News & Commentary

12-Piece McNuggets, Hold the Antibiotics

March 4, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

McDonald’s just promised to serve us antibiotic-free chicken. Is its commitment credible?

A Willie Soon Reader

February 26, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The lead scientist of climate change denial crashed and burned in a funding scandal. Here’s how the Internet reacted.

Next Victim?

February 24, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

KXL fell to the veto pen today. These anti-environment bills, too, may soon say hello to the president’s little friend.

The Fishing Industry on Acid

February 23, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Ocean acidification will hit coastal communities like these the hardest.

Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines

February 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

You spend 2 percent of driving time at traffic lights, but inhale 25 percent of your air pollution there.

Shell Game

February 19, 2015 Latest NewsArcticBrian Palmer

The Department of the Interior says there’s a 75 percent chance of a major oil spill in the Arctic—and it’s willing to take that chance.

Off the Rails

February 17, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Oil trains keep jumping the tracks, setting towns ablaze, and contaminating water supplies. Here’s why.

California, Here Dry Come!

February 13, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaBrian Palmer

A new study shows that the current California drought is nothing compared to what’s coming.

Too Hot to Handle

February 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Heat waves are becoming more frequent and deadly (suddenly winter seems a lot less threatening).

Six More Weeks of Subsidies

February 9, 2015 Latest NewsBrian Palmer

The president wants to end fossil fuel subsidies—again. It must be Groundhog Day.

Iceland is Rising

February 4, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

Literally. Because of climate change.

Making Heads and Tails of It

January 30, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

There’s some guesswork in climate modeling, and a new study proves that’s OK.

Uncle Sam Wants You…to Vacate the Premises

January 29, 2015 Latest NewsBrian Palmer

Legislators are addicted to taking property through eminent domain. Keystone XL is no exception.

Drill, Maybe, Drill

January 27, 2015 Latest NewsEastBrian Palmer

President Obama just proposed opening the East Coast to offshore drilling. This is a terrible idea.

No Deal in Delhi

January 26, 2015 Latest NewsIndiaBrian Palmer

What Obama’s trip to India meant for the country’s plans to combat climate change.

The Dept. of Solar Radiation Management

January 25, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer

Is attempting to block the sun’s heat a good idea—or a reflection on our pathetic efforts to cut carbon emissions?

Does Science Get a Vote?

January 22, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The Senate’s debate on climate change yesterday was farcical.

The Importance of Seeing Ernst

January 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Who’s that giving the Republican response to the State of the Union? Joni Ernst, a climate-denying senator who wants to abolish the EPA. Sigh.

The State of Our Union Is Hot

January 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

What the president said about climate change in his address to Congress.

Coal Ash, Fly Ash, Bottom Ash, and Boiler Slag

January 9, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer

A top-to-bottom tour of fossil fuel sludge.