CA Leads on Climate CA Leads on Climate
California's global warming initiative shows how far ahead the state is compared with the federal government. But it also reveals how America lags behind the rest of the world.
Sep 14, 2006 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard
Honey, We Killed the Planet Honey, We Killed the Planet
As the generation of power brokers over 40 continues to blow off global warming, our dependence on a waning supply of oil will create a miserable future for their children and gran...
Aug 30, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Cuba’s Pathbreaking Energy Policies Cuba’s Pathbreaking Energy Policies
As the world grows short of oil, nations in search of a viable energy policy should take a lesson from Cuba, which turned to sustainable agriculture to offset its own oil crisis.
Aug 22, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Life in a Post-Carbon World Life in a Post-Carbon World
If we are to survive and prosper in an oil-short world, we must not only think outside the box--we must get rid of the box. We must abandon the long-held idea that growth is the pa...
Aug 15, 2006 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
The G-8’s Risky Nuclear Embrace The G-8’s Risky Nuclear Embrace
As leaders of the world's richest nations gather in St. Petersburg to craft a global energy security strategy, they're poised to endorse a major expansion of nuclear power. Bad ide...
Jul 17, 2006 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Atrophy of the Well Atrophy of the Well
Few of us can now imagine a world without freshwater, but look to the future, when the scarcity of this most basic commodity will profoundly change our lives.
Wake-up Call Wake-up Call
By adopting the principles of natural capitalism, America can regain its sanity and reverse the reckless use, overuse, waste and destruction of our natural resources.
Jun 27, 2006 / Editorial / Brie Cubelic
Party of a Different Color Party of a Different Color
"Vote Blue, Go Green" is the new slogan of Britain's Conservative Party, a measure of just how great a concern climate change is becoming to politicians of all stripes.
Jun 21, 2006 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard
Heat Wave Heat Wave
As the planet warms and global catastrophe beckons, what changes are we willing to make to adjust to a brave new world? Tim Flannery and Elizabeth Kolbert seek answers in two provo...
Jun 13, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby
A Thirst for West Bank Water A Thirst for West Bank Water
Israel's "convergence" plan will maintain control over most of Palestine's water supply--dimming hopes for peace and a viable Palestinian state.
Jun 9, 2006 / Feature / Fareed Taamallah