Environmental Issues

Meltdown at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Meltdown at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Bureaucratic battles reveal the nuclear industry has many friends at the agency which regulates it.  

Dec 12, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick

29 Miners and Massey’s Coal Crimes 29 Miners and Massey’s Coal Crimes

$209 million isn't enough. Revoke Massey's corporate charter.

Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Naomi Klein in the ‘New York Times’: Inconvenient Climate Conclusions Naomi Klein in the ‘New York Times’: Inconvenient Climate Conclusions

Seriously confronting the warming of our planet would essentially spell the end for free market capitalism.

Dec 8, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Kumi Naidoo: Environmental Activists Must ‘Name and Shame’ Uncooperative Corporations Kumi Naidoo: Environmental Activists Must ‘Name and Shame’ Uncooperative Corporations

Leading environmentalist Kumi Naidoo urges activists to “name and shame” uncooperative corporations and governments into entering a dialogue on climate change.

Dec 5, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

The Greatest Water Crisis in the History of Civilization The Greatest Water Crisis in the History of Civilization

If you live just about anywhere in the American West, you or your children and grandchildren could soon enough be facing the Age of Thirst.

Dec 5, 2011 / William deBuys

The Maldives Need Action at Durban Conference on Climate Change The Maldives Need Action at Durban Conference on Climate Change

The lowest country on the planet needs action at the UN world conference on climate change in Durban. But “Occupy COP17” is expecting much from governments.

Dec 1, 2011 / Blog / Laura Flanders

The Keystone Victory

The Keystone Victory The Keystone Victory

The moment couldn't have been more ripe for a real advance in the fight against climate change.

Nov 16, 2011 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard

Is Global Warming an Election Issue After All? Is Global Warming an Election Issue After All?

Climate change might be more important to voters than most politicians think.

Nov 15, 2011 / Bill McKibben

Drought

Capitalism vs. the Climate Capitalism vs. the Climate

Denialists are dead wrong about the science. But they understand something the left still doesn’t get about the revolutionary meaning of climate change.

Nov 9, 2011 / Feature / Naomi Klein

A Great Green Wall for Africa?

A Great Green Wall for Africa? A Great Green Wall for Africa?

If a metaphorical wall of trees gets built as grassroots activists envision, it could help save the continent from hunger, poverty and climate change.

Nov 2, 2011 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

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