Theater projects help people reflect on their experiences of climate change
It can be difficult to track from afar the efforts of artists to tackle climate change. For theater, issues of copyright and publishing are complicated because plays are often created not for the...
View ArticleInside the minds of polar bears
In July 2017, I interviewed author Ashley Shelby for this column about her novel South Pole Station. It’s a glittering, moving, and occasionally very funny tale set at South Pole Station in the early...
View ArticleNine climate change books for educators
After a record-breaking summer – hottest June on record, the hottest month ever in July – students and teachers have returned to their classrooms. But in what classes should the diverse causes and...
View ArticleBooks on teaching climate change communication, eco-literacy, and eco-justice
In the wake of this summer’s record-breaking heat – hottest June on record, the hottest month ever in July – students and teachers have returned to their classrooms. But in what classes should the...
View ArticleCartoon: The United Nations holds a ‘climate summit’ in New York City
Tom Toro is a cartoonist and writer who has published over 200 cartoons in The New Yorker since 2010. Editor’s note: This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than...
View ArticleThe uncanniness of climate change
In 2016, Amitav Ghosh, the author of more than 10 books including The Hungry Tide, published The Great Derangement, a polemic about why contemporary literature has yet to embrace the scale of climate...
View ArticleCartoon: Don Quilowatte spots a giant
Tom Toro is a cartoonist and writer who has published over 200 cartoons in The New Yorker since 2010. The post Cartoon: Don Quilowatte spots a giant appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
View Article12 reports on carbon pricing, climate security, and more
Over the last several weeks, Americans have witnessed a remarkable burst of climate activism and communication. In two townhalls, Democratic candidates for president offered their plans for addressing...
View ArticleThe New York Yankees go to bat on climate change
To understand the influence of sports, look no further than fans’ passion during last month’s World Series. Sports teams have a massive platform, and Allen Hershkowitz believes they can use it to...
View Article‘Dish Truck’ helps fairs and festivals reduce single-use plastic
One of the biggest draws of a festival or fair is the food: fried dough, barbecue, kebabs and more. But much of that tasty food is served with plastic plates, cups, and utensils. “Everywhere I went, I...
View ArticleGreat graphics aid on climate change messaging
Q: Does it matter what we do to limit climate change? And if so, will it make just a little difference, or a lot? A: The difference is huge, as this pair of graphics illustrates especially vividly:...
View ArticleMotherhood on a flooded earth
Set a little over a century from now, Kassandra Montag’s After the Flood depicts an earth completely transformed by climate change and rising seas. The overflowing oceans first devastated the coastal...
View ArticleNASA scientist uses comedy to teach people about global warming
Most days, Josh Willis plays a mild-mannered oceanographer. “I study global warming for NASA,” he says. But some people may know him as Climate Elvis. To a rock ‘n’ roll beat, he sings, “Well the...
View ArticleNew words for a new world
How to put into the words the gravity and scale of climate change? How to describe the ecological – and humanitarian – crisis we all face? According to Matthew Schneider-Mayerson and Brent Ryan...
View ArticleHockey players are planning a game at the North Pole
Athletes from around the world plan to play a hockey match in April. They’ll be surrounded not by bleachers of adoring fans, but by a vast expanse of snow and ice, and maybe a passing polar bear....
View ArticleFour of the most interesting sign projects about climate change
Signs of climate disruption are easy to see these days, from fires, floods, and melting ice to displaced people and mass political protests. But let’s look for a minute at some signs about climate...
View ArticleGift guide: 12 books on climate change and the environment
The first weeks of this year’s “official” holiday shopping season coincide with COP 25 – the 25th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change....
View ArticleWhat the world will look like in 2040 A.D.
Since its founding in 1998, McSweeney’s Publishing has been a vital groundswell for innovative and timely literature. The publishing house began with a quarterly journal that’s still produced today –...
View ArticleDocumentarian Florian Reber traded his desk chair for a bicycle seat
In 2018, Florian Reber traded his desk chair for a bicycle seat. The Swiss sustainability consultant says he used to spend a lot of time talking about how global warming will affect the world in...
View ArticleArtist Sean Yoro, known as Hula, uses artificial reefs as canvases for...
Last winter off the coast of Oahu, an artist named Sean Yoro put on a wet suit, took a long deep breath, and dove to the ocean floor over and over again. He was creating works of art beneath the […]...
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