Environmental Issues

Stop the Pipeline: The Rise Against Keystone XL Stop the Pipeline: The Rise Against Keystone XL

The next step for Tar Sands Action will take place on November 6 at the White House where thousands of concerned citizens will implore President Obama to say no to the pipeline an...

Oct 19, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Solyndra and Keystone: Not All Environmental Scandals Are Created Equal

Solyndra and Keystone: Not All Environmental Scandals Are Created Equal Solyndra and Keystone: Not All Environmental Scandals Are Created Equal

While right-wingers froth over the Solyndra mess, a scandal with far higher stakes is being swept under the rug.

Oct 12, 2011 / The Editors

Koch Industries’ Plant Pollutes Streams, Poisons Residents

Koch Industries’ Plant Pollutes Streams, Poisons Residents Koch Industries’ Plant Pollutes Streams, Poisons Residents

As the Koch brothers continue their war against environmental regulations, their factories are causing fatal health problems for local residents.

Oct 12, 2011 / Brave New Films

The GOP’s Deregulation Obsession The GOP’s Deregulation Obsession

The Chamber of Commerce and its Republican allies have launched “the Contract With America on steroids.”

Oct 12, 2011 / Feature / Robert Weissman

After Obama’s Broken Promises, Will Green Voters Sit Out 2012?

After Obama’s Broken Promises, Will Green Voters Sit Out 2012? After Obama’s Broken Promises, Will Green Voters Sit Out 2012?

Obama doesn’t have much time left to convince environmental activists that he’s worth their sweat and sacrifices in the next election.

Sep 14, 2011 / The Editors

Gar Alperovitz: The Environmental Movement’s Civil Disobedience Gar Alperovitz: The Environmental Movement’s Civil Disobedience

Civil disobedience is a transformation of consciousness, a sudden revelation that something new must be done.It is the knowledge that there are two options: disrupt and change the ...

Aug 29, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

State Department Issues Flawed Blessing of Keystone XL

State Department Issues Flawed Blessing of Keystone XL State Department Issues Flawed Blessing of Keystone XL

The State Department has issued an environmental assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline that contradicts many experts—and even the EPA. 

Aug 26, 2011 / George Zornick

Bill McKibben: Protesting a Pipeline Bill McKibben: Protesting a Pipeline

Bill McKibben and Chris Hayes discuss why it's essential for President Obama to block the construction of the Keystone pipeline.

Aug 26, 2011 / MSNBC

Christian Parenti: Is the East Coast Prepared for a Big Earthquake? Christian Parenti: Is the East Coast Prepared for a Big Earthquake?

Christian Parenti and MSNBC's Martin Bashir discuss whether or not the US is prepared for future earthquakes.

Aug 25, 2011 / Press Room

Jailed Over Big Oil’s Attempt to Wreck a Planet Jailed Over Big Oil’s Attempt to Wreck a Planet

Ongoing nonviolent protests in front of the White House are urging President Obama to stop a prospective 1,700-mile-long tar-sands pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

Aug 25, 2011 / Bill McKibben

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