Getting Hosed Getting Hosed
As oil profits soar, Americans are getting hosed at the gas pump, and Congress can't decide whether to raise taxes, lower them or throw money at the voters.
Apr 28, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Don’t Blame Environmentalists for Malaria Don’t Blame Environmentalists for Malaria
Tina Rosenberg is wrong to argue in the New York Times that environmentalists who fought to limit the use of DDT have contributed to the worldwide spread of malaria.
Mar 31, 2006 / Feature / Sonia Shah
Science Fact or Science Fiction? Science Fact or Science Fiction?
Climate change is real, and its impact is potentially devastating to our way of life. So why do the news media have such a hard time telling the straight story?
Mar 27, 2006 / Feature / Bryan Farrell
Democrats: When the War Was Lost Democrats: When the War Was Lost
It's no surprise to learn that oil companies are underpaying royalties for drilling on public land, or projecting profits in the billions. The battle for energy regulation was lost...
Mar 9, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Quail in War and Peace Quail in War and Peace
Bobwhite quail have little to cheer about these days, their numbers depleted and habitats ravaged by hunters like the Vice President and his pals.
Feb 23, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Political Science Political Science
NASA climatologist James E. Hansen won't let political pressure from the Bush Administration blunt the urgency of his research on global warming: It's not too late to mitigate th...
Feb 14, 2006 / Feature / Bryan Farrell
Who Killed the Miners? Who Killed the Miners?
Recent mining disasters demonstrate that the Bush Administration should be called to account for replacing federal mine regulators, who were identifying hazards and meeting require...
Feb 9, 2006 / Erik Reece
Coming Clean and Green Coming Clean and Green
Rein in political and business interests that degrade the environment; pass the Apollo Energy Act to provide incentives for clean technology.
Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Raul Grijalva
Green Power Green Power
The Green Party fell from power in recent German elections, but Greens continue to be the party to watch, a progressive influence on the world's third-largest economy.
Jan 11, 2006 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
The Geopolitics of Natural Gas The Geopolitics of Natural Gas
Natural gas is rapidly emerging as the next big prize for consumer countries like the US and China. In the twenty-first century, alliances and hostilities between economic powerhou...
Jan 4, 2006 / Feature / Michael T. Klare