Trump’s climate denialism is now a fringe and extreme view, but one he thrusts forward.
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Climate Change and the Texas Culture Wars
We could list all the climate change driven catastrophes over the last few years including the unprecedented heatwave spread over the north Atlantic killing marine life melting the ice …
Americans Can’t Seem to Focus on the Elephant in the Room
I remember learning about environmental issues when I was a high school kid. I had a wonderful teacher who helped a group of us learn about overpopulation, pollution from coal …
The Looming Trump Disaster
Republicans had their big Conservative Political Action meeting in Florida this weekend. Most notable was the confusion and conflict the Russian attack on Ukraine is having on their party. The …
Running out of Time: COP26 and the Human Future
The COP26 climate change talks just ended in Stockholm and Greta Thunberg, the young Swedish activist, told the world the truth about what went on. She summed up the …
New Gila Wild and Scenic Bill an Empty Gesture
What do you imagine when you think of a wild and scenic river? Do you think of a deep clear stream running among thick grasses with flowers bobbing, deer grazing …
Capitol Attack Threatens Our Public Lands
The events of January 6 in Washington pose a direct threat to our public lands and the survival of our forests, deserts, parks, wildlife, clean air and water. Those of …
A Story of Conservatives Running Away from Local Control
If you live in the rural West, you may get your electricity from a rural electric cooperative. If you do, you are a part owner of that coop and …
Birds One, Trump’s Lawyers Zero
The Trump administration has a strong ideological opposition to regulations and to any sort of environmental protection. This near obsession has put the administration in opposition to every basic environmental …
Solving the West’s Water Crisis, One Cow at a Time
The Southwest is a dry place. Thin streams flowing from the high peaks trail intense green through millions of acres of red, yellow and gray desert landscape. Green fields of …