Iceberg Economies and Shadow Selves Iceberg Economies and Shadow Selves
There exists amidst corporate abuses and political neglect a shadow government of kindness, made up of those who dedicate themselves to their ideals and act on their solidarities.
Dec 22, 2010 / Rebecca Solnit
The Cancún Compromise The Cancún Compromise
The agreements reached at the Cancún climate summit oblige all nations to reduce future emissions. The challenge now is to generate the political pressure on national lea...
Dec 16, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard
Climate Clash in Cancún Climate Clash in Cancún
China is warming up to the fight against climate change, but it's still cooling to US demands.
Dec 16, 2010 / Feature / Lucia Green-Weiskel
Why Obama and Cancún Miss the Point Why Obama and Cancún Miss the Point
You can't bargain about global warming with chemistry and physics.
Dec 16, 2010 / Bill McKibben
Reason for Optimism out of the Cancún Climate Summit? Reason for Optimism out of the Cancún Climate Summit?
The agreements reached at last week's climate summit oblige all nations to reduce future emissions. The challenge now is to generate the political pressure to compel national lead...
Dec 14, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard
Kids vs. Global Warming Kids vs. Global Warming
Many young people are confronting climate change with a seriousness of purpose that can help restore faith in the ability of humans to think beyond our own, short-term, self-intere...
Dec 8, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Conversation: Bill McKibben: We Need Climate Justice Now Conversation: Bill McKibben: We Need Climate Justice Now
According to 350.org founder Bill McKibben, the biggest stumbling block in the path of the climate justice movement lies right under our noses: our own Congress.
Dec 8, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Slide Show: In Denial: The GOP’s Climate Science Skeptics Slide Show: In Denial: The GOP’s Climate Science Skeptics
A recent Pew Research poll found that 53% of Republicans now say they don’t believe in global warming, a significant shift compared to 2007, when the majority agreed that cli…
Dec 8, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Briefing: Tina Gerhardt on the Cancun Climate Summit Briefing: Tina Gerhardt on the Cancun Climate Summit
The countries in attendance at the climate summit held by the United Nations in Cancun this week aren't talking about future consequences of global climate change; they're disc...
Dec 6, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Green Strategy Now Green Strategy Now
After the demise of climate legislation, environment groups are going local—and confrontational.
Dec 2, 2010 / Feature / Christian Parenti