Environmental Activism

Protesters oppose Artic oil drilling in Seattle

Tell the 2016 Presidential Candidates: Refuse Donations From Fossil-Fuel Companies Tell the 2016 Presidential Candidates: Refuse Donations From Fossil-Fuel Companies

Join the campaign with The Nation and 350 Action.

Jul 6, 2015 / NationAction

Praful Bidwai

Remembering Praful Bidwai Remembering Praful Bidwai

Praful Bidwai used rigorous journalism to advance progressive change.

Jul 1, 2015 / Mark Kesselman

A Moral Case for Climate Action

A Moral Case for Climate Action A Moral Case for Climate Action

Pope Francis understands that the choice to confront the climate crisis now lies with the people.

Jul 1, 2015 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

Pope Francis Versus Wall Street

Pope Francis Versus Wall Street Pope Francis Versus Wall Street

The pope's encyclical on climate change is a call for economic justice.

Jun 23, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush on Climate Change: A Long History of Consistent Inconsistency Jeb Bush on Climate Change: A Long History of Consistent Inconsistency

As governor of Florida, Bush said publicly that climate change was not a “top priority.” He also quietly ordered a review of policy options for responding to it.

Jun 18, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Truck in Chile after flood

Climate Change Is a Crisis We Can Only Solve Together Climate Change Is a Crisis We Can Only Solve Together

The very idea that we—as atomized individuals—could play a significant part in stabilizing the planet’s climate is objectively nuts.

Jun 17, 2015 / Feature / Naomi Klein

John McCain and Mitch McConnell

Climate Deniers Are Quickly Bringing About Their Own Worst Nightmare Climate Deniers Are Quickly Bringing About Their Own Worst Nightmare

How climate denial became second nature to the new Republican Party.

Jun 17, 2015 / Naomi Oreskes

Climate March

Cracks Appear in the Climate Change Deniers’ Defenses Cracks Appear in the Climate Change Deniers’ Defenses

The world's largest oil and gas companies are finally admitting climate change is real—and that they're to blame.

Jun 16, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ecuador’s Battle for Environmental Justice Against Chevron

Ecuador’s Battle for Environmental Justice Against Chevron Ecuador’s Battle for Environmental Justice Against Chevron

For more than two decades, impoverished indigenous people have been seeking restitution from the oil giant for polluting their region.

Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / James North

Is the Carbon-Divestment Movement Reaching a Tipping Point?

Is the Carbon-Divestment Movement Reaching a Tipping Point? Is the Carbon-Divestment Movement Reaching a Tipping Point?

Interviews with Harvard professors Naomi Oreskes and James Anderson about universities’ moral imperative to join the fight against fossil fuel.

Apr 22, 2015 / Wen Stephenson

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