The Upside of Piracy The Upside of Piracy
The rise of blue-water criminals may not be anything to cheer about, but it just might force us to consume less foreign oil.
Apr 14, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Environmental Showdown on the Irish Coast Environmental Showdown on the Irish Coast
A seaside community's battle to prevent a gas pipeline from ruining fragile coast and bog lands enters its tenth year.
Apr 13, 2009 / Feature / Alexander Zaitchik
Tennessee’s Dirty Data Tennessee’s Dirty Data
New evidence shows that water contamination may have been downplayed after December's massive coal ash spill in Tennessee.
Apr 2, 2009 / Kelly Hearn
Blue Gold: Have the Next Resource Wars Begun? Blue Gold: Have the Next Resource Wars Begun?
How we decide to manage water will determine whether our future is peaceful or perilous.
Mar 31, 2009 / Feature / Tara Lohan
Three Mile Island, the NRC and Obama Three Mile Island, the NRC and Obama
Thirty years after the Three Mile Island partial meltdown, the real nuclear power threat is the relicensing of old plants.
Mar 27, 2009 / Christian Parenti
The Dirt on Clean Coal The Dirt on Clean Coal
The coal industry presents itself as committed to sustainability--but is it?
Mar 26, 2009 / Feature / Ari Berman
Hawaii Court Backs Protesters vs. Superferry Hawaii Court Backs Protesters vs. Superferry
Even though the Hawaii State Supreme Court has ruled against this huge corporate-military boondoggle, the battle isn't over yet.
Mar 24, 2009 / Feature / Jerry Mander and Koohan Paik
Can America Make a Deal to Save the Planet? Can America Make a Deal to Save the Planet?
Despite inaction over the past eight years, the United States still has a chance to reclaim a leading global role in curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
Mar 12, 2009 / Feature / Sophie Ragsdale
Green Power Struggle Green Power Struggle
An act of civil disobedience at a coal-fired generator in DC shows the movement to halt global warming is now in its second act.
Mar 5, 2009 / Chris Hayes
The Revolution Has Already Occurred The Revolution Has Already Occurred
The underlying vision isn't capitalist or socialist but something humane, local and accountable.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit