Environment

This Week at TheNation.com: Hope in 2011. Plus: A New Nation Fellow This Week at TheNation.com: Hope in 2011. Plus: A New Nation Fellow

 Hope in 2011. Plus: The Nation Institute welcomes a new fellow.

Jan 7, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Thousands Pay Tribute to Judy Bonds Thousands Pay Tribute to Judy Bonds

She has been to the mountaintop—and we must fight harder to save it.

Jan 6, 2011 / Lived History / Jeff Biggers

Are We Running Out of Oil?

Are We Running Out of Oil? Are We Running Out of Oil?

Dependence on fossil fuels inflicts massive damage on the environment and our health. But we'll be in even deeper trouble when the world's supply of oil begins to run out.

Jan 5, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Peak Oil and a Changing Climate

Peak Oil and a Changing Climate Peak Oil and a Changing Climate

In a new video series from The Nation and On The Earth Productions, leading environmental thinkers Bill McKibben, Noam Chomsky, Nicole Foss, Richard Heinberg and more weigh in on...

Jan 5, 2011 / The Nation

Iceberg Economies and Shadow Selves Iceberg Economies and Shadow Selves

There exists amidst corporate abuses and political neglect a shadow government of kindness, made up of those who dedicate themselves to their ideals and act on their solidarities.

Dec 22, 2010 / Rebecca Solnit

The Cancún Compromise The Cancún Compromise

The agreements reached at the Cancún climate summit oblige all nations to reduce future emissions. The challenge now is to generate the political pressure on national lea...

Dec 16, 2010 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard

Climate Clash in Cancún Climate Clash in Cancún

China is warming up to the fight against climate change, but it's still cooling to US demands.

Dec 16, 2010 / Feature / Lucia Green-Weiskel

Why Obama and Cancún Miss the Point Why Obama and Cancún Miss the Point

You can't bargain about global warming with chemistry and physics. 

Dec 16, 2010 / Bill McKibben

Reason for Optimism out of the Cancún Climate Summit?

Reason for Optimism out of the Cancún Climate Summit? Reason for Optimism out of the Cancún Climate Summit?

The agreements reached at last week's climate summit oblige all nations to reduce future emissions. The challenge now is to generate the political pressure to compel national lead...

Dec 14, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard

Kids vs. Global Warming Kids vs. Global Warming

Many young people are confronting climate change with a seriousness of purpose that can help restore faith in the ability of humans to think beyond our own, short-term, self-intere...

Dec 8, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

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