Environmental Issues

Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone

Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone Big Energy Says the Future Is Bright and Full of SUVs for Everyone

Carbon companies have a new strategy: focus on the positive.

Jan 8, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

White House Threatens to Veto Keystone XL Legislation

White House Threatens to Veto Keystone XL Legislation White House Threatens to Veto Keystone XL Legislation

Killing the pipeline for good would reveal that the incoming GOP majority has little to offer by way of an economic agenda.

Jan 6, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Why Climate Change Is Not Inevitable

Why Climate Change Is Not Inevitable Why Climate Change Is Not Inevitable

As Ursula K. Le Guin reminds us, any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.

Dec 23, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit

If Black Lives Mattered…

If Black Lives Mattered… If Black Lives Mattered…

Valuing all lives equally would transform how we respond to the climate crisis.

Dec 16, 2014 / Column / Naomi Klein

Climate Deniers: Poor Countries Came to Lima for the Money

Climate Deniers: Poor Countries Came to Lima for the Money Climate Deniers: Poor Countries Came to Lima for the Money

Advocates for countries most affected by climate change are outraged.

Dec 12, 2014 / Lee Fang

Why #BlackLivesMatter Should Transform the Climate Debate

Why #BlackLivesMatter Should Transform the Climate Debate Why #BlackLivesMatter Should Transform the Climate Debate

What would governments do if black and brown lives counted as much as white lives?

Dec 12, 2014 / Naomi Klein

To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans

To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans To Save the Planet, We Need to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground—but Oil Companies Have Other Plans

They say no to any “stranded assets.”

Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / William D. Cohan

How 350.org Is (Still) Changing the Climate Justice Movement

How 350.org Is (Still) Changing the Climate Justice Movement How 350.org Is (Still) Changing the Climate Justice Movement

Bill McKibben, 350.org’s longtime leader, has taken a step back—but that doesn’t mean the group is slowing down.

Dec 9, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard

Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation?

Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation? Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation?

Water privatization could soon be the next front in the austerity wars.

Dec 8, 2014 / Michelle Chen

California’s Drought Is So Bad That Some Communities Are Trucking In Their Water

California’s Drought Is So Bad That Some Communities Are Trucking In Their Water California’s Drought Is So Bad That Some Communities Are Trucking In Their Water

If the drought continues, farmers and residents may have to abandon some of the richest agricultural land in the country.

Dec 8, 2014 / Leighton Akio Woodhouse

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