Mark Hertsgaard (markhertsgaard.com), a fellow of New America Foundation and a co-founder of the group Climate Parents, is The Nation's environment correspondent. He has covered climate change for twenty years and is the author of six books, including, most recently, HOT: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth.
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Nacido hace 42 años y celebrado desde entonces cada 22 de abril, el Día de la Tierra ha entrado ya en la mediana edad – y se le nota.
To transform this bland, tired ritual into an occasion for spirited collective action, Earth Day must return to its roots.
Mohammed Nasheed, the deposed leader of the Maldives, recently visited the US to call for free and fair elections in his homeland—which may disappear underwater due to climate change.
Bucking its reputation as a city addicted to the automobile, Long Beach, California, establishes the nation’s first officially “bike-friendly” business districts.
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Thanks to a new and frightening breed of climate denier, our chances of avoiding catastrophe just got worse.
The moment couldn't have been more ripe for a real advance in the fight against climate change.
If a metaphorical wall of trees gets built as grassroots activists envision, it could help save the continent from hunger, poverty and climate change.
Thanks to the antidemocratic "supercommittee," the legislation singularly responsible for shaping our food system is being written behind closed doors.
Mayor Mike makes a $50 million donation to help the Sierra Club's “Beyond Coal” campaign. Meanwhile, Bill McKibben and Naomi Klein rally over a thousand demonstrators for civil disobedience against tar sands.
PowerShift's green organizers descended on Washington this weekend and gave Obama some tough love.


