Ben Jealous
Contributor
Executive Director of the Sierra Club
Michigan’s commitment to fighting the pollution driving climate change is good news for communities of color that bear the burden of the effects of the crisis, but also for all Michiganders, Ben Jealous writes.
Allowing the fossil fuel industries to wield their power in the UN’s climate talks means pulling punches against the greatest existential threat faced by humanity, all to spare those companies a threat to their bottom lines.
Like pollution and climate change, inadequate access to nature is not a crisis shouldered equally, Ben Jealous writes.
Well-funded attacks against strong climate policies were ignored or rejected by the voters in the Nov. 7 elections.
Seven in 10 Americans say they know little or nothing about the Inflation Reduction Act, including parts of the package that offer rebates or tax credits for things like home solar panels and heat pumps.
Historic investments in clean energy, jobs and infrastructure offer an unprecedented opportunity to change the narrative in places like Gary, Ben Jealous writes.
It’s past time for utilities to stop making excuses and take seriously our national target of 100% clean energy by 2035, Ben Jealous writes. A new report found dozens of companies still heavily invested in fossil fuels.
Striking UAW members see the fear-mongering of the auto industry. Americans are being told we have a Hobson’s choice on electric vehicles: We can have them, but only at a cost to our neighbors who build them.
Polls in recent years show most Americans opposed drilling in the refuge. Biden’s decision shows we can stand firm to defend more communities against Big Oil, Ben Jealous writes.