Nation Topics - Environmental Activism | The Nation

Thousands of students came together to infuse the largest citizen conference ever to address climate change with energy, enthusiasm and a new vision for the future.

As the nuclear power plant industry tries to leverage the energy crisis, foes of nuclear power are putting a serious crimp in their plans.

Welcome to the Age of Insuffiency: As oil prices hit new highs and supplies sink, our way of life will drastically change.

This year's Nobel Peace Prize should spur governments and people everywhere to urgent action on climate change.

Memo to Congress: the Arctic is on thin ice--and so are you.

A history of colonial neglect and endemic corruption has unleashed a lawless logging binge in the heart of Congo's massive woodlands.

From Providence to Los Angeles and even the Bronx, urban rivers that were polluted and even paved over are being restored.

Artists try to wake up a sleepwalking public to the dangers of climate change.

Erasing your "carbon footprint" is tougher than it seems.

In the Bush era, the green movement has become a paper tiger. It must
regroup, reframe and reach out across the lines of race and class that
have kept environmental issues at the political fringe.