LIVE: Democracy Now! at the UN Climate Summit in Warsaw LIVE: Democracy Now! at the UN Climate Summit in Warsaw
On-the-ground coverage of the official UN negotiations, as well as interviews with journalists, scientists, policy makers, stakeholders and activists.
Nov 18, 2013 / The Nation
TEPCO’s Risky Operation at Fukushima TEPCO’s Risky Operation at Fukushima
Why are so few talking about the radiation threat soaring the Pacific?
Nov 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change
The super-typhoon that just hit the Philippines should be a wake-up call for climate-change negotiators in Warsaw.
Nov 11, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus and Walden Bello
Campaigning (and Winning) on Climate Change Campaigning (and Winning) on Climate Change
Environmental groups leveraged millions to make climate change a key issue in the race for governor of Virginia and seats on a Washington State county council.
Nov 6, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment? Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment?
Thanks to the drug’s illegal status, marijuana farms are not regulated—with serious costs to water and wildlife.
Oct 31, 2013 / Feature / Seth Zuckerman
Will Obama Block the Keystone Pipeline or Just Keep Bending? Will Obama Block the Keystone Pipeline or Just Keep Bending?
The dream of an environmental president seems to be fading away.
Oct 28, 2013 / Bill McKibben
Reckoning Comes to Western Coal Country Reckoning Comes to Western Coal Country
Decades of government subsidy have cost taxpayers, wrecked the environment and could burn even more carbon than the Keystone pipeline project.
Oct 23, 2013 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
One Year After Sandy—Ignoring Climate Change at Our Own Peril One Year After Sandy—Ignoring Climate Change at Our Own Peril
Wendell Berry’s writing and poetry provides a way forward one year after Superstorm Sandy.
Oct 22, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Wendell Berry’s Humanism and Wisdom for Our Times This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Wendell Berry’s Humanism and Wisdom for Our Times
This year's winner of the Roosevelt Institute’s Freedom Medal is as adept detailing the mechanics of a mine-triggered landslide as he is at critiquing the dangerous combi...
Oct 19, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment
The Brown Divest Coal Campaign is asking Brown University to divest from any holdings it has in America's fifteen largest coal companies and is hopeful for a “yes” ...
Oct 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation