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Brad Plumer

Brad Plumer

Former Senior Editor

    Latest articles by Brad Plumer

    Climate
    OPEC wants to lift global oil prices by throttling production. Be skeptical.OPEC wants to lift global oil prices by throttling production. Be skeptical.
    Climate

    Saudi Arabia has had enough with low oil prices. But it has way less power than it used to.

    By Brad Plumer
    Space
    Elon Musk just unveiled his most detailed plan yet for colonizing MarsElon Musk just unveiled his most detailed plan yet for colonizing Mars
    Space

    This is ... really something.

    By Brad Plumer and Brian Resnick
    This court case will decide if Obama’s signature climate policy goes down in flames
    Climate

    If you’re at all interested in climate change, you should really tune in.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    Cars take up way too much space in cities. New technology could change that.Cars take up way too much space in cities. New technology could change that.
    Climate

    San Francisco wants to see if self-driving cars could solve its housing crisis.

    Climate
    The Senate explores how freaked out we should be about Bayer’s huge deal to buy MonsantoThe Senate explores how freaked out we should be about Bayer’s huge deal to buy Monsanto
    Climate
    Now you can watch every large fishing boat in the ocean (and a few illegal ones, too)Now you can watch every large fishing boat in the ocean (and a few illegal ones, too)
    Climate

    All these moving dots are where your seafood comes from.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    Why Bayer’s massive new deal to buy Monsanto is so troublingWhy Bayer’s massive new deal to buy Monsanto is so troubling
    Climate

    Pretty soon, just three companies will sell 59% of the world’s seeds.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    California is about to find out what a truly radical climate policy looks likeCalifornia is about to find out what a truly radical climate policy looks like
    Climate

    The state’s new climate law will mean so much more than a few solar panels and electric cars.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    The world has lost 10% of its wilderness in the past two decadesThe world has lost 10% of its wilderness in the past two decades
    Climate

    It’s getting harder and harder to find “pristine” landscapes.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    Costa Rica has gone 76 straight days using 100% renewable electricityCosta Rica has gone 76 straight days using 100% renewable electricity
    Climate

    If this little country can do it, why can’t others?

    By Brad Plumer

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