A Planetary Movement A Planetary Movement
The Copenhagen summit has witnessed the coming of age of a genuine, global and muscular mass movement on behalf of climate action.
Dec 16, 2009 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard
Lessons of Darkness: On Peter Maass Lessons of Darkness: On Peter Maass
For Peter Maass, oil is not a drug so much as a Pandora's box. Tap a well and base instincts spew.
Dec 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin
Shell Games in Nigeria Shell Games in Nigeria
Prospects for lasting peace may depend on the oil company's dubious pledge to clean up its act.
Dec 16, 2009 / Feature / Sasha Chavkin
U.S. delegation brings COP15 negotiations to a halt. U.S. delegation brings COP15 negotiations to a halt.
Progress on REDD. But little hope for forests without greater rich country commitments on emissions cuts and finance.
Dec 16, 2009 / The Notion / Robert S. Eshelman
What is cap and trade? What is cap and trade?
An explanation of market-based solutions to climate change by Carbon Trade Watch's Oscar Reyes.
Dec 15, 2009 / The Notion / Robert S. Eshelman
Naomi Klein: US Politicians, Don’t Come to Copenhagen Naomi Klein: US Politicians, Don’t Come to Copenhagen
The climate talks are heading into their final three days, and Naomi Klein worries that US politicians have run out of time to broker the deal that's needed.
Dec 15, 2009 / Video / Katherine Goldstein
“It’s a massacre.” “It’s a massacre.”
An update on deforestation negotiations at COP15
Dec 15, 2009 / The Notion / Robert S. Eshelman
Poor countries push back at COP15. Poor countries push back at COP15.
Are COP15 talks lurching toward the precipice of collapse?
Dec 14, 2009 / The Notion / Robert S. Eshelman
Missing the forest for the trees. Missing the forest for the trees.
Every cloud has a silver lining -- except in Copenhagen.
Dec 14, 2009 / The Notion / Robert S. Eshelman
Memo to Danes: Even You Cannot Control This Summit Memo to Danes: Even You Cannot Control This Summit
The Danes have invested a huge amount of money co-branding their capitol city with a summit that will supposedly save the world. That would be fine if this summit actually were on ...
Dec 13, 2009 / The Notion / Naomi Klein