Environmental Issues

Did the GOP Just Give Away $130 Billion of Public Property?

Did the GOP Just Give Away $130 Billion of Public Property? Did the GOP Just Give Away $130 Billion of Public Property?

A giant Anglo-Australian mining company is getting the rights to a huge copper reserve—and we don’t know what American taxpayers are getting in return.

Feb 13, 2015 / Rep. Alan Grayson

The Most Effective Foreign Policy Tool in the GOP’s Pocket Is an American Pipeline

The Most Effective Foreign Policy Tool in the GOP’s Pocket Is an American Pipeline The Most Effective Foreign Policy Tool in the GOP’s Pocket Is an American Pipeline

Keystone XL is part of a new colonial project—and Canada and Mexico are the frontiers.

Feb 12, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

Scientists: We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis

Scientists: We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis Scientists: We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis

The scariest conclusion of a new comprehensive study is that scientists have no clue what geoengineering would really do to the planet.

Feb 10, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Valentine’s Day Cards for 2015

Valentine’s Day Cards for 2015 Valentine’s Day Cards for 2015

Because nothing says "I love you" like refusing to get vaccinated.

Feb 9, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Why Geoengineering Is ‘Untested and Untestable’

Why Geoengineering Is ‘Untested and Untestable’ Why Geoengineering Is ‘Untested and Untestable’

An opinion piece in Nature calling for geoengineering tests fails to mention the most significant problem with these experiments.

Feb 6, 2015 / Naomi Klein

Harvard Is the Climate Crisis

Harvard Is the Climate Crisis Harvard Is the Climate Crisis

Hypocrisy at Harvard reigns supreme as students demand divestment. 

Feb 3, 2015 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

What to Do Now That Republicans Have Acknowledged Climate Change

What to Do Now That Republicans Have Acknowledged Climate Change What to Do Now That Republicans Have Acknowledged Climate Change

When all else fails: deny, deny, deny.

Feb 3, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

The Main Problem With Obama’s Climate Policy? It Makes No Sense

The Main Problem With Obama’s Climate Policy? It Makes No Sense The Main Problem With Obama’s Climate Policy? It Makes No Sense

One week after the president stated that “no challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change,” his administration proposes to open up vast stretches of o...

Jan 28, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Am I a ‘Radical’?

Am I a ‘Radical’? Am I a ‘Radical’?

We can no longer hope to address the climate crisis, or our deep social ills, by working strictly within the system. We must change the system itself.

Jan 27, 2015 / Feature / James Gustave Speth

Science Stuff With Your Host, the Right-Wing Science Dude

Science Stuff With Your Host, the Right-Wing Science Dude Science Stuff With Your Host, the Right-Wing Science Dude

Debunking climate change and other myths of liberal “science.”

Jan 27, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

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