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Hoping the Farm Bill Will be a Win for Producers and the Planet?
Here are our top proposals to watch. Read more →
Correcting the Record Regarding My Essay in The Free Press
Last week, I wrote an opinion piece in The Free Press on perverse incentives in scientific publishing. I described the… Read more →

Environmental Politics
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Peter Cook
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The GML Isn't All Bad
To promote responsible mining, it is time to go beyond bashing the General Mining Law of 1872 Read more →
Queens of the Sea
As shipping decarbonizes, what should we do with all our old freighters? Read more →
Are Hurricanes the Icons of Climate Change They are Made Out to Be?
What the research really says Read more →
Our Latest Press:
- RELEASE: Breakthrough Institute Announces Support of Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Financing for Innovative Food Businesses
- TESTIMONY: BTI President Ted Nordhaus to the U.S. House of Representatives
- STATEMENT: Senators Introduce Bill to Advance Soil Carbon Measurement in Agriculture
- RELEASE: Letter from the Breakthrough Institute to Berkeley City Council on a Recently-Proposed Resolution About Fukushima
- Varun Sivaram Joins Breakthrough's Board of Directors
From Lab to Farm
From Lab to Farm
Breakthrough Journal No. 19 / Spring 2023
Ten Words You Can't Say About Climate Change
The way we talk about climate change often skews the debate—and potential solutions. Here are some words we should ban from the discourse.
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