Eric Holthaus
The Correspondent
Minnesota, United States
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Past articles by Eric:
Why climate change is a civil rights battle
Climate disasters are not ‘natural’ – they’re human made. If we want to fight climate change, we first need to tackle inequality and racism. → Read More
Apocalypse never: why climate catastrophe won’t make us change
There’s an idea among many ‘climate people’ that large-scale environmental disaster will finally force governments to act. But talking about catastrophe will only bring catastrophe. Instead of waiting for disaster, there are other ways to bring about radical climate action. → Read More
Update on Greta Thunberg article
The Thunberg family did not see the piece pre-publication. After it was published, they raised a number of concerns around sensitivities within the piece with me.I understand their concerns and based on that, myself and the team at The Correspondent have decided that the right thing to do was to take it down. → Read More
Climate change is about how we treat each other
Our weather has changed so rapidly that we now stand on the brink of collapse. But simply speaking about the impending apocalypse will do nothing to change it. We need to reimagine human relationships. → Read More
Trump’s ‘environmental leadership’ is sending us to a climate disaster
As record rains fell in D.C., the president blithely ignored reality. → Read More
Lawns are the No. 1 irrigated ‘crop’ in America. They need to die.
It’s time to culturally stigmatize the classic over-watered, over-fertilized, over-mowed American lawn. → Read More
Batteries are key to clean energy — and they just got much cheaper
Battery technology is ahead of schedule, opening the door for storing renewable energies. Soon, renewables might rival gas and oil in affordabilty. → Read More
Deadly air pollution has a surprising culprit: Growing corn
A new study shows the fertilizing process could kill 4,300 Americans a year. → Read More
Hurricane season 2019 is almost here. Here’s a preview.
Coming up: T-shirt weather, blooming flowers, and … hurricanes. Let’s see what 2019 has in store. → Read More
Batteries are key to clean energy — and they just got much cheaper
Battery technology is ahead of schedule, opening the door for storing renewable energies. Soon, renewables might rival gas and oil in affordabilty. → Read More
C-SPAN’s swamp creature unmasked! We talk to the activist in the confirmation meeting clip
The Greenpeace activist was directly behind David Bernhardt as he faced questions about his time as an oil lobbyist. → Read More
Climate change could push tropical diseases to Alaska, according to a new study
Nearly a billion people could be newly at risk of tropical diseases like dengue fever and Zika thanks to expanding mosquito range. → Read More
Coal, oil, and natural gas demand hits record high in 2018
Last year, we took another lurching step toward planetary catastrophe. → Read More
Fed official: Climate change is an ‘international market failure’
A proposed fix — lending money to companies to incentivize cleaning up their carbon act — is currently beyond the central bank’s mandate. → Read More
Mozambique floods cover more ground than NYC, Chicago, D.C., and Boston — combined
Aid workers describe "inland oceans extending for miles and miles." → Read More
Terrifying map shows all the parts of America that might soon flood
By the end of May, nearly 60 percent of Americans could see flooding severe enough to cause damage. → Read More
Want to be 2020’s climate candidate? Fly less
Bernie Sanders is the first 2020 candidate to offset his travel. Here's why that's not enough anymore. → Read More
Cyclone Idai lays bare the fundamental injustice of climate change
The storm is not a natural disaster; it was made worse by climate change, centuries of colonialism, and continuing international injustices. → Read More
Record-breaking flooding in Nebraska is visible from space
A hurricane-strength storm system unleashed torrential rainfall over the deep Nebraska snowpack. → Read More
Mozambique braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ Cyclone Idai
It's a situation the World Meteorological Organization has called a “potential worst case scenario.” → Read More