Environment

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/1/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/1/12)

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 2, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

How to Bring the Major Oil Companies Ashore and Halt the Destruction of Our Oceans How to Bring the Major Oil Companies Ashore and Halt the Destruction of Our Oceans

Shell is getting ready to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean, and while it’s not yet quite a done deal, the prospect should certainly focus our minds.

Aug 2, 2012 / Subhankar Banerjee

Parched Corn Fields and the Global Market Parched Corn Fields and the Global Market

An Ohio produce farmer's fields of failed crop point to a problem that goes far beyond her family's losses.

Jul 30, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/25/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/25/12)

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

Jul 27, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Feel the Burn: Making the 2012 Heat Wave Matter

Feel the Burn: Making the 2012 Heat Wave Matter Feel the Burn: Making the 2012 Heat Wave Matter

This scorching summer could be a global warming landmark—if we demand climate action from our leaders.

Jul 25, 2012 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard

Subterranean Blues: On ExxonMobil

Subterranean Blues: On ExxonMobil Subterranean Blues: On ExxonMobil

Moral indignation is no longer enough to combat the power of Big Oil.

Jul 24, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein

The West in Flames

The West in Flames The West in Flames

This is not a “perfect storm” but the new normal in the American west.

Jul 24, 2012 / William deBuys

Destroying the Commons Destroying the Commons

How the Magna Carta Became a Minor Carta.

Jul 23, 2012 / Noam Chomsky

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12)

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

Jul 20, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Mark Hertsgaard: Farming in Hell Mark Hertsgaard: Farming in Hell

This summer’s weather is the direct result of climate change. Why are we still not taking it seriously?

Jul 20, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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