The Chutzpah Hall of Fame The Chutzpah Hall of Fame
Eric reflects on Martin Scorsese and Reed dissects the Groundhog Day mentality of Fox News's climate change "science," plus reader mail.
Feb 3, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Dmitry Orlov: Peak Oil Lessons From The Soviet Union Dmitry Orlov: Peak Oil Lessons From The Soviet Union
Will the US suffer the same fate as the Soviet Union? Author Dmitry Orlov thinks it might and that peak oil could play a pivotal role in it's fall.
Feb 2, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
The Potomac Plunge Against Climate Change The Potomac Plunge Against Climate Change
Some 200 activists, including Rep. Donna Edwards, jumped into the icy Potomac River to urge government action on global warming.
Jan 24, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard
Resource Revolts Resource Revolts
From crippling droughts in the Ukraine and Russia to region-shaking unrest in Tunisia, rising commodity prices and extreme weather events are already threatening global stability.
Jan 24, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
Confronting the Climate Cranks Confronting the Climate Cranks
It's time to take on those who are sabotaging our response to the climate crisis—face to face.
Jan 20, 2011 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
James Howard Kunstler: Peak Oil and Our Financial Decline James Howard Kunstler: Peak Oil and Our Financial Decline
James Howard Kunstler discusses how finance and energy are running neck and neck to fuel the end of advanced industrial civilization.
Jan 20, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Nicole Foss: We Need Freedom of Action To Confront Peak Oil Nicole Foss: We Need Freedom of Action To Confront Peak Oil
In the third video in the series “Peak Oil and a Changing Climate,” Nicole Foss explains how energy relates to the economy and what our impending energy crisis will loo...
Jan 19, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
When Risk-taking Becomes Too Costly: Naomi Klein on Climate Change When Risk-taking Becomes Too Costly: Naomi Klein on Climate Change
Choosing to ignore climate change is the highest-stake gamble we are currently in.
Jan 18, 2011 / Press Room
When Risk-taking Becomes Too Costly: Naomi Klein on Climate Change When Risk-taking Becomes Too Costly: Naomi Klein on Climate Change
Choosing to ignore climate change is the highest-stake gamble we are currently in.
Jan 18, 2011 / TED
Green Energy Opponents Are the Real Job Killers Green Energy Opponents Are the Real Job Killers
The American economy needs a clean tech transformation.
Jan 13, 2011 / David Fenton