Environment

Our New ‘Tough Oil’ World Our New ‘Tough Oil’ World

Why twenty-first century oil will break the bank—and the planet.

Mar 13, 2012 / Michael T. Klare

The Occupy Spring: Jeremy Brecher

The Occupy Spring: Jeremy Brecher The Occupy Spring: Jeremy Brecher

The way humans wreck the earth parallels the way the 1 percent treats the 99 percent.

Mar 9, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Senate Narrowly Rejects Provision to Build Keystone XL Senate Narrowly Rejects Provision to Build Keystone XL

A Republican measure would have allowed TransCanada to begin construction on the pipeline immediately. 

Mar 8, 2012 / George Zornick

Japan’s New Antinuke Activism Japan’s New Antinuke Activism

After the Fukushima disaster, a new generation has drawn inspiration from the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street.

Mar 7, 2012 / Eric Ozawa

Lessons From Fukushima, One Year Later

Lessons From Fukushima, One Year Later Lessons From Fukushima, One Year Later

No matter how appalling the catastrophe, the nuclear industry will insist on the safety of nuclear power.

Mar 7, 2012 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

BP’s $7.8 Billion Settlement for the Deepwater Horizon Spill Is Only the Beginning BP’s $7.8 Billion Settlement for the Deepwater Horizon Spill Is Only the Beginning

Who benefits from the multi-billion-dollar settlement between BP and victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

Mar 5, 2012 / Press Room

America’s Fossil Fuel Fever

America’s Fossil Fuel Fever America’s Fossil Fuel Fever

Costly technologies have opened up new sources in the Western Hemisphere—but they pose immense environmental dangers.

Feb 29, 2012 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

Nuclear Power? Germany Says ‘Nein Danke’ Nuclear Power? Germany Says ‘Nein Danke’

The transition to a low-carbon future is ambitious and, so far, has been remarkably smooth.

Feb 29, 2012 / Feature / Paul Hockenos

Texans Unite Against the Keystone Pipeline Texans Unite Against the Keystone Pipeline

Last Friday, protesters gathered in Paris, Texas, to support Lamar County farm manager Julia Trigg Crawford’s eminent domain court fight with TransCanada, which is proposing...

Feb 23, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

Tadeusz Patzek on America’s Energy Future: ‘We’re Cornering Ourselves’ Tadeusz Patzek on America’s Energy Future: ‘We’re Cornering Ourselves’

Why is United States in an especially precarious position when it comes to energy?

Feb 22, 2012 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

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