Environmental Issues

The Case for EPA Action

The Case for EPA Action The Case for EPA Action

The agency has the tools to regulate greenhouse gases—if Congress doesn't take them away.

Apr 15, 2010 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Offset Buyers Beware

Offset Buyers Beware Offset Buyers Beware

To Western consumers, carbon offsets sound good on paper—but the devil is in the details.

Apr 15, 2010 / Feature / Heather Rogers

Living at the ‘Tip of the Spear’ Living at the ‘Tip of the Spear’

The US military's plans would devastate Guam's environment. Its citizens are fighting back.

Apr 15, 2010 / Feature / Koohan Paik

Earth to Congress

Earth to Congress Earth to Congress

The current climate change legislation threatens to do more harm than good.

Apr 15, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors

Slide Show: The Nation Celebrates Earth Day Slide Show: The Nation Celebrates Earth Day

In 2004, journalist Ross Gelbspan wrote Boiling Point, urging journalists and politicians to face the reality of the climate crisis by taking immediate action. In his Nation articl…

Apr 14, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

The Cleveland Model: A Grassroots Approach to Job Creation The Cleveland Model: A Grassroots Approach to Job Creation

Al Jazeera English's "Fault Lines" program discovers creative models local communities are using to address unemployment.

Apr 12, 2010 / Video / Al Jazeera English

Offshore Drilling–In Exchange for What? Offshore Drilling–In Exchange for What?

Christopher Hayes discusses the political strategy behind Obama's recent endorsement of offshore drilling.

Apr 1, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

The Wrong Kind of Green

The Wrong Kind of Green The Wrong Kind of Green

Nation writer Johann Hari discusses his recent article in which conservation groups have sided with big-time polluters instead of real science.

Mar 9, 2010 / Video / Democracy Now!

Slide Show: The Wrong Kind of Green Slide Show: The Wrong Kind of Green

A look at the most questionable 'green' organizations that are busy shoveling up hard cash from the world's worst polluters.

Mar 4, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Swords Into Solar Panels Swords Into Solar Panels

The Obama administration wants to push holistic solutions to national problems--and retooling manufacturers of military hardware into purveyors of solar technology is one.

Mar 4, 2010 / Editorial / Miriam Pemberton

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