Environment

Are We on the Brink of a Green Revolution?

Are We on the Brink of a Green Revolution? Are We on the Brink of a Green Revolution?

Take a look and you will see that the assorted environmental protests that have long bedeviled politicians are gaining in strength and support.

Nov 18, 2013 / Michael T. Klare

LIVE: Democracy Now! at the UN Climate Summit in Warsaw

LIVE: Democracy Now! at the UN Climate Summit in Warsaw LIVE: Democracy Now! at the UN Climate Summit in Warsaw

On-the-ground coverage of the official UN negotiations, as well as interviews with journalists, scientists, policy makers, stakeholders and activists.

Nov 18, 2013 / Video / The Nation

TEPCO’s Risky Operation at Fukushima

TEPCO’s Risky Operation at Fukushima TEPCO’s Risky Operation at Fukushima

Why are so few talking about the radiation threat soaring the Pacific?

Nov 15, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Typhoon Haiyan: The Global Poor Bear the Deadly Brunt of Climate Change

Typhoon Haiyan: The Global Poor Bear the Deadly Brunt of Climate Change Typhoon Haiyan: The Global Poor Bear the Deadly Brunt of Climate Change

History illustrates that Typhoon Haiyan was a man-made disaster that’s the result of climate debt.

Nov 12, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado

Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change

Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change

The super-typhoon that just hit the Philippines should be a wake-up call for climate-change negotiators in Warsaw.

Nov 11, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Foreign Policy In Focus and Walden Bello

How to Help in the Philippines

How to Help in the Philippines How to Help in the Philippines

The need for outside assistance is urgent.

Nov 10, 2013 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Campaigning (and Winning) on Climate Change

Campaigning (and Winning) on Climate Change Campaigning (and Winning) on Climate Change

Environmental groups leveraged millions to make climate change a key issue in the race for governor of Virginia and seats on a Washington State county council.  

Nov 6, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment?

Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment? Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment?

Thanks to the drug’s illegal status, marijuana farms are not regulated—with serious costs to water and wildlife.

Oct 31, 2013 / Feature / Seth Zuckerman

Twenty-Six Countries Ban GMOs—Why Won’t the US?

Twenty-Six Countries Ban GMOs—Why Won’t the US? Twenty-Six Countries Ban GMOs—Why Won’t the US?

The case against GMOs has strengthened steadily over the last few years, even as the industry has expanded all over the world.

Oct 29, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus

Will Obama Block the Keystone Pipeline or Just Keep Bending?

Will Obama Block the Keystone Pipeline or Just Keep Bending? Will Obama Block the Keystone Pipeline or Just Keep Bending?

The dream of an environmental president seems to be fading away.

Oct 28, 2013 / Bill McKibben

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