Edward Glaeser: How Can Cities Reduce Our Carbon Emissions? Edward Glaeser: How Can Cities Reduce Our Carbon Emissions?
Dense cities are a lot more energy efficient than decentralized sprawl, argues Harvard professor and urban advocate Edward Glaeser.
Jun 17, 2011 / The Nation Video and On The Earth Productions
The American West in Flames The American West in Flames
These past few years, mega-fires in the West have become ever more routine.
Jun 16, 2011 / Chip Ward
Three Strikes and You’re Hot: Time for Obama to Say No to the Fossil Fuel Wish List Three Strikes and You’re Hot: Time for Obama to Say No to the Fossil Fuel Wish List
If we value the planet, we are going to have to get cruel and blunt about defending its beautiful geography from the fossil fuel industry.
Jun 2, 2011 / Bill McKibben
Chicago Protest Ups the Ante in the Fight Against Big Coal Chicago Protest Ups the Ante in the Fight Against Big Coal
Will direct action against big polluters prove more successful than Capitol Hill–based attempts to fight climate change?
May 25, 2011 / Robert S. Eshelman
Stephen Vavrus: Extreme Weather Is Man-Made Stephen Vavrus: Extreme Weather Is Man-Made
Climate scientist Stephen Vavrus says that climate change is behind the increasing number of extreme weather events.
Apr 26, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
In Recent Budget Deal, GOP Bleeds Environmental Protection In Recent Budget Deal, GOP Bleeds Environmental Protection
The EPA kept its regulatory powers, but funding for climate science, wetlands protection, clean drinking water, nuclear waste disposal and more all got slashed.
Apr 26, 2011 / George Zornick
The Nation Celebrates Earth Day 2011 The Nation Celebrates Earth Day 2011
In honor of Earth Day 2011, The Nation has collected some of our strongest reporting from the past year on the environment, climate change and what can be done to protect our pla...
Apr 22, 2011 / The Nation
Mark Hertsgaard and James Hansen: Adapting to Climate Change Now Mark Hertsgaard and James Hansen: Adapting to Climate Change Now
Now that climate change is an undeniable reality around the world, the only option left requires not only reducing carbon emissions, but also adapting to the effects of man-made gl...
Apr 21, 2011 / The Nation
Mark Hertsgaard: Ignoring Climate Change Is a Crime Mark Hertsgaard: Ignoring Climate Change Is a Crime
As the US government continues to ignore the science on climate change, we are heading down the path towards an uninhabitable world.
Apr 18, 2011 / Democracy Now!
Obama to Thousands of Young Climate Activists: Push Me Obama to Thousands of Young Climate Activists: Push Me
PowerShift's green organizers descended on Washington this weekend and gave Obama some tough love.
Apr 18, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard