Unnatural Disaster Unnatural Disaster

Three new books reappraise the massive earthquake of 1906, which was felt across an area of 400,000 miles and leveled much of San Francisco.

Sep 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Ari Kelman

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 / 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

Monsantopoly Monsantopoly

Aug 24, 2006 / Feature / Anna Lappé and Matthew Willse

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.

Jun 27, 2006 / LiAnn Yim

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 / 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 / Mark Hertsgaard