David Gelles

New York

Climate Reporter at The New York Times

Climate reporter @NYTimes. Author of forthcoming DIRTBAG BILLIONAIRE and NYT bestseller ‘The Man Who Broke Capitalism.' https://t.co/LrhLxvhYdU

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How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away: Gelles, David: 9781668032268: Amazon.com: Books

1 week ago | shorturl.at | David Gelles

This is the inside story of one of the most extraordinary brands in the corporate world, the rare company that is driven by environmental activism instead of cutthroat capitalism. Founded in 1973, Patagonia has grown into a wildly popular producer of jackets, hats, and fleece vests, with a cultlike following among hardcore alpinists and Wall Street traders alike, posting sales of more than $1 billion a year. But it’s not just the clothes that make Patagonia unique.
Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave

1 week ago | mahoningmatters.com | David Gelles

EDITORS NOTE: EDS: ADDS graf starting "In a statement " with Chevron response; UPDATES related stories list.); (Attn: Md., N.J.,, N.Y., Vt., Wash.); (ART ADV: With photos.); (With: YOUTH-CLIMATE-LAWSUIT, SC-CLIMATE-LAWSUIT, GLACIERS-OUTLOOK, NY-GAS-PIPELINESAs an unusual heat dome sent temperatures in the Pacific Northwest soaring to 108 degrees Fahrenheit on June 28, 2021, Juliana Leon pulled her car over and rolled down the windows, overwhelmed by the heat.
Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave

1 week ago | nytimes.com | David Gelles

Experts said it is the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. Misti Leon, with a 2018 photo of her mother, Juliana, who died in the 2021 heat dome. Ms. Leon is suing seven oil and gas companies, claiming wrongful death. Credit...
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1 week ago | davidgelles.substack.com | David Gelles

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House Bill Would Derail Biden's Signature Climate Law

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | David Gelles

The wide-ranging bill passed by the House last night will do many things: slash taxes, increase military and border spending, pare back Medicaid. If enacted into law, it will also effectively gut the Inflation Reduction Act, the sweeping law signed by President Biden that was designed to reduce America's planet-warming emissions and spur a domestic boom in clean energy.
The US under Trump: Alone in its climate denial

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | David Gelles

The administration has dismantled climate research, firing some of the nation’s top scientists, and gutted efforts to chart how fast greenhouse gases are building up in the atmosphere and what that means for the economy, employment, agriculture, health, and other aspects of American society. The government will no longer track major sources of greenhouse gases, data that has been used to measure the scale and identify sources of the problem for the past 15 years.
Trump Turns a Blind Eye to Climate Change

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | David Gelles

At this year's United Nations climate conference, China is expected to set a "very ambitious" goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. India recently overtook Germany to become the world's third largest generator of renewable power. The European Union, where have been falling, is now generating 11 percent of its electricity from solar power, for the first time. And the United States?
The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | David Gelles

4 hours agoThe argument's over: Americans pay for tariffsThe Trump administration conceded this weekend what economists, CEOs and consumers already knew: Americans pay for tariffs. Why it matters: Nearly a …NowIn the Future, China Will Be Dominant. The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant.
Alone in Its Climate Denial

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | David Gelles

The administration is not only allowing more greenhouse gases. It is undermining the nation's ability to understand and respond to a hotter planet. When the Trump administration declared two weeks ago that it would largely disregard the economic cost of climate change as it sets policies and regulations, it was just the latest step in a multipronged effort to erase global warming from the American agenda.
New York Times - The Home Insurance Crisis Is Getting Even More Expensive

3 weeks ago | consumerwatchdog.org | David Gelles

By David Gelles, NEW YORK TIMESIn California, a home insurance rate increase by State Farm is yet another sign of growing crisis driven by climate change. Just months after fires devastated parts of Los Angeles, one of the leading home insurers in California, State Farm, is temporarily raising rates 17 percent. The sharp jump, after a 20 percent rate increase last year, is sure to strain family finances in what is already one of the nation’s most expensive states for home insurance.