Obama Administration Takes a Step Toward Drilling in the Atlantic Obama Administration Takes a Step Toward Drilling in the Atlantic
Should climate hawks really worry about rising domestic fossil fuel production?
Feb 28, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Bill McKibben: Is Agriculture Destroying the Planet? Bill McKibben: Is Agriculture Destroying the Planet?
Is a more sustainable future possible for farming?
Feb 27, 2014 / Video / On The Earth Productions
Yale Close to a Decision on Fossil Fuel Divestment Yale Close to a Decision on Fossil Fuel Divestment
This past weekend, the two highest university bodies on investor action met to formally discuss the possibility of Yale’s divestment from fossil fuels.
Feb 27, 2014 / StudentNation / Adrian Rodrigues and StudentNation
Keystone XL Might Make You Sick, Literally Keystone XL Might Make You Sick, Literally
One Senate Democrat says the State Department’s environmental review was “woefully inadequate when it came to exploring human impacts of the pipeline.”
Feb 27, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Exxon’s Pro-Fracking CEO Is Suing to Stop Fracking Near His Mansion Exxon’s Pro-Fracking CEO Is Suing to Stop Fracking Near His Mansion
Chris Hayes introduces the latest victim of hydraulic fracking: an ExxonMobil CEO and his super-rich friends.
Feb 25, 2014 / Blog / Chris Hayes
Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed? Now That the Olympics Are Over, Is Sochi Screwed?
The environmental legacy of the Sochi Games includes habitat destruction, polluted waterways and razed forests.
Young Activists to Risk Arrest During Keystone XL Protest Young Activists to Risk Arrest During Keystone XL Protest
Youth and students around the country are mobilizing, preparing to return to the White House to demand action in what could be the most crucial environmental decision of Obama&rsqu...
Feb 22, 2014 / StudentNation / Adam Greenberg and StudentNation
Chevron’s Lobbyist Now Runs the Congressional Science Committee Chevron’s Lobbyist Now Runs the Congressional Science Committee
The oil industry is getting increasingly cozy with the Committee, which has undermined efforts to tackle global warming and air pollution.
If Climate Change Is a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction,’ Why Promote Carbon Proliferation? If Climate Change Is a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction,’ Why Promote Carbon Proliferation?
The Obama administration is talking tough on climate—but not when it comes to America's fossil fuel exports.
Feb 19, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
What’s Causing the Huge Spike in Earthquakes in Oklahoma? What’s Causing the Huge Spike in Earthquakes in Oklahoma?
Many scientists say that disposal wells used during hydraulic fracturing and other methods of oil and gas extraction are the culprit.
Feb 19, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh