Noam Chomsky: If Nuclear War Doesn’t Get Us, Climate Change Will Noam Chomsky: If Nuclear War Doesn’t Get Us, Climate Change Will
The growing threats of nuclear war and environmental catastrophe make it hard to bet on the survival of our species.
Mar 28, 2013 / On The Earth Productions and The Nation
Will California’s Cap and Trade Be Fair? Will California’s Cap and Trade Be Fair?
Allowing polluters to trade carbon could keep poor Californians breathing unhealthy air.
Mar 20, 2013 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander
GOP Begins Throwing Up Roadblocks to the EPA Nominee GOP Begins Throwing Up Roadblocks to the EPA Nominee
The first Republican attack on Obama’s nominee to the EPA reveals the party’s fundamental beef with the agency as a whole.
Mar 19, 2013 / George Zornick
UVM Faculty Senate Vote to Support Divestment UVM Faculty Senate Vote to Support Divestment
If UVM commits to divestment, it will be the only public university and the largest university to do so.
Mar 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Obama Makes a Strong Choice to Head the EPA Obama Makes a Strong Choice to Head the EPA
Gina McCarthy appears to have a long-term vision for combating climate change, and the experience to implement it.
Mar 5, 2013 / George Zornick
With Climate Change, a Bad Deal Gets Even Worse for the Global South With Climate Change, a Bad Deal Gets Even Worse for the Global South
Polluters in the Northern Hemisphere have long exploited the resources of countries in the South, which will now feel the effects of environmental catastrophe more accutely.
Mar 4, 2013 / Aura Bogado
A Fierce Green Planet A Fierce Green Planet
The argument that we’re living in a new golden age of documentaries will be significantly furthered tomorrow with the release of A Fierce Green Fire, the first major cinemati...
Feb 28, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
What’s Next for the Student Divestment Movement? What’s Next for the Student Divestment Movement?
Students are rising up and taking action to make their voices heard on divestment. Everyone, from Shell and Exxon to Boards of Trustees to President Obama, should stop and take not...
Feb 26, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation
Building an Inclusive Climate Movement Building an Inclusive Climate Movement
A sense of urgency was palpable throughout the second day of the Power Up! Divest Fossil Fuels convergence at Swarthmore College.
Feb 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation
Letter From Tanzania IV: A Visit to Morogoro Letter From Tanzania IV: A Visit to Morogoro
USAID is helping hundreds of farmers here. But millions more battle drought and climate change on their own.
Feb 24, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss