Environmental Issues

The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust

The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust

Divestment is a moral and political strategy to expose the reckless business model of the fossil fuel industry that puts our world at risk.

Oct 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin, Hannah Borowsky, and StudentNation

Fossil Fuel Euphoria

Fossil Fuel Euphoria Fossil Fuel Euphoria

A new elite consensus is forming around the strategic advantages of expanded oil and gas production.

Oct 15, 2013 / Michael T. Klare

The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil

The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil

Activists in Texas are connecting the fight against the Keystone pipeline with the struggle for environmental justice.

Oct 9, 2013 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

When Divestment Isn’t Enough

When Divestment Isn’t Enough When Divestment Isn’t Enough

In the case of students with the passion to fight climate change, it’s time to face the truth and overcome it: we are the enemy.

Oct 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Alex Suber and StudentNation

Our House Is On Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate

Our House Is On Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate Our House Is On Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate

We might not want to acknowledge it, but climate change is real and it's happening now.

Oct 7, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit

Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight

Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight

A response to Harvard President Drew Faust by climate activist Tim DeChristopher, now studying at Harvard Divinity School, on fossil-fuel divestment.

Oct 4, 2013 / Wen Stephenson

Will Solar Save the Planet?

Will Solar Save the Planet? Will Solar Save the Planet?

As the IPCC sounds another alarm about climate change, solar energy supporters believe they have a solution.

Oct 2, 2013 / Mark Hertsgaard

Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change

Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change

Following the release of the IPCC’s landmark global warming report, progressives should challenge the cruelty behind climate deniers” politics, not the weakness of thei...

Sep 27, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

EPA Announces First-Ever Carbon Limits for New Power Plants

EPA Announces First-Ever Carbon Limits for New Power Plants EPA Announces First-Ever Carbon Limits for New Power Plants

The rules won’t affect current greenhouse gas emissions, but they set a framework for regulating carbon under the Clean Air Act.

Sep 20, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Yes, Harvard, the Climate Crisis Is an ‘Extraordinarily Rare Circumstance’

Yes, Harvard, the Climate Crisis Is an ‘Extraordinarily Rare Circumstance’ Yes, Harvard, the Climate Crisis Is an ‘Extraordinarily Rare Circumstance’

Harvard tells students and alumni that it will only consider divestment in "extraordinarily rare circumstances." Well, let's see...

Sep 16, 2013 / Wen Stephenson

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