Environment

Is Obama Afraid of Solar Power? Is Obama Afraid of Solar Power?

If the administration is serious about renewable energy, why won't it put solar panels on the roof of the White House?

Sep 16, 2010 / Bill McKibben

Unsettled: The Great Plains Unsettled: The Great Plains

The myths and misconceptions that distort the beauty and problems of the Plains.

Sep 15, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Charles Petersen

Conversation: Naomi Klein on Building an Independent Progressive Movement

Conversation: Naomi Klein on Building an Independent Progressive Movement Conversation: Naomi Klein on Building an Independent Progressive Movement

"We have to build that independent left," Klein says. "It has to be so strong and so radical and so militant and so powerful that it becomes irresistible."

Sep 15, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

The Greening of China

The Greening of China The Greening of China

China must do two things at once: continue to industrialize while sharply limiting carbon emissions. Will its newfound focus on renewable energy technology be enough?

Sep 2, 2010 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe?

The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe? The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe?

Is BP unique in its ability to create catastrophe? On this week's episode of The Breakdown, Chris Hayes asks Greenpeace's Kert Davies whether the entire practice of offshore oil dr...

Aug 27, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes

Reconstructing the Story of the Storm: Hurricane Katrina at Five

Reconstructing the Story of the Storm: Hurricane Katrina at Five Reconstructing the Story of the Storm: Hurricane Katrina at Five

How we remember Katrina is how we'll prepare for future disasters. Getting the story straight matters for justice—and for survival.

Aug 26, 2010 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit

Doing Green Jobs Right

Doing Green Jobs Right Doing Green Jobs Right

Activists in Boston shape energy policy through new community-labor alliances.

Aug 26, 2010 / Feature / Amy B. Dean

Spike Lee Charts New Orleans’ Struggle Against Hurricanes, Neglect and Oil Spike Lee Charts New Orleans’ Struggle Against Hurricanes, Neglect and Oil

Spike Lee follows up his 2006 masterpiece on post-Hurricane Katrina destruction.

Aug 26, 2010 / Video / HBO

Sierra Club Ranks America’s Greenest Schools

Sierra Club Ranks America’s Greenest Schools Sierra Club Ranks America’s Greenest Schools

Intercollegiate rivalry isn't all about the academics anymore. It's also about eco-friendliness, says the Sierra Club.

Aug 25, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

The Breakdown: What Is the True Cost of Gas?

The Breakdown: What Is the True Cost of Gas? The Breakdown: What Is the True Cost of Gas?

Imagine that the cost you pay at the pump reflected not only the cost of gas without all of the government tax breaks and subsidies to the oil industry but also the political, heal...

Aug 20, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes

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