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Illustration shows four white smokestacks and two hands with one finger blocking two of the smokestacks

Feature

Abolish Fossil Fuels

A moral case for ending the age of coal, oil, and gas

By Jason Mark

September 23, 2024

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Time to Make Some Changes

There is still a lot that individuals can do for the climate

By Paul Rauber

September 19, 2024

Photo by Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty Images

Notes from Here & There

Extreme Heat Fueled by Climate Change Punishes Outdoor Workers

As the federal government pushes for national heat protections, some states resist badly needed safety rules

By Bryce Covert

August 23, 2024

Anne Pappas sits next to her heat pump, installed on the side of her gray and white mobile home.

Notes from Here & There

Meet the Mainers at the Bleeding Edge of the Home Electrification Revolution

Progressive state incentives, plus the IRA, allow Maine to install heat pumps faster than any other state

By Julia Sklar

September 17, 2024

Two men in hardhats hold onto a cable at an abandoned oil well.

Notes from Here & There

Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Are a Huge Source of Greenhouse Gases

This company is racing to fix Pennsylvania's leaking wells

By Nick Keppler

September 18, 2024

Illustration shows a desert with a tree, redrock, and solar panels simulating a sparkling oasis or sea on the ground

Eyewitness

A Desert Meditation on the Future of Solar

Can we have our clean energy installations and our desert too?

By Jonathan Thompson

November 12, 2024

Leah Ellis wears a light blazer and white button-down shirt, watching Summer Camerlo-Bass in a blue work shirt scooping gray cement from a metal mixing bowl.

Field Trip

This Boston Start-up Has a Recipe for Low-Carbon Cement

And a massive grant from the Department of Energy to soon produce it at an industrial scale

By Julia Sklar

November 6, 2024

Illustration of a couple painting a wall with a rainbow and a sun and blue sky

Critic’s Notebook

As Climate Warms, More Are Asking: Should I Have Kids?

Deciding whether to have children is getting even more complicated

By Heather Houser

October 11, 2024

Illustration shows solar panels and wind turbines

Stress Test

These Are the Novel Batteries That Could Power the Energy Transition

Three promising alternatives to lithium-ion

By Elyse Hauser

September 13, 2024

Close-up of a black and yellow spotted salamander on a leaf

Critter

This Salamander Is the Only Vertebrate Tapped Into Photosynthesis

All salamanders have amazing biological powers, but this particular one takes the cake

By Julia Sklar

September 15, 2024

Illustration of a house with solar panels and a man handing a charging cable to two neighbors

Material World

How to Prepare for Extreme Weather With Community-Powered Resilience

Here are steps anyone can take to tap into the great power of one another

By Katie O'Reilly

October 6, 2024

Illustrated portrait of Xavier Boatright smiling at the camera

Changemaker

Teamwork Can Change the World

Xavier Boatright brings people together for a common cause

Adapted from an interview by Lindsey Botts

October 18, 2024

Photo

A Bird's-Eye View of Dual Use

Jamey Stillings's photo gives us a big-picture look at wind energy

October 29, 2024

A purple nighttime sky full of stars and its reflection in a lake

Poem

Poem: Aster

A poem by Luisa A. Igloria

October 28, 2024

A small black bird with red on its wing sits on a cattail.

Poem

Poem: Black Box

A poem by Arthur Sze

October 28, 2024

A water-level view of small waves and the sun against an orange sky

Poem

Poem: No Rain

A poem by Martha Silano

October 28, 2024

montage of Sierra Club signs: Environmental Justice, because everyone deserves a clean environment; Keep the Frack Out of My Water; Sierra Club for Gender Equity; No Drilling Where We're Living; People's Climate March; Protect Our Communities.

The Lookout

What's the Sierra Club Been Up To Lately?

Alerts, campaign updates, and victories from Sierra Club volunteers and staff

By Lindsey Botts

September 14, 2024

Laura Zapata stands against a glass wall inside a skyscraper with a city in the background

Treehugger

Here's How to Bring Solar Energy to the South

Meet Laura Zapata, clean energy advocate

By Lindsey Botts

October 7, 2024

Energy User Guides

Electrify Your Wheels: Check Out the New Range of E-Bikes

What kind of cyclist are you?

By David Darlington

September 16, 2024

illustration of an electric car charging outside a house

Energy User Guides

Electrify Your Wheels: Here Are the Latest EVs for Bargain Hunters

There are more affordable EVs than ever before

By Jim Motavalli

September 16, 2024

Energy User Guides

How to Decarbonize Your Entire Home

A guide to electrifying your residence, from heat pumps to solar panels and more

By Justin Gerdes

September 16, 2024

Energy User Guides

How to Navigate the Clean Energy Transition

Some tips for electrifying your home and transportation

By SIERRA Staff

September 16, 2024

2024 Fall

Abolish Fossil Fuels

Departments

Time to Make Some Changes

Extreme Heat Fueled by Climate Change Punishes Outdoor Workers

Meet the Mainers at the Bleeding Edge of the Home Electrification Revolution

Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Are a Huge Source of Greenhouse Gases

A Desert Meditation on the Future of Solar

This Boston Start-up Has a Recipe for Low-Carbon Cement

As Climate Warms, More Are Asking: Should I Have Kids?

These Are the Novel Batteries That Could Power the Energy Transition

This Salamander Is the Only Vertebrate Tapped Into Photosynthesis

How to Prepare for Extreme Weather With Community-Powered Resilience

Teamwork Can Change the World

A Bird's-Eye View of Dual Use

Poem: Aster

Poem: Black Box

Poem: No Rain

What's the Sierra Club Been Up To Lately?

Here's How to Bring Solar Energy to the South

Electrify Your Wheels: Check Out the New Range of E-Bikes

Electrify Your Wheels: Here Are the Latest EVs for Bargain Hunters

How to Decarbonize Your Entire Home

How to Navigate the Clean Energy Transition

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