Daphne Wysham: The World Bank Should Stop Funding Fossil Fuels Daphne Wysham: The World Bank Should Stop Funding Fossil Fuels
A World Bank report says a 4 degree centigrade warmer world would be environmentally catastrophic, so why won’t the Bank divest from fossil fuels?
Dec 6, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Doing the Math Better: A Talk With Christian Parenti Doing the Math Better: A Talk With Christian Parenti
Author Christian Parenti, in conversation with NYU student Rebecca Nathanson, explains why fossil-fuel divestment campaigns—now gaining popularity on college campuses thanks ...
Dec 5, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson
Latinos Are Ready to Fight Climate Change—Are Green Groups Ready for Them? Latinos Are Ready to Fight Climate Change—Are Green Groups Ready for Them?
Latinos—along with other minorities and youth—are the strongest supporters of action against climate change. It’s time mainstream enviros got the message.
Dec 5, 2012 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard
‘The Limits to Growth’: A Book That Launched a Movement ‘The Limits to Growth’: A Book That Launched a Movement
This mega-bestseller has been attacked repeatedly since its publication forty years ago, but its warnings about the climate were alarmingly prescient.
Dec 5, 2012 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Bill McKibben: Connecting the Dots on Climate Change Bill McKibben: Connecting the Dots on Climate Change
In the aftermath of a superstorm, Americans are finally waking up to global warming.
Dec 5, 2012 / Video / The Nation Video and On The Earth Productions
Why the World Bank Must Divest from Fossil Fuels Why the World Bank Must Divest from Fossil Fuels
The Bank claims it wants to step up to the challenge of climate change. But why is it still investing in fossil fuels?
Dec 4, 2012 / Daphne Wysham
New Hampshire Students Press for Fossil Fuel Divestment New Hampshire Students Press for Fossil Fuel Divestment
UNH students delivered a petition signed by 1,000 of their peers to the office of President Mark Huddleston calling for the divestment of the institution’s endowment from fos...
Dec 3, 2012 / StudentNation / Andrea Jones
Saket Soni: Fighting for a Better Future After Sandy Saket Soni: Fighting for a Better Future After Sandy
It's never too earlier to start rebuilding and reimagining the city we all want to live in.
Nov 30, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
Say No to Fracking Say No to Fracking
The early evidence from heavily fracked regions suggests that drilling and fracking operations represent a severe threat to the nation’s food security.
Nov 29, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction
Fracking Our Food Supply Fracking Our Food Supply
Are dying cattle the canaries in the coal mine? Farmers and ranchers are sounding alarms about the risks to human health of hydraulic fracturing.
Nov 28, 2012 / Feature / Elizabeth Royte