The Making of a Climate Movement The Making of a Climate Movement
Memo to Congress: the Arctic is on thin ice--and so are you.
Oct 4, 2007 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
The Fight to Save Congo’s Forests The Fight to Save Congo’s Forests
A history of colonial neglect and endemic corruption has unleashed a lawless logging binge in the heart of Congo's massive woodlands.
Oct 4, 2007 / Feature / Christian Parenti
A Bronx Tale A Bronx Tale
From Providence to Los Angeles and even the Bronx, urban rivers that were polluted and even paved over are being restored.
Jul 26, 2007 / Tracy Tullis
Fevered Imagination Fevered Imagination
Artists try to wake up a sleepwalking public to the dangers of climate change.
Apr 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lawrence Weschler
Don’t Bet on Offsets Don’t Bet on Offsets
Erasing your "carbon footprint" is tougher than it seems.
Apr 19, 2007 / Feature / A.C. Thompson and Duane Moles
Green Grows Grassroots Green Grows Grassroots
In the Bush era, the green movement has become a paper tiger. It must regroup, reframe and reach out across the lines of race and class that have kept environmental issues at the p...
Jul 13, 2006 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
A Green Salute A Green Salute
In celebration of Earth Day, The Nation salutes those who took part in the top five environmental victories of the year.
Apr 27, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Sam Graham-Felsen
Three Who Made a Revolution Three Who Made a Revolution
Rachel Carson, Betty Friedan and Jane Jacobs opened vast new possibilities for social transformation by writing about widespread attacks on nature, women and the poor.
Mar 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Solnit
Who Killed the Miners? Who Killed the Miners?
Recent mining disasters demonstrate that the Bush Administration should be called to account for replacing federal mine regulators, who were identifying hazards and meeting require...
Feb 9, 2006 / Erik Reece
Green Power Green Power
The Green Party fell from power in recent German elections, but Greens continue to be the party to watch, a progressive influence on the world's third-largest economy.
Jan 11, 2006 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard