Our New ‘Tough Oil’ World Our New ‘Tough Oil’ World
Why twenty-first century oil will break the bank—and the planet.
Mar 13, 2012 / Michael T. Klare
The Occupy Spring: Jeremy Brecher The Occupy Spring: Jeremy Brecher
The way humans wreck the earth parallels the way the 1 percent treats the 99 percent.
Mar 9, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Senate Narrowly Rejects Provision to Build Keystone XL Senate Narrowly Rejects Provision to Build Keystone XL
A Republican measure would have allowed TransCanada to begin construction on the pipeline immediately.
Mar 8, 2012 / George Zornick
Japan’s New Antinuke Activism Japan’s New Antinuke Activism
After the Fukushima disaster, a new generation has drawn inspiration from the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street.
Mar 7, 2012 / Eric Ozawa
Lessons From Fukushima, One Year Later Lessons From Fukushima, One Year Later
No matter how appalling the catastrophe, the nuclear industry will insist on the safety of nuclear power.
Mar 7, 2012 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
BP’s $7.8 Billion Settlement for the Deepwater Horizon Spill Is Only the Beginning BP’s $7.8 Billion Settlement for the Deepwater Horizon Spill Is Only the Beginning
Who benefits from the multi-billion-dollar settlement between BP and victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
Mar 5, 2012 / Press Room
America’s Fossil Fuel Fever America’s Fossil Fuel Fever
Costly technologies have opened up new sources in the Western Hemisphere—but they pose immense environmental dangers.
Feb 29, 2012 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
Nuclear Power? Germany Says ‘Nein Danke’ Nuclear Power? Germany Says ‘Nein Danke’
The transition to a low-carbon future is ambitious and, so far, has been remarkably smooth.
Feb 29, 2012 / Feature / Paul Hockenos
Texans Unite Against the Keystone Pipeline Texans Unite Against the Keystone Pipeline
Last Friday, protesters gathered in Paris, Texas, to support Lamar County farm manager Julia Trigg Crawford’s eminent domain court fight with TransCanada, which is proposing...
Feb 23, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Tadeusz Patzek on America’s Energy Future: ‘We’re Cornering Ourselves’ Tadeusz Patzek on America’s Energy Future: ‘We’re Cornering Ourselves’
Why is United States in an especially precarious position when it comes to energy?
Feb 22, 2012 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions