Environment

Three Mile Island, the NRC and Obama Three Mile Island, the NRC and Obama

Thirty years after the Three Mile Island partial meltdown, the real nuclear power threat is the relicensing of old plants.

Mar 27, 2009 / Christian Parenti

The Dirt on Clean Coal The Dirt on Clean Coal

The coal industry presents itself as committed to sustainability--but is it?

Mar 26, 2009 / Feature / Ari Berman

Hawaii Court Backs Protesters vs. Superferry Hawaii Court Backs Protesters vs. Superferry

Even though the Hawaii State Supreme Court has ruled against this huge corporate-military boondoggle, the battle isn't over yet.

Mar 24, 2009 / Feature / Jerry Mander and Koohan Paik

Can America Make a Deal to Save the Planet? Can America Make a Deal to Save the Planet?

Despite inaction over the past eight years, the United States still has a chance to reclaim a leading global role in curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

Mar 12, 2009 / Feature / Sophie Ragsdale

Green Power Struggle Green Power Struggle

An act of civil disobedience at a coal-fired generator in DC shows the movement to halt global warming is now in its second act.

Mar 5, 2009 / Chris Hayes

The Revolution Has Already Occurred The Revolution Has Already Occurred

The underlying vision isn't capitalist or socialist but something humane, local and accountable.

Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit

Together, We Save the Planet Together, We Save the Planet

Hyper-individualism has damaged society, the planet and our private lives. We need a politics that calls us to work together.

Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Bill McKibben

Surfers vs. the Superferry Surfers vs. the Superferry

How grassroots activists in Hawaii threw a wrench into plans for an environmentally hazardous superferry.

Feb 26, 2009 / Feature / Jerry Mander and Koohan Paik

A Global Green Deal A Global Green Deal

America must step up and lead an international campaign to curb emissions. Done properly, it will green the planet and our wallets.

Feb 26, 2009 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

Can a Green Economy Save a Drying Planet? Can a Green Economy Save a Drying Planet?

While we are busy addressing the economic meltdown, the worst droughts in history present a new, possibly bigger threat that there's no clear roadmap for fixing.

Feb 19, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

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