Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment
The Brown Divest Coal Campaign is asking Brown University to divest from any holdings it has in America's fifteen largest coal companies and is hopeful for a “yes” ...
Oct 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
How Congress Just Stuck It to Monsanto How Congress Just Stuck It to Monsanto
Farmers, civil liberties and food safety advocates had worried that a funding resolution would extend the rider, which crippled oversight over GMOs.
Oct 17, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Snapshot: Waiting for the Apocalypse Snapshot: Waiting for the Apocalypse
Climate activists Lesley Butler and Rob Bell “sunbathe” on the edge of a fjord in the Norwegian Arctic town of Longyearbyen, 2007. Arctic sea ice partially recovered this year, after a series of lows and last year’s all-time-record melt, but climatologists predict relentless long-term decline.
Oct 16, 2013 / François Lenoir
The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust
Divestment is a moral and political strategy to expose the reckless business model of the fossil fuel industry that puts our world at risk.
Oct 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin, Hannah Borowsky, and StudentNation
Fossil Fuel Euphoria Fossil Fuel Euphoria
A new elite consensus is forming around the strategic advantages of expanded oil and gas production.
Oct 15, 2013 / Michael T. Klare
The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil
Activists in Texas are connecting the fight against the Keystone pipeline with the struggle for environmental justice.
Oct 9, 2013 / Feature / Wen Stephenson
When Divestment Isn’t Enough When Divestment Isn’t Enough
In the case of students with the passion to fight climate change, it’s time to face the truth and overcome it: we are the enemy.
Oct 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Alex Suber and StudentNation
Our House Is On Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate Our House Is On Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate
We might not want to acknowledge it, but climate change is real and it's happening now.
Oct 7, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit
Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight
A response to Harvard President Drew Faust by climate activist Tim DeChristopher, now studying at Harvard Divinity School, on fossil-fuel divestment.
Oct 4, 2013 / Wen Stephenson
Will Solar Save the Planet? Will Solar Save the Planet?
As the IPCC sounds another alarm about climate change, solar energy supporters believe they have a solution.
Oct 2, 2013 / Mark Hertsgaard