Is California’s Drought Part of a Global Water Crisis? Is California’s Drought Part of a Global Water Crisis?
According to NASA scientist Jay Famiglietti, some of the world’s most unstable regions will face their own severe water shortages in the near future.
Apr 16, 2015 / Leighton Akio Woodhouse
Magna Carta Messed Up the World, Here’s How to Fix It Magna Carta Messed Up the World, Here’s How to Fix It
The “logic” of capitalist development has left a nightmare of environmental destruction in its wake.
Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Noam Chomsky
Why Climate Change Is Not Inevitable Why Climate Change Is Not Inevitable
As Ursula K. Le Guin reminds us, any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.
Dec 23, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit
The Invisible Oil in Louisiana’s Senate Race The Invisible Oil in Louisiana’s Senate Race
The petrochemical industry is devastating the state, but no candidates dare take it on.
Oct 1, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Can the Climate Crisis Finally Force Us to Change Our Broken System? Can the Climate Crisis Finally Force Us to Change Our Broken System?
We've already lost a lot to climate change, and we'll lose more unless we take collective action.
Sep 18, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit
Welcome to West Port Arthur, Texas, Ground Zero in the Fight for Climate Justice Welcome to West Port Arthur, Texas, Ground Zero in the Fight for Climate Justice
If you live in a toxic environment like this, surrounded by refineries, you’re probably not thinking about some future apocalypse. You’re living in one.
Jun 3, 2014 / Feature / Wen Stephenson
A Global Green Deal A Global Green Deal
America must step up and lead an international campaign to curb emissions. Done properly, it will green the planet and our wallets.
Feb 26, 2009 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard