Environment

Factoring People Into Climate Change Factoring People Into Climate Change

More and more experts now say that climate change and population increase should be viewed together. Local politicians in developing countries often try to heat up the issue.

Sep 14, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

EPA Turns the Lights on Mountaintop Removal EPA Turns the Lights on Mountaintop Removal

An important announcement suggests that environmental justice may be coming to the Appalachian coalfields.

Sep 11, 2009 / Feature / Jeff Biggers

People, Let’s Get Our Carbon Down People, Let’s Get Our Carbon Down

From soul to hip-hop: the new environmental movement has a street beat.

Sep 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben and Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.

Your Questions About Health Care Reform Answered Your Questions About Health Care Reform Answered

Ok, so there's been a lot of misinformation about proposals to reform the health insurance industry and provide (near) universal coverage. Understandable! It's complicated stuff. H...

Aug 11, 2009 / Chris Hayes

Inside the Politics of Climate Change Inside the Politics of Climate Change

The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin discusses the prospect of climate change legislation in 2009: Will the 'ACES' bill, passed in the House, also pass the Senate?

Jul 28, 2009 / The Nation Video

The G-8 Abdicates The G-8 Abdicates

To prevent catastrophic climate change, wealthy nations must pony up on emissions cuts and subsidies to the developing world.

Jul 15, 2009 / The Editors

Will Iraq Be a Global Gas Pump? Will Iraq Be a Global Gas Pump?

Is Iraq finally fated to become what it was going to be anyway, even before the chaos and catastrophe set in: a giant gas pump for an energy-starved planet?

Jul 14, 2009 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

Fuel Fuel

A new documentary explores how alternative and sustainable energies can reduce our country's and the world's addictive dependence on fossil fuels.

Jul 14, 2009 / Books & the Arts / YouTube

Shades of Green Shades of Green

Washington and Beijing should launch an efficiency revolution, the quickest path to large emissions cuts.

Jul 1, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard

The Bagua Movement The Bagua Movement

Indigenous activists in Peru are challenging their government and its partners in the biofuels industry--and winning.

Jun 26, 2009 / Feature / Kelly Hearn

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