Sustainability

While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters

While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters

As climate activists converge on New York, world leaders will meet behind closed doors with corporate honchos who bank on fossil fuels.

Sep 18, 2014 / Janet Redman and Foreign Policy In Focus

The Centerpiece of Obama’s Energy Policy Will Actually Make Climate Change Worse

The Centerpiece of Obama’s Energy Policy Will Actually Make Climate Change Worse The Centerpiece of Obama’s Energy Policy Will Actually Make Climate Change Worse

Wishful thinking and corporate greed are leading us down the wrong path to solving our climate crisis.

Jul 28, 2014 / Naomi Oreskes

Obama’s Climate Regulations: A Step in the Right Direction, but Nowhere Close to What We Need

Obama’s Climate Regulations: A Step in the Right Direction, but Nowhere Close to What We Need Obama’s Climate Regulations: A Step in the Right Direction, but Nowhere Close to What We Need

How about a 40 percent cut by 2030 based on 1990 levels?

Jun 4, 2014 / The Editors

Renewable Energy Foes Poised to Return Ohio to ‘the Dark Ages’

Renewable Energy Foes Poised to Return Ohio to ‘the Dark Ages’ Renewable Energy Foes Poised to Return Ohio to ‘the Dark Ages’

A bill to block renewable energy standards is the product of an aggressive campaign by conservative groups to undermine laws that encourage the development of clean energy.

May 29, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

This Is How to Create a Green Economy That Works for All

This Is How to Create a Green Economy That Works for All This Is How to Create a Green Economy That Works for All

When workers gain democratic control over their energy futures, they won’t just be trying to cope with climate change, they’ll be overturning entrenched economic struct...

Apr 23, 2014 / Michelle Chen

People of Color Are Already Getting Hit the Hardest by Climate Change

People of Color Are Already Getting Hit the Hardest by Climate Change People of Color Are Already Getting Hit the Hardest by Climate Change

A conversation with Jacqueline Patterson, executive director of the NAACP’s Climate Justice Initiative.

Apr 22, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Peak Oil Is Dead. Long Live Peak Oil!

Peak Oil Is Dead. Long Live Peak Oil! Peak Oil Is Dead. Long Live Peak Oil!

The eulogies for peak oil came too soon. 

Jan 9, 2014 / Michael T. Klare

‘60 Minutes’ Does It Again

‘60 Minutes’ Does It Again ‘60 Minutes’ Does It Again

The program’s attack on government investments in green technology ignores basic facts.  

Jan 6, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change

Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change Yes, Typhoon Haiyan Was Caused by Climate Change

The super-typhoon that just hit the Philippines should be a wake-up call for climate-change negotiators in Warsaw.

Nov 11, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus and Walden Bello

Will Solar Save the Planet?

Will Solar Save the Planet? Will Solar Save the Planet?

As the IPCC sounds another alarm about climate change, solar energy supporters believe they have a solution.

Oct 2, 2013 / Mark Hertsgaard

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