The Government May Already Have the Law It Needs to Beat Big Oil The Government May Already Have the Law It Needs to Beat Big Oil
A document revealing Exxon knew as early as 1981 that carbon emissions drive climate change adds weight to suggestions that fossil-fuel companies be prosecuted under a racketeering...
Jul 15, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Meet the New York State Community That’s Standing Up to Big Energy Meet the New York State Community That’s Standing Up to Big Energy
The Crestwood corporation wants to build a massive fracking hub in Seneca Lake—but residents won't let that happen without a fight.
Jul 9, 2015 / Ellen Cantarow
Did the Catholic Church Endorse Fossil-Fuel Divestment? Did the Catholic Church Endorse Fossil-Fuel Divestment?
The pope’s powerful encyclical on poverty and climate change is likely to transform the investment policies of religious institutions across America.
Jul 7, 2015 / Bob Massie
Tell the 2016 Presidential Candidates: Refuse Donations From Fossil-Fuel Companies Tell the 2016 Presidential Candidates: Refuse Donations From Fossil-Fuel Companies
Join the campaign with The Nation and 350 Action.
Jul 6, 2015 / no-paywall / NationAction
Climate Change Is a Crisis We Can Only Solve Together Climate Change Is a Crisis We Can Only Solve Together
The very idea that we—as atomized individuals—could play a significant part in stabilizing the planet’s climate is objectively nuts.
Jun 17, 2015 / Feature / Naomi Klein
Ecuador’s Battle for Environmental Justice Against Chevron Ecuador’s Battle for Environmental Justice Against Chevron
For more than two decades, impoverished indigenous people have been seeking restitution from the oil giant for polluting their region.
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / James North
2015 Could Be the Start of a Green Energy Revolution 2015 Could Be the Start of a Green Energy Revolution
There are four big reasons fossil fuel could go the way of the dinosaur sooner than we think.
Apr 16, 2015 / Michael T. Klare
Five Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, BP’s Most Vulnerable Victims Are Still Struggling Five Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, BP’s Most Vulnerable Victims Are Still Struggling
BP agreed to a $7.8 billion settlement, but still hasn’t paid out most Gulf Coast businesses.
Apr 15, 2015 / Feature / Katy Reckdahl
The Most Important Thing We Can Do to Fight Climate Change Is Try The Most Important Thing We Can Do to Fight Climate Change Is Try
The future will follow an unpredictable route, but we must still follow a compass called hope.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit
The Gospel According to Wendell Berry The Gospel According to Wendell Berry
To destroy a forest is an act of greater seriousness than we have yet grasped. But to destroy the earth itself is to destroy the possibility of recovery.
Mar 23, 2015 / Encounter / Wendell Berry and Wen Stephenson