Will Solar Save the Planet? Will Solar Save the Planet?
As the IPCC sounds another alarm about climate change, solar energy supporters believe they have a solution.
Oct 2, 2013 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard
Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change
Following the release of the IPCC’s landmark global warming report, progressives should challenge the cruelty behind climate deniers” politics, not the weakness of thei...
Sep 27, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
EPA Announces First-Ever Carbon Limits for New Power Plants EPA Announces First-Ever Carbon Limits for New Power Plants
The rules won’t affect current greenhouse gas emissions, but they set a framework for regulating carbon under the Clean Air Act.
Sep 20, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Yes, Harvard, the Climate Crisis Is an ‘Extraordinarily Rare Circumstance’ Yes, Harvard, the Climate Crisis Is an ‘Extraordinarily Rare Circumstance’
Harvard tells students and alumni that it will only consider divestment in "extraordinarily rare circumstances." Well, let's see...
Sep 16, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
Our Fossil-Fueled Future Our Fossil-Fueled Future
World Energy in 2040.
Sep 10, 2013 / Michael T. Klare
Ecuador’s Paradise Lost Ecuador’s Paradise Lost
President Rafael Correa tried to save the world’s most biodiverse forest, the Yasuni National Park—but rich nations ignored his offer.
Aug 28, 2013 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Another Delay for Keystone XL? Another Delay for Keystone XL?
An inquiry into conflict-of-interest allegations will likely push the State Department’s decision on the pipeline to 2014.
Aug 27, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
The IPCC Report and Nuclear Energy The IPCC Report and Nuclear Energy
Environmentalists ought to embrace, not fear, the usefulness of nuclear power.
Aug 21, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Real Politics of Power The Real Politics of Power
Chris Hayes responds with optimism to Wen Stephenson’s review of his documentary, The Politics of Power.
Aug 19, 2013 / Blog / Chris Hayes
Fukushima’s Invisible Crisis Fukushima’s Invisible Crisis
Don’t expect coverage of Japan's nuclear power disaster on the evening news: unlike other environmental catastrophes, Fukushima’s ongoing crisis offers little to film.
Aug 19, 2013 / Eric Ozawa