Environmental Issues

The Maldives Need Action at Durban Conference on Climate Change The Maldives Need Action at Durban Conference on Climate Change

The lowest country on the planet needs action at the UN world conference on climate change in Durban. But “Occupy COP17” is expecting much from governments.

Dec 1, 2011 / Laura Flanders

The Keystone Victory

The Keystone Victory The Keystone Victory

The moment couldn't have been more ripe for a real advance in the fight against climate change.

Nov 16, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard

Is Global Warming an Election Issue After All? Is Global Warming an Election Issue After All?

Climate change might be more important to voters than most politicians think.

Nov 15, 2011 / Bill McKibben

Drought

Capitalism vs. the Climate Capitalism vs. the Climate

Denialists are dead wrong about the science. But they understand something the left still doesn’t get about the revolutionary meaning of climate change.

Nov 9, 2011 / Feature / Naomi Klein

A Great Green Wall for Africa?

A Great Green Wall for Africa? A Great Green Wall for Africa?

If a metaphorical wall of trees gets built as grassroots activists envision, it could help save the continent from hunger, poverty and climate change.

Nov 2, 2011 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

Memo to Congress: No Secret Farm Bill

Memo to Congress: No Secret Farm Bill Memo to Congress: No Secret Farm Bill

Thanks to the antidemocratic "supercommittee," the legislation singularly responsible for shaping our food system is being written behind closed doors.

Nov 2, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard

Environmental Youth Leaders Take Washington Environmental Youth Leaders Take Washington

Thirty-five young leaders descended upon the nation’s capitol last week to deliver a series of grassroots enviromental demandsto EPA Chief Lisa Jackson.

Oct 31, 2011 / StudentNation / Maura Cowley

David Strathairn: Stop Keystone XL David Strathairn: Stop Keystone XL

The celebrated actor explains why he’s coming to Washington, DC, on November 6 to join a symbolically powerful encircling of the White House.

Oct 31, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Occupy Earth: Environmentalism in Zuccotti Park

Occupy Earth: Environmentalism in Zuccotti Park Occupy Earth: Environmentalism in Zuccotti Park

It’s not hard to understand how environmental quality and economic inequality came to be joined at the hip.

Oct 27, 2011 / Chip Ward

Mark Ruffalo’s Call to Action Mark Ruffalo’s Call to Action

Last week, actor Mark Ruffalo grabbed the people’s mic at Zuccotti Park to connect the dots between fracking, the occupation of Wall Street, and climate change.

Oct 24, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

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