Running on Empty Running on Empty
The era of cheap, plentiful oil is just about over. Now what?
Apr 24, 2008 / Mark Hertsgaard
If Gore Were Arrested… If Gore Were Arrested…
As carbon emissions raise the planetary temperature, environmental activists are asking Nobel laureate Al Gore to engage in civil disobedience protesting construction of coal-fired...
Oct 24, 2007 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Which Climate Bill on Capitol Hill? Which Climate Bill on Capitol Hill?
As scenarios on the impact of global warming worsen, Senate Democrats are poised to abandon a realistic bill and support a deeply flawed measure that doesn't solve the problem.
Oct 12, 2007 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
The Making of a Climate Movement The Making of a Climate Movement
Memo to Congress: the Arctic is on thin ice--and so are you.
Oct 4, 2007 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Adapt or Die Adapt or Die
Areas like Bangladesh and New Orleans, which promise to be hard hit by climate change, face a stark decision.
Apr 19, 2007 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Killer Weather Ahead Killer Weather Ahead
The good news on the latest global warming report: Political leaders can no longer ignore it. The bad news: It's probably too late.
Feb 14, 2007 / Mark Hertsgaard
Mutiny for the Bounty Mutiny for the Bounty
We can't survive without oceans, but you wouldn't know that from the way we treat them.
Jan 11, 2007 / Mark Hertsgaard
Big Win for Enviros Big Win for Enviros
America's environmentalists won big in the midterm elections. But can they make real progress on climate change by 2008 and beyond?
Nov 26, 2006 / Mark Hertsgaard
Return to Chelyabinsk Return to Chelyabinsk
A G-8 plan to ramp up nuclear energy is defended as a necessary response to global warming. But the nuclear waste it generates will hurt people and the planet.
Oct 26, 2006 / Mark Hertsgaard
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