigate what’s to come — and transform our collective climate response.
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Pop culture can no longer ignore our climate reality
Stories set in the present or near future will have to include the realities of a warming world if they are to be at all believable.
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Last year, I resolved to avoid plastic. Here’s why nobody can do it alone.
You can BYO tupperware and beg for no bag, but single-use items find their way in.
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22 Predictions for 2022
We asked 22 climate visionaries to forecast what’s ahead in 2022, from smarter recycling to a push for more electric-powered cities.
