Environment

The Bagua Movement The Bagua Movement

Indigenous activists in Peru are challenging their government and its partners in the biofuels industry--and winning.

Jun 26, 2009 / Feature / Kelly Hearn

Iran’s Fabulous Oil…and Other Popular Fables Iran’s Fabulous Oil…and Other Popular Fables

The west was easily gulled by the promise of a new era of progress and prosperity under the Shah.

Jun 17, 2009 / Feature / A. Kessel

Tennessee Spill: Regulation Hazards Tennessee Spill: Regulation Hazards

The recent coal ash spill in Tennessee reveals the toxic fallacy that states should regulate industrial waste.

Jun 12, 2009 / Feature / Kelly Hearn

It’s Official–The Era of Cheap Oil Is Over It’s Official–The Era of Cheap Oil Is Over

For the first time, the US Energy Department has conceded that peak oil is the new norm.

Jun 11, 2009 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

Radioactive Revival in New Mexico Radioactive Revival in New Mexico

Navajos say "No!" as the return of uranium mining threatens to despoil their lands and health.

Jun 10, 2009 / Feature / Shelley Smithson

Rep. Donna Edwards: Why Obama Needs Tough Love from the Left Rep. Donna Edwards: Why Obama Needs Tough Love from the Left

Rep. Donna Edwards discusses the important role progressives should play in influencing the Obama presidency.

May 22, 2009 / Video / The Nation Video

The Most Important Number on Earth The Most Important Number on Earth

Bill McKibben, Noam Chomsky and Terry Tempest Williams discuss the urgent need reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million.

May 18, 2009 / Video / OntheEarthProduction

Tennessee Spill: The Dredge Report Tennessee Spill: The Dredge Report

The TVA's efforts to clean up after its massive coal ash spill may create even more health hazards.

May 8, 2009 / Feature / Kelly Hearn

Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition? Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition?

As Congress prepares legislation to slow global warming, what kind of jobs will it create?

May 5, 2009 / Feature / Joe Uehlein

Planet Earth: Too Big to Fail Planet Earth: Too Big to Fail

The Obama administration is giving mixed signals on global warming: claiming the right to regulate greenhouse gases but also expecting Congress to rewrite climate change regulation...

Apr 28, 2009 / Editorial / Philip Radford

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