Environmental Activism

A Bronx Tale A Bronx Tale

From Providence to Los Angeles and even the Bronx, urban rivers that were polluted and even paved over are being restored.

Jul 26, 2007 / Tracy Tullis

Fevered Imagination Fevered Imagination

Artists try to wake up a sleepwalking public to the dangers of climate change.

Apr 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lawrence Weschler

Don’t Bet on Offsets Don’t Bet on Offsets

Erasing your "carbon footprint" is tougher than it seems.

Apr 19, 2007 / Feature / A.C. Thompson and Duane Moles

Green Grows Grassroots Green Grows Grassroots

In the Bush era, the green movement has become a paper tiger. It must regroup, reframe and reach out across the lines of race and class that have kept environmental issues at the p...

Jul 13, 2006 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

A Green Salute A Green Salute

In celebration of Earth Day, The Nation salutes those who took part in the top five environmental victories of the year.

Apr 27, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Sam Graham-Felsen

Three Who Made a Revolution Three Who Made a Revolution

Rachel Carson, Betty Friedan and Jane Jacobs opened vast new possibilities for social transformation by writing about widespread attacks on nature, women and the poor.

Mar 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Solnit

Who Killed the Miners? Who Killed the Miners?

Recent mining disasters demonstrate that the Bush Administration should be called to account for replacing federal mine regulators, who were identifying hazards and meeting require...

Feb 9, 2006 / Erik Reece

Green Power Green Power

The Green Party fell from power in recent German elections, but Greens continue to be the party to watch, a progressive influence on the world's third-largest economy.

Jan 11, 2006 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

Dances With Ghosts Dances With Ghosts

As the House of Representatives voted to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich decried the back-door methods and contemplated t...

Dec 19, 2005 / Feature / Dennis Kucinich

Pete Seeger: Ain’t No One Like Him Pete Seeger: Ain’t No One Like Him

As part of a nationwide festival of tributes to Pete Seeger in 2005, Studs Terkel offered this essay on the life and times of an American balladeer.

Apr 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Studs Terkel

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