Is Global Warming an Election Issue After All? Is Global Warming an Election Issue After All?
Climate change might be more important to voters than most politicians think.
Nov 15, 2011 / Bill McKibben
Capitalism vs. the Climate Capitalism vs. the Climate
Denialists are dead wrong about the science. But they understand something the left still doesn’t get about the revolutionary meaning of climate change.
Nov 9, 2011 / Feature / Naomi Klein
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
Environmental Youth Leaders Take Washington Environmental Youth Leaders Take Washington
Thirty-five young leaders descended upon the nation’s capitol last week to deliver a series of grassroots enviromental demandsto EPA Chief Lisa Jackson.
Oct 31, 2011 / StudentNation / Maura Cowley
David Strathairn: Stop Keystone XL David Strathairn: Stop Keystone XL
The celebrated actor explains why he’s coming to Washington, DC, on November 6 to join a symbolically powerful encircling of the White House.
Oct 31, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Occupy Earth: Environmentalism in Zuccotti Park Occupy Earth: Environmentalism in Zuccotti Park
It’s not hard to understand how environmental quality and economic inequality came to be joined at the hip.
Oct 27, 2011 / Chip Ward
Mark Ruffalo’s Call to Action Mark Ruffalo’s Call to Action
Last week, actor Mark Ruffalo grabbed the people’s mic at Zuccotti Park to connect the dots between fracking, the occupation of Wall Street, and climate change.
Oct 24, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Stop the Pipeline: The Rise Against Keystone XL Stop the Pipeline: The Rise Against Keystone XL
The next step for Tar Sands Action will take place on November 6 at the White House where thousands of concerned citizens will implore President Obama to say no to the pipeline an...
Oct 19, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Gar Alperovitz: The Environmental Movement’s Civil Disobedience Gar Alperovitz: The Environmental Movement’s Civil Disobedience
Civil disobedience is a transformation of consciousness, a sudden revelation that something new must be done.It is the knowledge that there are two options: disrupt and change the ...
Aug 29, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
State Department Issues Flawed Blessing of Keystone XL State Department Issues Flawed Blessing of Keystone XL
The State Department has issued an environmental assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline that contradicts many experts—and even the EPA.
Aug 26, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick