The Coalfield Uprising The Coalfield Uprising
Appalachian activists are gaining ground in a campaign to ban mountaintop removal mining.
Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / Jeff Biggers
Huge Hurdles to Nuclear and Energy Reform Huge Hurdles to Nuclear and Energy Reform
At the UN this week, Barack Obama told the world to stop complaining about US hegemony and start working with Washington on big global problems. He should take his own advice.
Sep 25, 2009 / Barbara Crossette
The Politics of Global Climate Change The Politics of Global Climate Change
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai of Kenya on the UN deliberations and what can be expected at the climate summit in December.
Sep 23, 2009 / GRITtv
Scientific Integrity Lost on America’s Parks Scientific Integrity Lost on America’s Parks
Though Ken Salazar has vowed to clean up the mess at the Interior Department, his selection for director of the National Park Service, Jon Jarvis, only compounds it.
Sep 15, 2009 / Feature / Tess Elliott
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