Gavin Newsom’s War on Rooftop Solar Is a Bad Omen for the Country
California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to be taking climate change seriously, at least when he’s in front of a microphone and flashing cameras. His talk then is direct and tough.…
Joshua Frank
Israel’s Onslaught of Revenge
As Amal Nassar lay in pain on a bed at the Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp in northern Gaza, the echoes of explosions and artillery fire could be…
Of Life and Lithium – Why the “White Gold” Rush Won’t Save This Planet
With his perfect tan and slicked-back hair, California Governor Gavin Newsom stood at a podium at Sacramento’s Cal Expo in late September 2020 and announced an executive order requiring all…
Is There a Place for Hydropower in a Warming World?
We live in a world of dangerous, deadly extremes. Record-breaking heat waves, intense drought, stronger hurricanes, unprecedented flash flooding. No corner of the planet will be spared the wrath of human-caused…
Making Gaza Unlivable
On a picturesque beach in central Gaza, a mile north of the now-flattened Al-Shati refugee camp, long black pipes snake through hills of white sand before disappearing underground. An image released by…
Could Israel’s War on Gaza Go Nuclear?
Israel’s robust military, the fourth-strongest in the world, is ravaging Gaza and, along with armed settlers, terrorizing Palestinians in the West Bank following the brutal Hamas massacres of October 7th. Like so many other colonial projects,…
The South China Sea’s Resource Wars – It’s Not Only About Fossil Fuels
It’s an ocean of conflict and ecological decline. Despite its vast size — 1.3 million square miles — the South China Sea has become a microcosm of the geopolitical tensions between East…
The Hype of a Nuclear “Renaissance” – The Forever Dangers of Small Modular Reactors
If you didn’t know better, you’d think Lloyd Marbet was a dairy farmer or maybe a retired shop teacher. His beard is thick, soft, and gray, his hair pulled back…
Will the West Turn Ukraine into a Nuclear Battlefield? Why Depleted Uranium Should Have No Place There
It’s sure to be a blood-soaked spring in Ukraine. Russia’s winter offensive fell far short of Vladimir Putin’s objectives, leaving little doubt that the West’s conveyor belt of weaponry has aided Ukraine’s…
Nuclear Armageddon Games in Ukraine
In 1946, Albert Einstein shot off a telegram to several hundred American leaders and politicians warning that the “unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of…
Nuclear Fusion Won’t Save the Climate, But It Might Blow Up the World
I awoke on December 13th to news about what could be the most significant scientific breakthrough since the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first Covid vaccine for emergency use…
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