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May 21, 2026
The Oil Era Is Ending
Mark Hertsgaard
Is the Iran war a death knell for America’s oil hegemony?
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May 14, 2026
The Hantavirus Is Also a Climate Warning
Mark Hertsgaard
Higher temperatures, like this coming summer’s, bring more infectious diseases.
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April 30, 2026
Santa Marta May Be a Game-Changing Moment For Climate
Mark Hertsgaard, Covering Climate Now
At a crucial climate conference, a critical mass of countries begins mapping a fossil fuel phaseout.
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April 27, 2026
Wait, Could This Be a Climate Conference That Actually Works?
Mark Hertsgaard
As the Iran war highlights fossil-fuel risks, a coalition of the willing pursues a global phase out.
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April 23, 2026
Earth Day Was Born in Protest
Mark Hertsgaard
Now protest may have put Greenpeace USA on the brink of extinction.
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April 7, 2026
A Surprise Win for Climate Survival?
Mark Hertsgaard, Kyle Pope
The creation of a new economic superpower could spark a global retreat from fossil fuels.
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April 3, 2026
The AI Boom Is a Climate Bust
Mark Hertsgaard
It’s not just the massive amounts of water and energy data centers require—AI is also spreading climate misinformation across the Internet.
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March 26, 2026
Are Plastics Poisoning Us?
Mark Hertsgaard
A Netflix documentary exposes plastic’s health harms but misses its climate connection.
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March 19, 2026
The Silencing Power of Big Oil’s Climate Lies
Mark Hertsgaard
A new report suggests that the majority of people think new economic rules are required to curb climate change. The issue is that those majorities think they are a minority.
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March 5, 2026
The Iran War Is Also a Climate War
Mark Hertsgaard, Giles Trendle
Climate change is not a peripheral part of what we’re seeing in Iran—it’s structurally embedded in modern warfare.
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February 26, 2026
Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US
Mark Hertsgaard
Bloomberg Green reveals the climate costs of the US-Japan trade deal.
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