Archive - Need to Know by Stephen Leahy

December 2024

How to have meaningful but stress-free conversations over the holidays

How can I have a good conversation with family and friends about what’s going on in the world?

Dec 23, 2024 •

America's Whipsaw Weather Future

How extreme weather is becoming extremely extreme.

Dec 18, 2024 •

How to Avoid a Catastrophic Increase in Death, Disease, and Destruction -- The Lancet

“People all around the world are facing record-breaking threats to their well-being, health, and survival from our rapidly changing climate.”

Dec 5, 2024 •

November 2024

Solar, LNG, Shipping, and Subsidies in 3 Graphics

It might seem odd to use ships to compare energy sources, but it’s not.

Nov 28, 2024 •

Strong Plastics Treaty Needed to Protect People and Planet

+3600 chemicals in plastic food packaging -- some are now in our bodies

Nov 15, 2024 •

1000 Nuclear Reactors

That's how much solar and wind electricity could be plugged in.

Nov 8, 2024 •

We're paying a heavy price for our collective carbon pollution.

Nov 1, 2024 •

October 2024

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