Environmental Issues

Tony Kushner on Climate Change Tony Kushner on Climate Change

Kushner speculates on why it's so hard as an artist to write meaningfully about climate change--and why policy change has come so slowly.

Nov 30, 2009 / The Nation Video

Coal Country Coal Country

A stunning film that exposes the devastation of mountaintop removal coal mining to the forests, streams, and communities of Appalachia, Coal Country puts the personal stories of re...

Nov 23, 2009 / Peter Rothberg

Gore to ‘Get Crazy’ on Climate Change Gore to ‘Get Crazy’ on Climate Change

Because no one is responding to his more rational pleas, Al Gore has some new, creative ideas that might finally elicit a response.

Nov 23, 2009 / Saturday Night Live

Searching for CCS Searching for CCS

Will carbon capture and sequestration help us avoid runaway climate change?

Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Holly Wren Spaulding

Zombie Nuke Plants Zombie Nuke Plants

Our crumbling atomic power stations and the government agency that loves them.

Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Where’s the Clean Energy? Where’s the Clean Energy?

Promising local initiatives are pointing the way forward for national policy.

Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Robert S. Eshelman

The UK’s Climate Rebels The UK’s Climate Rebels

Some of the best activism is happening in Britain—but in policy terms, payoff has been slight.

Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Maria Margaronis

The Global South Bloc The Global South Bloc

Poor countries can make big gains in climate talks if they stick together, argues Saleemul Huq.

Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

An Inconvenient Solution An Inconvenient Solution

In Our Choice, Al Gore explains what must be done. But is there the political will to do it?

Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Bill McKibben

Regreening Africa Regreening Africa

In the dry Sahel, farmers are already adapting to climate change.

Nov 19, 2009 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

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