Consumer Climates Consumer Climates
Climate change and its political repercussions.
May 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michael T. Klare
Thoreau’s Radicalism and the Fight Against the Fossil-Fuel Industry Thoreau’s Radicalism and the Fight Against the Fossil-Fuel Industry
What would it mean if we were to walk in his footsteps?
May 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Wen Stephenson
The Courage to Fight Climate Change The Courage to Fight Climate Change
James Hansen bravely told the truth even when the Bush administration tried to silence and penalize him.
May 8, 2013 / Feature / James Hansen and Joseph Romm
Bill McKibben’s Call at Riverside Church Bill McKibben’s Call at Riverside Church
In a sane society, his call would be required viewing coast to coast and urgent action would immediately follow.
May 7, 2013 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
On Ammonium Nitrate, Big Coal Is Guilty, Too On Ammonium Nitrate, Big Coal Is Guilty, Too
The same chemical that exploded in West, Texas, is used by coal companies to blow up mountains.
May 7, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Occupy the Pipeline: Fracking Threat Comes to NYC Occupy the Pipeline: Fracking Threat Comes to NYC
Activists are opposing the construction of a pipeline beneath New York City that will carry the controversial highly pressurized gas.
May 6, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania
Farming communities are being turned into huge, open-air laboratories by energy companies—with ordinary people serving as guinea pigs.
May 2, 2013 / Ellen Cantarow
Letters Letters
Korea seen clearly, the poop on the pipeline, a blast of fresh arctic air, Jared Diamond, Anthony Lewis again
Apr 30, 2013 / Letters / Our Readers and Stephen Wertheim
Senate to Investigate Texas Plant Explosion Senate to Investigate Texas Plant Explosion
Why won't the EPA regulate ammonium nitrate? Barbara Boxer wants to know.
Apr 30, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick
RISD Students Stage First Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In RISD Students Stage First Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In
Student activists are demanding that President Maeda endorse divestment from the coal, gas, and oil industries and commit to presenting the case for divestment to the Board of Trus...
Apr 29, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation