Environment

Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment

Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment

Tufts University declines to divest and students respond.

Mar 5, 2014 / StudentNation / Ben Weilerstein, Devyn Powell, and StudentNation

How the US Energy Boom Is Harming Foreign Policy

How the US Energy Boom Is Harming Foreign Policy How the US Energy Boom Is Harming Foreign Policy

Rising oil and gas production close to home is enabling a more aggressive stance toward rivals abroad.

Mar 5, 2014 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

Could Approving Keystone Really Harm Democratic Prospects in 2014? Yes

Could Approving Keystone Really Harm Democratic Prospects in 2014? Yes Could Approving Keystone Really Harm Democratic Prospects in 2014? Yes

Sunday's march on the White House offered a reminder of just how serious young voters are about this issue.

Mar 3, 2014 / John Nichols

Obama Administration Takes a Step Toward Drilling in the Atlantic

Obama Administration Takes a Step Toward Drilling in the Atlantic Obama Administration Takes a Step Toward Drilling in the Atlantic

Should climate hawks really worry about rising domestic fossil fuel production?

Feb 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Bill McKibben: Is Agriculture Destroying the Planet?

Bill McKibben: Is Agriculture Destroying the Planet? Bill McKibben: Is Agriculture Destroying the Planet?

Is a more sustainable future possible for farming?

Feb 27, 2014 / On The Earth Productions

Yale Close to a Decision on Fossil Fuel Divestment

Yale Close to a Decision on Fossil Fuel Divestment Yale Close to a Decision on Fossil Fuel Divestment

This past weekend, the two highest university bodies on investor action met to formally discuss the possibility of Yale’s divestment from fossil fuels.

Feb 27, 2014 / StudentNation / Adrian Rodrigues and StudentNation

Keystone XL Might Make You Sick, Literally

Keystone XL Might Make You Sick, Literally Keystone XL Might Make You Sick, Literally

One Senate Democrat says the State Department’s environmental review was “woefully inadequate when it came to exploring human impacts of the pipeline.” 

Feb 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Exxon’s Pro-Fracking CEO Is Suing to Stop Fracking Near His Mansion

Exxon’s Pro-Fracking CEO Is Suing to Stop Fracking Near His Mansion Exxon’s Pro-Fracking CEO Is Suing to Stop Fracking Near His Mansion

Chris Hayes introduces the latest victim of hydraulic fracking: an ExxonMobil CEO and his super-rich friends. 

Feb 25, 2014 / Chris Hayes

Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed?

Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed? Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed?

The environmental legacy of the Sochi Games includes habitat destruction, polluted waterways and razed forests. 

Feb 25, 2014 / Alec Luhn

Young Activists to Risk Arrest During Keystone XL Protest

Young Activists to Risk Arrest During Keystone XL Protest Young Activists to Risk Arrest During Keystone XL Protest

Youth and students around the country are mobilizing, preparing to return to the White House to demand action in what could be the most crucial environmental decision of Obama&rsqu...

Feb 22, 2014 / StudentNation / Adam Greenberg and StudentNation

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