Brian Merchant
Brian Merchant is a freelance writer and editor living in Brooklyn, NY. He covers politics for TreeHugger, with a focus on climate and energy issues. Brian has written for Slate, Paste, Salon, GOOD, and the Huffington Post, among many others. He pens the column Getting Samy Out of Burma, and is the editor and founder of the blog the Utopianist.
Brian Merchant can be reached at brianmerchant (at) treehugger (dot) com. Website: brianmerchant.com.
Latest Stories from Brian Merchant - Page 5
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NASA Shows Us 130 Years of Warming in 30 Seconds
This is what climate change looks like.
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There is Just One Nation in the World Where Climate Scientists Face Systematic Harassment
And it is the United States of America.
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Shell Already Forced to Stop Arctic Drilling Operation
Shell commenced drilling an exploratory well in the Arctic, but the fun was over nearly as soon as it began.
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"Unprecedented Territory": 2012 the Hottest Year Recorded in the U.S. So Far
The data is in, and the records keep breaking—you are now officially living through the hottest American winter/spring/summer ever put on the books.
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Chicago Aims to Eliminate Pedestrian Fatalities Within 10 Years
Good cities are built for walking, so Chicago unveils an ambitious plan to put pedestrians first.
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Watch the Summers Getting Statistically Hotter
This is what the Northern Hemisphere's ever-hotter summers look like.
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Barack Obama: "Climate Change is Not a Hoax"
The president offers up the most pointed words on climate change he's uttered in years in his speech at the Democratic National Convention.
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Bill Clinton Defends Obama's Clean Energy, Efficiency Policies in Marathon Speech
The former president was the first major speaker at the Democratic National Convention to tackle climate change.
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Climate Change Will Starve the Poor Even More Than Previously Thought
A new report says that we're underestimating the impact of climate change on the world's poor—food shocks will likely hit harder than previously projected, Oxfam says.
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The Arctic's Most Productive Glacier Has Shed an Area the Size of Manhattan Over Last 12 Years
It might be the "most productive" glacier in the entire Northern Hemisphere, and it is melting far too fast.
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Democrats' New Platform Is Great On Climate Change But No One Will Ever Know
The Democratic platform includes good stuff on climate. But don't tell anyone.
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Mitt Romney Believes in Climate Change Again
ScienceDebate.org asked the candidates some key science questions—and actually got responses. The biggest surprise? Mitt Romney believes in climate change again.
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In Romney's Tone-Deaf Climate Comment, Hints of a Coming War on Science
Romney mocked Obama for saying he'd work to address climate change in his acceptance speech last night. But there's more to the joke than meets the eye.
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Yep, High Speed Rail Will Slash Emissions
A new nonpartisan study shows that California's high speed rail is a good investment, and will slash transportation emissions in the Golden State.
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We're One Step Closer to Tars Sands in the U.S.
Why should Canadians have all the fun?
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World's Largest Oil Producer Gets Hacked
Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil-producing company, fell victim to a coordinated cyber attack.
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5 Ways the GOP's New Platform Fails the Environment
The Republican Party approved its 2012 platform at the national convention in Tampa today, and, predictably, it includes some decidedly anti-environmental directives.
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Seven Arrested While Blocking Construction of Keystone XL in Texas
Seven people were arrested today after they set up a blockade to halt the construction of the infamous tar sands pipeline.
