Environment

Help Halt Fracking Help Halt Fracking

Sign the pledge to make every effort to halt hydraulic fracturing.

Sep 13, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction

The C-Word The C-Word

But does his DNC speech signal that Obama will now champion the climate fight? Or was he just telling the Democratic base what they wanted to hear?

Sep 12, 2012 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard

New York’s Fractivists Keep the Heat on Cuomo New York’s Fractivists Keep the Heat on Cuomo

As the Democratic governor considers whether to allow the controversial gas drilling practice, anti-fracking forces vow to stop it—even if they have to go to jail to do so.

Sep 12, 2012 / Editorial / Nicholas Kusnetz

Mitt Romney, Monsanto Man Mitt Romney, Monsanto Man

In his Bain years, the GOP nominee helped fashion Monsanto into a biotech giant. What would the notorious purveyor of genetically modified foods get from a Romney presidency?

Sep 12, 2012 / Wayne Barrett

Chris Hedges and Larry Gibson: ‘Days of Destruction’ [VIDEO] Chris Hedges and Larry Gibson: ‘Days of Destruction’ [VIDEO]

Larry Gibson, a leader of the fight against mountaintop removal, died Sunday. One of his last appearances is in Chris Hedges’s and Joe Sacco’s new book, Days of Destruc...

Sep 12, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Obama Can Say ‘Climate’ After All Obama Can Say ‘Climate’ After All

But does his DNC speech signal that Obama will now champion the climate fight? Or was he just telling the Democratic base what they wanted to hear?

Sep 7, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard

How Did Coal-Rich India End Up With Power Blackouts?

How Did Coal-Rich India End Up With Power Blackouts? How Did Coal-Rich India End Up With Power Blackouts?

For decades, the World Bank pushed privatization of the power industry and assumed that energy services would "trickle down" to the poor.

Aug 22, 2012 / Daphne Wysham

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

The Top 5 Myths About the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act

The Top 5 Myths About the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act The Top 5 Myths About the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act

Our country’s energy bill is actually a big oil wish list.

Aug 14, 2012 / Soumya Karlamangla

Help Prevent a Bhopal in the US Help Prevent a Bhopal in the US

The bulk use and storage of poison gases like chlorine at chemical facilities and wastewater and drinking water plants currently puts millions of Americans at risk of a Bhopal ma...

Aug 14, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction

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