Mark Hertsgaard

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Mark Hertsgaard is the environment correspondent of The Nation and the executive director of the global media collaboration Covering Climate Now. His new book is Big Red’s Mercy:  The Shooting of Deborah Cotton and A Story of Race in America.

The Greening of America The Greening of America

New York City

Sep 7, 2006 / Mark Hertsgaard and Our Readers

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

Green Grows Grassroots Green Grows Grassroots

In the Bush era, the green movement has become a paper tiger. It must regroup, reframe and reach out across the lines of race and class that have kept environmental issues at the p...

Jul 13, 2006 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

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

Letters Letters

'DRAGON SLAYER' NO SAINT GEORGE? Palo Alto, Calif.

Apr 12, 2006 / Mark Hertsgaard, Our Readers, and Max Blumenthal

A Dragon Slayer Returns A Dragon Slayer Returns

Pete McCloskey, the first Republican member of Congress to call for Nixon's impeachment and withdrawal from Vietnam, has resurfaced at 78 to challenge Richard Pombo and the Iraq Wa...

Mar 9, 2006 / Mark Hertsgaard

Green Power Green Power

The Green Party fell from power in recent German elections, but Greens continue to be the party to watch, a progressive influence on the world's third-largest economy.

Jan 11, 2006 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

Global Storm Warning Global Storm Warning

Scientists universally recognize the devastating effects of global warming, including its possible role in creating Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It's time for skeptics to listen up...

Sep 29, 2005 / Mark Hertsgaard

Climate and the G-8 Climate and the G-8

Though the G-8 leaders should subsidize zero-carbon energy sources, they should resist Bush's advocacy of nuclear energy.

Jun 29, 2005 / Mark Hertsgaard

Beyond Boycotts Beyond Boycotts

Absent George W. Bush's undergoing a conversion like St. Paul's on the road to Damascus, there probably won't be much good environmental news out of Washington in Bush's second t...

Feb 17, 2005 / Mark Hertsgaard

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