Eric Holthaus

Terraform

​Hypercane

Forget hurricanes. The future is hypercanes—and a world of corporate greed that's been rigged to prevent them.
Eric Holthaus
9.7.17
News

Should Climate Change Stop Us from Having Babies?

The fact that the earth's atmosphere will undergo some pretty fundamental changes in the next generation raises questions about the benefits of procreation.
Eric Holthaus
3.5.15
News

Why Obama's Keystone Veto Doesn't Mean Anything for Climate Change

Environmental activists may have killed the pipeline for now, but as the Keystone saga drags on, the root causes of climate change go unchecked.
Eric Holthaus
2.25.15
The VICE Guide to the 2016 Election

Can the Green Party Make a Comeback in 2016?

Likely presidential nominee Jill Stein has a quixotic plan to unite disenchanted liberals into the Tea Party of the Left.
Eric Holthaus
2.9.15
News

The Northeast Blizzard Is Just Another Sign of Global Warming

Climate-change deniers will happily seize #Blizzard2015 as proof of a vast liberal conspiracy. But is global warming actually making snowstorms worse?
Eric Holthaus
1.27.15
News

Will 2015 Be the Year Obama Finally Does Something About Climate Change?

New White House rules focused on cutting methane emissions are the last big chance for the president to cement his legacy on climate change.
Eric Holthaus
1.15.15
News

Climate Change Got Worse in 2014, but Did People Get Better?

The world went on getting warmer this year, but there is now a glimmer of hope that people might be realizing how bad the situation has become.
Eric Holthaus
12.17.14
News

Is the Keystone Pipeline Irrelevant?

Sneaky moves by the oil industry have probably made the contentious pipeline superfluous.
Eric Holthaus
12.11.14
Opinion

​Climate Change Has an Outrage Problem

There’s no way of knowing when or where a spark will ignite Americans into an irreversible social movement on climate—the only certainty is that it will happen eventually.
Eric Holthaus
8.29.14