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 / 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 / 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 / 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
Confronting the Climate Cranks Confronting the Climate Cranks
It's time to take on those who are sabotaging our response to the climate crisis—face to face.
Jan 20, 2011 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
A New Orleans Christmas in the Lower Ninth A New Orleans Christmas in the Lower Ninth
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, a holiday of remembrance and rebirth on the streets of New Orleans's hardest-hit neighborhood.
Dec 23, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Cancún Compromise The Cancún Compromise
The agreements reached at the Cancún climate summit oblige all nations to reduce future emissions. The challenge now is to generate the political pressure on national lea...
Dec 16, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard