A new study concluded that half of the world's energy must come from renewable sources by 2060 to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to a maximum of 2°C. This goal is ambitious but achievable if the world commits to a large-scale transfer of technology and capital from the developed to the developing world.

In an interview with Scientific American, Bill Nye shared his perspective on the current national divide between the scientific community and many of the nation's citizens. Nye is hopeful about the future, and says he believes that the divide is closing and that innovation will act as a bridge between skeptics and believers.

This week, another pipe leaked fossil fuels, contaminating soil and releasing diesel across a farm in Iowa. The cleanup costs, coupled with the environmental impact of these events, make renewable energy look like the only true option.

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Syria and Lebanon “to see and hear directly from the Syrian people.” That is Gabbard’s account of her trip. However, partisans in both parties as well as some members of the