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Kate Aronoff

Kate Aronoff is a staff writer at The New Republic. She is the author of Overheated: How Capitalism Broke the Planet—and How We Fight Back, and co-author of A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal. Kate is also a fellow at The Roosevelt Institute, and serves in Dissent’s editorial board.

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November 14, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Don’t Expect Gas Companies to Pause Business on Gaza’s Behalf
Meanwhile, an Israeli minister has joked that new offshore drilling means new warships.
November 9, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Joe Manchin Wants One Thing, and It’s Disgusting
The West Virginia senator, who announced he will not be seeking reelection, is not some political mastermind. He’s a greedy nihilist.
November 9, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Elon Musk vs. Sweden’s Working Class
The strike against Tesla in Sweden challenges the electric vehicle maker’s core business model.
November 7, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Offshore Wind’s Bizarre Global Problem
Orsted’s cancellation of two big New Jersey wind projects raises questions about the way the Biden administration is approaching renewable energy.
November 2, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Natural Gas Is Way Worse Than Coal
Biden’s position on gas exports can’t be reconciled with his climate policy. It’s decision time.
November 1, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Mike Johnson’s Greatest Fear
Appearing virtually at a London conference, the new speaker of the House warned of the “ultimate decline of our civilization.”
October 25, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Fossil Fuel Demand Is Predicted to Peak by 2030. Oil Giants Are Betting Against It.
Why Chevron and Exxon are doubling down on fossil fuels, despite what the International Energy Agency says about our renewable future.
October 20, 2023
Kate Aronoff
The U.S. Is Spending a Fortune on War and a Pittance on the Climate Crisis
While the U.S. sends tens of billions of dollars to Israel and Ukraine, countries in the global south are left pleading for pennies.
October 17, 2023
Kate Aronoff
The People Who Profit When It Rains Bombs
Weapons manufacturers have seen stocks surge amid the war between Israel and Hamas. But so have oil companies.
October 16, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Big Oil Is Only Getting Bigger—and Meaner
Exxon’s big purchase of Pioneer Resources last week is a troubling indication that the industry sees little reason to change course.
October 13, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Republicans Pretend Biden Is Soft on Foreign Policy
They’re relying on an old playbook: trying to portray Biden and the Democrats as tree-hugging hippies more concerned about issues like climate than national security.
October 5, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Biden Scraps Environmental Laws to Build Trump’s Border Wall
Construction could threaten plans to recover populations of endangered ocelots.
October 5, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Big Auto Screwed Itself on the E.V. Transition
Don’t buy the narrative that the UAW strike will harm the switch to electric vehicles. Carmakers did this to themselves.
September 29, 2023
Kate Aronoff
NYC Is Totally Unprepared for Climate Disaster (but Has a Lot of Cops)
If hordes of cops are going to keep polluting New York’s increasingly flood-prone subways, the least they could do is grab a bucket and be helpful.
September 29, 2023
Kate Aronoff
The White House’s Two-Faced Climate Rhetoric
Why do U.S. politicians insist on talking so much about a climate goal they’re so far off track from?
September 27, 2023
Kate Aronoff
How This Popular Climate “Solution” Could Tank Our Progress
Over the last few years, a drumbeat of academic research and investigative reporting has painted a bleak picture of carbon offsets.
September 21, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Biden Takes a Tiny Step Toward a Roosevelt-Style Climate Revolution
Climate activists are pleased that the president is creating a civilian Climate Corps—albeit still hoping for much more.
September 19, 2023
Kate Aronoff
The Lose-Lose Promise of Pledging Lower Gas Prices
Weirdly, the White House doesn’t seem to see much of a contradiction in continuing to boost domestic oil and gas production while championing climate change.
September 14, 2023
Kate Aronoff
J.D. Vance Doesn’t Care About Autoworkers
Neither the American auto industry’s endless quest for profits nor the global economic forces shaping supply chains fit neatly into the box of standard GOP talking points.
September 13, 2023
Kate Aronoff
Electric Vehicles Have Become a Weapon in the War on Autoworkers
How the greenest vehicles on the roads became the biggest flash point in a labor battle that could lead to a precedent-shattering UAW strike.

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