Can Long Beach Prove that Bikes Are Good for Business? Can Long Beach Prove that Bikes Are Good for Business?
Bucking its reputation as a city addicted to the automobile, Long Beach, California, establishes the nation’s first officially “bike-friendly” business districts.
Jan 11, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard
Durban: Where the Climate Deniers-in-Chief Ran the Show Durban: Where the Climate Deniers-in-Chief Ran the Show
Thanks to a new and frightening breed of climate denier, our chances of avoiding catastrophe just got worse.
Dec 14, 2011 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard
The Keystone Victory The Keystone Victory
The moment couldn't have been more ripe for a real advance in the fight against climate change.
Nov 16, 2011 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard
A Great Green Wall for Africa? A Great Green Wall for Africa?
If a metaphorical wall of trees gets built as grassroots activists envision, it could help save the continent from hunger, poverty and climate change.
Nov 2, 2011 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Memo to Congress: No Secret Farm Bill Memo to Congress: No Secret Farm Bill
Thanks to the antidemocratic "supercommittee," the legislation singularly responsible for shaping our food system is being written behind closed doors.
Nov 2, 2011 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard
Bloomberg Goes ‘Beyond Coal’; Activists Step Up Protests Against Tar Sands Bloomberg Goes ‘Beyond Coal’; Activists Step Up Protests Against Tar Sands
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 f...
Jul 21, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard
Obama to Thousands of Young Climate Activists: Push Me Obama to Thousands of Young Climate Activists: Push Me
PowerShift's green organizers descended on Washington this weekend and gave Obama some tough love.
Apr 18, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard
How Climate Science Was Saved—For Now How Climate Science Was Saved—For Now
When it looked like Obama might cave to the Republican attack on the EPA, the outcry from environmental organizations was swift. And it worked.
Apr 14, 2011 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard
Obama Loves Nukes Obama Loves Nukes
Even as Fukushima threatens to unleash the greatest nuclear catastrophe since Chernobyl, the president champions nuclear power in the United States.
Mar 24, 2011 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard
The Potomac Plunge Against Climate Change The Potomac Plunge Against Climate Change
Some 200 activists, including Rep. Donna Edwards, jumped into the icy Potomac River to urge government action on global warming.
Jan 24, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard