Is Barack Obama Morphing Into Dick Cheney? Is Barack Obama Morphing Into Dick Cheney?
Four ways the President is pursuing Cheney's geopolitics of global energy.
Jun 21, 2012 / Michael T. Klare
Déjà Vu at Rio+20 Déjà Vu at Rio+20
After two decades, we're no closer to reducing global poverty or enhancing sustainable development. Politicians will change only when mass action forces them to.
Jun 14, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard
What Rio+20 Is All About What Rio+20 Is All About
Unpacking the next round of global talks aimed at curbing climate change.
Jun 7, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
The Planet Wreckers The Planet Wreckers
Climate-change deniers are on the ropes—but so is the planet.
Jun 4, 2012 / Bill McKibben
Tempest Williams: The Mormon Church Is a Corporation (VIDEO) Tempest Williams: The Mormon Church Is a Corporation (VIDEO)
The Mormon Church is a corporation, says author and essayist Terry Tempest Williams, and there is reason to fear a Romney presidency....
May 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders
Climate Change Could Kill 150,000 Americans This Century Climate Change Could Kill 150,000 Americans This Century
A sobering new report details how extreme heat will take a serious toll on humans this century if climate change isn’t slowed.
May 24, 2012 / George Zornick
The Dirty Secrets of Rocky Flats The Dirty Secrets of Rocky Flats
The legacy of Colorado’s notorious nuclear plant is radioactive waste in a residential community—and public distrust of government.
May 22, 2012 / Feature / Kristen Iversen
Keystone XL Will Increase Gas Prices: Explained Keystone XL Will Increase Gas Prices: Explained
The project would create more diesel for international consumers and less gasoline for American ones.
May 22, 2012 / George Zornick
How Rural America Got Fracked How Rural America Got Fracked
The environmental nightmare you know nothing about.
May 21, 2012 / Ellen Cantarow
The Path to Progress: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies The Path to Progress: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies
We’ll never get to renewable energy if we keep offering gobs of cash to oil, coal and gas companies to continue business as usual.
May 18, 2012 / Peter Rothberg