The House GOP TRAIN Wreck The House GOP TRAIN Wreck
House Republicans are launching a frontal assault on environmental regulations.
Sep 21, 2011 / Mark Sorkin
Opposition to Keystone XL Mounts—Along With Safety Questions Opposition to Keystone XL Mounts—Along With Safety Questions
Some members of Obama’s own party are speaking out against the pipeline project, as regulatory concerns mount.
Sep 21, 2011 / George Zornick
This Week: The Food Movement at 40. PLUS: Get ‘Up with Chris Hayes’ This Week: The Food Movement at 40. PLUS: Get ‘Up with Chris Hayes’
This week, The Nation’s special issue takes stock of the food movement at 40. Plus, “ALEC Exposed” wins a Sidney, Chris Hayes’s new show debuts on MSNBC, an...
Sep 16, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Yes, Rick Perry Really Is That Bad on the Environment Yes, Rick Perry Really Is That Bad on the Environment
Don’t believe the line that Perry just prioritizes the economy over the environment. Perry serves entrenched business interests and anti-science ideology.
Sep 15, 2011 / Ben Adler
As Oil Declines, So Does America As Oil Declines, So Does America
America and oil. It’s like bacon and eggs, Batman and Robin. Now, it’s a guarantee of a trip to hell in a handbasket.
Sep 15, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
After Obama’s Broken Promises, Will Green Voters Sit Out 2012? After Obama’s Broken Promises, Will Green Voters Sit Out 2012?
Obama doesn’t have much time left to convince environmental activists that he’s worth their sweat and sacrifices in the next election.
Sep 14, 2011 / The Editors
Protesters to Obama: Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline Protesters to Obama: Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline
Hundreds of people continue their nonviolent protest outside the White House, urging the president to say no to the potentially environmentally disastrous Keystone XL pipeline.&nbs...
Sep 2, 2011 / The Nation
Gar Alperovitz: The Environmental Movement’s Civil Disobedience Gar Alperovitz: The Environmental Movement’s Civil Disobedience
Civil disobedience is a transformation of consciousness, a sudden revelation that something new must be done.It is the knowledge that there are two options: disrupt and change the ...
Aug 29, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Lessons From Central Cell Block Lessons From Central Cell Block
Dan Choi got arrested for protesting Keystone XL, even though climate change isn't "his" issue. This is what solidarity looks like.
Aug 29, 2011 / Bill McKibben
State Department Issues Flawed Blessing of Keystone XL State Department Issues Flawed Blessing of Keystone XL
The State Department has issued an environmental assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline that contradicts many experts—and even the EPA.
Aug 26, 2011 / George Zornick