BP Gets a Bitter Lesson From Bhopal BP Gets a Bitter Lesson From Bhopal
Let the Bhopal case settlement be a horrifying reminder: it is a constant temptation for profit-maximizing corporations to cut corners on safety.
Jun 8, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard
Time for Salazar to Go? Time for Salazar to Go?
Ken Salazar is one of the strongest advocates of offshore drilling in Washington. Will his Interior Department really enforce the moratorium on new drilling permits?
May 27, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard
Climategate Claptrap, I Climategate Claptrap, I
Don't believe the spin.
Apr 15, 2010 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
The Copenhagen Disaccord The Copenhagen Disaccord
Activists are figuring out what went wrong at the climate summit and what to do next.
Jan 7, 2010 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Obama to Meet With Chinese Premier Wen Obama to Meet With Chinese Premier Wen
President Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will meet within hours in Copenhagen to try to break the deadlock.
Dec 17, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard
A Planetary Movement A Planetary Movement
The Copenhagen summit has witnessed the coming of age of a genuine, global and muscular mass movement on behalf of climate action.
Dec 16, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard
Big News from Copenhagen: Radical Cuts Urged, Deal In Jeopardy Big News from Copenhagen: Radical Cuts Urged, Deal In Jeopardy
The Alliance of Small Island Nations roils summit with call for huge emissions reductions as activists prepare for global day of action tomorrow
Dec 11, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard
A Historic Breakthrough? A Historic Breakthrough?
How Obama could save or scuttle a deal in Copenhagen, and why he needs civil society to push him.
Dec 7, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Global South Bloc The Global South Bloc
Poor countries can make big gains in climate talks if they stick together, argues Saleemul Huq.
Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Regreening Africa Regreening Africa
In the dry Sahel, farmers are already adapting to climate change.
Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard