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Rafael Correa

Ecuador's Paradise Lost

President Rafael Correa tried to save the world’s most biodiverse forest, the Yasuni National Park—but rich nations ignored his offer.

Christian Parenti

Fukushima's Invisible Crisis
Don’t expect coverage of Japan's nuclear power disaster on the evening news: unlike other environmental catastrophes, Fukushima’s ongoing crisis offers little to film.
Eric Ozawa
Posted Aug 19 2013 - 12:33pm
A Movement for a New Planet
What to make of change on an overheating planet.
Bill McKibben
Posted Aug 19 2013 - 11:08am
The Third Carbon Age
Don’t for a second imagine we’re heading for an era of renewable energy.
Michael T. Klare
Posted Aug 8 2013 - 10:27am

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News and Features

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Dustbowl
Dust Bowl Blues (Climate Change)

A severe drought in the Southwest is devastating crops and farm communities—and sending a warning about climate change.

Sasha Abramsky
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The New Climate Radicals (Climate Change, Environmental Issues, Environmental Activism)

Ken Ward and Jay O'Hara are reminiscent of the human-centered, Quaker-inspired anti-nuke founders of Greenpeace.

Wen Stephenson
economic justice
The New Economy Balance Sheet (Inequality, Economy, Environment)

A visionary approach to financial accounting could inject the values of fairness and sustainability into standard business practice.

Bob Massie
Climate justice activist
Why Investors Must Do More Than Divest From Fossil Fuels (Climate Change, Sustainable Development)

Colleges, pension funds and foundations together have trillions of dollars that could be invested in solutions to climate change.

Dan Apfel
Nuclear transportation
Pandora's Terrifying Promise: Can Nuclear Power Save the Planet? (Environmental Issues, Radioactive Waste and Contamination)

A conversation about a new documentary, its provocative claims—and the facts it leaves out.

Mark Hertsgaard and Terry Tempest Williams

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