Is Fracking a Necessary Evil? Is Fracking a Necessary Evil?
Despite the ills of fracking, the Obama administration claims more natural gas is part of the solution to climate change.
Aug 15, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander
Member of Congressional Science Committee: Global Warming a ‘Fraud’ to ‘Create Global Government’ Member of Congressional Science Committee: Global Warming a ‘Fraud’ to ‘Create Global Government’
Representative Dana Rohrabacher says global warming is a “fraud” to “create global government.”
Warning: This Gasoline Is Hazardous to Your Planet Warning: This Gasoline Is Hazardous to Your Planet
A new campaign wants to warn you about the perils of climate change by putting labels on gas pumps.
Aug 9, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander
Frigid and Sweltering: The New Climate Normal Frigid and Sweltering: The New Climate Normal
A new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says weather around the world is becoming more extreme.
Aug 8, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander
The Third Carbon Age The Third Carbon Age
Don’t for a second imagine we’re heading for an era of renewable energy.
Aug 8, 2013 / Michael T. Klare
Unions and Environmentalists: A Match Made with Difficulty Unions and Environmentalists: A Match Made with Difficulty
How labor and environmentalists in California are finding common cause.
Aug 7, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander
Democratic Voters Say They Want a Revolution on Climate Policy Democratic Voters Say They Want a Revolution on Climate Policy
Do Democrats’ words matter, even if their climate policies are gutless? It depends on what the public says next.
Aug 1, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander
The Naïveté We Need: Notes on a Climate Action The Naïveté We Need: Notes on a Climate Action
At Sunday’s march on the Brayton Point coal plant in Massachusetts, I was reminded of what it takes for a movement to win.
Jul 30, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
Goodbye to All That (Water) Goodbye to All That (Water)
Field notes from a drying west.
Jul 30, 2013 / William deBuys
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How Not to Make a Dust Bowl Worse This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How Not to Make a Dust Bowl Worse
The current drought in the Southwest bears echoes of the 1930s, when Nation writers and illustrators evoked what it was like to have “nice hot dust in your nose, eyes, and th...
Jul 27, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel