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Molly Taft

Molly Taft is a contributing deputy editor at The New Republic. They were previously a staff writer covering climate change at Gizmodo and have written for outlets including the Center for Public Integrity, VICE News, Buzzfeed News, and the Intercept.

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November 15, 2023
Molly Taft
The Latest Culture War Starts With Dead Whales
The right wing and fossil fuel companies have funded a backlash to wind energy in New Jersey. Is it about to go nationwide?
October 13, 2023
Molly Taft
Endless War on a Dying Planet
The dual tragedies of war and ecological collapse in Israel and Palestine
October 6, 2023
Molly Taft
A Glimpse of Our Grief-Addled Future
A college reunion becomes a climate bereavement group.
September 29, 2023
Molly Taft
Will Mainers Take Their Power Into Their Own Hands?
Maine voters could set a model for other areas of the country to follow with a rare hostile takeover of the electric powers that be.
September 28, 2023
Molly Taft
How Iowa Wind Energy Got Sucked Into an Online Meme War
For decades, Republicans and Democrats alike supported the clean energy transition in the Hawkeye State. But recently, there’s been a surge in local opposition to projects.
September 22, 2023
Molly Taft
For The Wall Street Journal, the Climate Call is Coming From Inside the House
When will the Journal’s editorial board wake up to reality?
September 8, 2023
Molly Taft
The Headwinds Facing Offshore Wind Farms
What’s the big holdup?
September 1, 2023
Molly Taft
Vivek Ramaswamy Is Teaching the GOP to Weaponize Climate
The candidate is demonstrating a new way of Republican campaigning: with climate change front and center.
August 25, 2023
Molly Taft
How Kids Pulled Off a Climate Sneak Attack in Montana
Montana wasn’t prepared to face climate science on trial.
August 11, 2023
Molly Taft
Should Climate Protesters Be Less Annoying?
Activists interrupted a pro tennis tournament in Washington, D.C., last week—and reignited a debate about how best to wage the climate fight.
August 7, 2023
Molly Taft
The Man Who Literally Wrote the Book on Extreme Heat
Jeff Goodell’s new book, “The Heat Will Kill You First,” could not have come at a more appropriate—and frightening—time.
August 4, 2023
Molly Taft
What Boiling Oceans Will Do to Life on Land
“We knew this would happen, but the difference is that we thought it would be a little bit later.”
July 28, 2023
Molly Taft
What Will Twitter’s Death Mean for Climate Disaster Information?
It remains the most useful social media platform during a climate crisis. But its days seem numbered.
July 21, 2023
Molly Taft
The GOP Darling Who Claims Fossil Fuels Are Good for Humanity
The time is ripe for Alex Epstein’s particular brand of fossil fuel boosterism to become the GOP’s mainstream climate talking point.
July 14, 2023
Molly Taft
The Media Has No Idea How to Cover Extreme Heat
News outlets are reporting on record-setting temperatures—but telling us little else about this catastrophic inferno we’re living (and dying) through.
July 7, 2023
Molly Taft
How the Supreme Court Could Destroy Environmental Justice Efforts
Last week’s rulings have real ramifications for how the government could help vulnerable communities moving forward.
June 30, 2023
Molly Taft
The Right-Wing Groups Behind the War on ESG
A new report sheds light on state-level legislative attacks on the right’s newfound obsession.
June 23, 2023
Molly Taft
Confessions of a Frequent Flier
Why is the airline industry so hard to decarbonize—and can we ever expect to fly guilt-free?
June 16, 2023
Molly Taft
The Fossil Fuel Industry Veterans Who Regulate Your Electricity
A closer look at the people in power who control your power
November 16, 2020
Molly Taft
Blue States Will Have to Lead the Climate Fight Under Biden, Too
Democratic governors and legislatures took charge on reducing emissions under Trump. That will have to continue if Republicans hold the Senate.

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