Stephen Palumbi Says ‘Super Reefs’ Can Help Save Dying Coral
[ad_1] Stephen Palumbi, a scientist at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, is on the hunt for what he calls “super reefs.” These are regions of the ocean that are home…
Patricia Hidalgo-Gonzalez Wants to Strengthen the Grid
[ad_1] The United States’ power grid is in trouble. Much of the country’s energy comes from nonrenewable resources that contribute to climate change. And as the resulting climate crisis brings…
Alan Ahn Says Nuclear Is Still the Carbon-Free Fuel of the Future
[ad_1] “We need nuclear energy to fight climate change,” says Alan Ahn, a senior fellow at Third Way, a think tank that advocates for the industry. But he acknowledges you…
It’s Time to Reframe the Story of Climate Inequity
[ad_1] In 2011, DTE Energy Company removed 1,200 streetlights from the city of Highland Park, Michigan. A Black working-class suburb of Detroit that was once a boom town for the…
Colette Pichon Battle’s Plea for Climate Justice From the US Gulf
[ad_1] As the Re:WIRED GREEN event on addressing climate change drew to a close yesterday, the weather underlined the urgency in the most horrific way possible. While climate activist and…
The Future of Climate Activism Is Intergenerational—and on TikTok
[ad_1] When it comes to changing minds, nothing beats an experience. That’s how Sylvia Earle sees it. The scientist has spent years trying to get people to understand the impacts…
Climate Justice Is Possible—Just Look Beyond Technology
[ad_1] Work towards those kinds of alternative futures is already happening. “No community is waiting for people to save them,” said Sarah Shanley Hope, a vice president at the Solutions…
The Sustainable Future of Food Must Bring Everyone to the Table
[ad_1] How can we feed the world sustainably? Right now, 325 million people are acutely hungry. 35 million Americans don’t know where their next meal will come from. The world’s…
‘We Are the Asteroid’: The Case for Hope Amid Climate Fears
[ad_1] Earth’s atmosphere, as it exists, is both a profound statistical anomaly and the very thing that makes human life possible. Human activity is upsetting that natural balance, but there’s…