It has always been known that the oil and gas industry only survives by way of debt financing. Fracking is capital intensive, and very few companies involved ever actually even turn a profit in excess of the cost of capital. Instead, they have always operated by dependency on cheap money from Wall Street banks to
2019: A Year in the Life of Our Escalating Climate Crisis
The climate news was not good this year—all the more reason to fight with renewed vigor in the next. Read the full story at The Nation here.
End of Ice Longlisted for PEN Literary Award
PEN/E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD For a book that exemplifies literary excellence on the subject of the physical or biological sciences and communicates complex scientific concepts to a lay audience.
The Ten Best Science Books of 2019
The End of Ice makes The Smithsonian’s Top Ten Science Books of 2019.
Tomgram: Dahr Jamail, Dealing With Climate PTSD
Read the full essay for TomDispatch.com of my recent trip to Alaska here.
Last Born in the Wilderness Interview, Transitions
One of the most important interviews I have ever done. Listen to it here.
Life stories: books about a planet in peril
The Guardian discusses The End of Ice, along with other books dealing with what it means to be alive during this Age of Loss. Read the article here.
Scientists’ Advice to People Living in Coastal Areas? Move.
Scientists’ direst climate predictions have often turned out to be underestimations. Read the full dispatch here.
Alaska’s Sea Ice Completely Melted for First Time in Recorded History
The country of Iceland has held a funeral for its first glacier lost to the climate crisis. The once massive Okjokull glacier, now completely gone, has been commemorated with a plaque that reads: “A letter to the future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our
The Amazon Is Dying and Bolsonaro Is Fanning the Flames
Jair Bolsonaro has worked at breakneck speed to eliminate environmental regulations. Read the story here.