‘Don’t Frack My Mother’ ‘Don’t Frack My Mother’
One of the hippest and most amusing videos you’ll watch this year might also be the most important.
Mar 11, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
Jellyfish or Fossil? On Louis Agassiz Jellyfish or Fossil? On Louis Agassiz
Frustrated, stubborn, committed to bad science, was Louis Agassiz anything other than a laughingstock?
Mar 6, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple
Obama Makes a Strong Choice to Head the EPA Obama Makes a Strong Choice to Head the EPA
Gina McCarthy appears to have a long-term vision for combating climate change, and the experience to implement it.
Mar 5, 2013 / George Zornick
With Climate Change, a Bad Deal Gets Even Worse for the Global South With Climate Change, a Bad Deal Gets Even Worse for the Global South
Polluters in the Northern Hemisphere have long exploited the resources of countries in the South, which will now feel the effects of environmental catastrophe more accutely.
Mar 4, 2013 / Aura Bogado
A Fierce Green Planet A Fierce Green Planet
The argument that we’re living in a new golden age of documentaries will be significantly furthered tomorrow with the release of A Fierce Green Fire, the first major cinemati...
Feb 28, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
What’s Next for the Student Divestment Movement? What’s Next for the Student Divestment Movement?
Students are rising up and taking action to make their voices heard on divestment. Everyone, from Shell and Exxon to Boards of Trustees to President Obama, should stop and take not...
Feb 26, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation
Building an Inclusive Climate Movement Building an Inclusive Climate Movement
A sense of urgency was palpable throughout the second day of the Power Up! Divest Fossil Fuels convergence at Swarthmore College.
Feb 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation
Letter From Tanzania IV: A Visit to Morogoro Letter From Tanzania IV: A Visit to Morogoro
USAID is helping hundreds of farmers here. But millions more battle drought and climate change on their own.
Feb 24, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore Kicks Off Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore Kicks Off
Students are meeting to create a comprehensive message and plan of action for the hundreds of divestment campaigns popping up throughout the country.
Feb 24, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation
Rupert Murdoch Actually Raises a Good Point About Keystone XL Rupert Murdoch Actually Raises a Good Point About Keystone XL
The existing portions of the Keystone pipeline saw fourteen spills in its first year of operation, and extending it across the entire country would pose a huge public health hazard...
Feb 22, 2013 / George Zornick