One word sums up climate politics in 2025: Greenlash – Grist
In a year shaped by Trump’s return to the White House, the new administration touted “energy dominance” and protesters threw eggs at “swasticars.”…
The strategy behind Trump’s climate catchphrase, the ‘Green New Scam’ – Grist
The slogan may sound like a joke, but it’s part of a broader campaign to undermine public trust in climate action…
Why the federal government is making climate data disappear – Grist
Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure…
Is there a wrong way to talk about climate change? – Grist Magazine
In a provocative new book, Genevieve Guenther argues that too many conversations are happening on the fossil fuel industry’s terms….
How the recycling symbol lost its meaning – Grist Magazine
Of the 147 companies with a package recyclability goal, only 15 percent were on track to meet it…
Category 6-level hurricanes are already here, a new study says – Grist Magazine
In the real world, Category 5 is synonymous with the biggest and baddest storms. But some U.S. scientists are making the case that it no longer captures the intensity of recent hurricanes. A paper published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences lays out a framework for extending the current hurricane-rating system…with a new category for storms that have winds topping 192 miles per hour. According to the study, the world has already seen storms that would qualify as Category 6s…
‘The Deluge’ is a climate nightmare — and it’s based on reality – Grist
Excerpt: Stephen Markley explains how he wrote a dystopia that feels a little too real.
It was the year 2028, and I was hiding with eco-terrorists in a cabin deep in the woods…Birds were dropping dead from the sky, and a dust storm raged around us, turning the sun crimson…I was relieved to wake up from this dream and shake my paranoia that the FBI was after me. That’s how immersive The Deluge is, an ambitious new novel by Stephen Markley…