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Faces of Fracking: Lupe Anguiano
An 85-year-old civil rights hero takes on Big Oil and the company burying the industry’s dangerous waste.
Nov 5, 2014
Will fossil fuel divestment take root in South Africa?
When it comes to divestment — be it the U.S. campaigns against tobacco and sweatshop labor in the 1990s or the current global Boycott, Divestment and …
Nov 5, 2014
Wild Carbon
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the landmark Wilderness Act, so I thought I’d add a carbon perspective to the debate: Is there a role for …
Nov 5, 2014
Fostering Community Strategies For Saving the World's Oceans
To conservationist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, getting coastal communities involved in plans to protect their waters is critical for protecting the planet's …
Nov 4, 2014
Federal Reserve Policy Keeps Fracking Bubble Afloat
In August 2005, the U.S. Congress and then-President George W. Bush blessed the oil and gas industry with a game-changer: the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Nov 4, 2014
REIT, Drink, and Be Merry: Farmland LP’s Fund Gives Investors, Enviros, and Foodies Something to Cheer About
Farmland LP is an investment fund that buys conventional farmland, converts it to organic using a pasture and crop rotation, and then manages the farmland for an optimal mix of environmental …
Nov 4, 2014
Naomi Klein in conversation about This Changes Everything
A conversation with Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything, and Matt Rothschild, editor of The Progressive.
Nov 3, 2014
"Severe, widespread, and irreversible impacts"
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released two major reports on November 2 – a 116-page Synthesis Report (pdf), summarizing the key …
Nov 3, 2014
When the Shale Runs Dry: A Look at the Future of Fracking
If you want to see the future of the shale industry — what today's drilling rush will leave behind — come to Bradford, Pennsylvania.
Oct 31, 2014
Energy Crunch: Losing power?
Should we be worried about the threat of a cold dark winter?
Oct 31, 2014
Are We Hard-Wired to Think We Can Grow Forever?
If rational arguments were primary catalysts for social change, perhaps a steady state economy would already be a reality.
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