Environmental Issues

Welcome to West Port Arthur, Texas, Ground Zero in the Fight for Climate Justice

Welcome to West Port Arthur, Texas, Ground Zero in the Fight for Climate Justice Welcome to West Port Arthur, Texas, Ground Zero in the Fight for Climate Justice

If you live in a toxic environment like this, surrounded by refineries, you’re probably not thinking about some future apocalypse. You’re living in one.

Jun 3, 2014 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

The GOP Is Freaking Out Over the EPA’s Carbon Rules. Why Aren’t Power Companies?

The GOP Is Freaking Out Over the EPA’s Carbon Rules. Why Aren’t Power Companies? The GOP Is Freaking Out Over the EPA’s Carbon Rules. Why Aren’t Power Companies?

Not all energy interests are apoplectic about the EPA’s plan to limit carbon emissions from existing power plants. 

Jun 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Renewable Energy Foes Poised to Return Ohio to ‘the Dark Ages’

Renewable Energy Foes Poised to Return Ohio to ‘the Dark Ages’ Renewable Energy Foes Poised to Return Ohio to ‘the Dark Ages’

A bill to block renewable energy standards is the product of an aggressive campaign by conservative groups to undermine laws that encourage the development of clean energy.

May 29, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Like Big Tobacco, Big Energy Targets the Developing World for Future Profits

Like Big Tobacco, Big Energy Targets the Developing World for Future Profits Like Big Tobacco, Big Energy Targets the Developing World for Future Profits

An increase in carbon sales to non-OECD countries will help create a humanitarian catastrophe of apocalyptic dimensions.

May 27, 2014 / Michael T. Klare

Is Climate Change a Crime Against Humanity?

Is Climate Change a Crime Against Humanity? Is Climate Change a Crime Against Humanity?

Think of climate change as a WMD on a particularly long fuse, already lit and there for any of us to see.

May 22, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Can Big Oil Retake Richmond, California?

Can Big Oil Retake Richmond, California? Can Big Oil Retake Richmond, California?

In 2008, progressives won control of City Hall. Now, as elections loom, Chevron wants to take it back.

May 21, 2014 / Feature / Steve Early

The Two Faces of Climate Change on the ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page

The Two Faces of Climate Change on the ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page The Two Faces of Climate Change on the ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed Page

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the media and climate change. 

May 13, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

What’s Wrong With the Electrify Africa Act

What’s Wrong With the Electrify Africa Act What’s Wrong With the Electrify Africa Act

It’s a giveaway to the fossil fuel industry. Global climate justice advocates are fighting instead for clean, renewable energy.

May 7, 2014 / Janet Redman, Emira Woods, John Cavanagh, and Foreign Policy In Focus

Climate Deniers: The House Is On Fire, but They’re Staying Put

Climate Deniers: The House Is On Fire, but They’re Staying Put Climate Deniers: The House Is On Fire, but They’re Staying Put

Climate change “has moved firmly into the present,” a massive new report finds. But its politics have regressed. 

May 6, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

ExxonMobil’s New Guinea Nightmare

ExxonMobil’s New Guinea Nightmare ExxonMobil’s New Guinea Nightmare

How a US government loan enabled an environmentally destructive project plagued by lethal landslide, police repression and civil unrest.

Apr 30, 2014 / Feature / Ian T. Shearn

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