Climate Crisis

William Rivers Pitt on Obama's SOTU: “I saw a man talking very eloquently out of both sides of his mouth, again, and it made me sick in my soul.”

From West Virginia to the Gulf Coast, residents of communities facing environmental problems are discovering that visual storytelling brings results. Their number-one tool is the humble smartphone.

President Obama could right a slew of wrongs using his cognitive and executive powers, says George Lakoff, and he has a list in mind he hopes to hear about …

The Forum has focused on income inequality, the impacts of low economic growth and climate change.

We require an economic and political governance structure that ensures all human beings have access to basic necessities while reducing human pressure on the biosphere.

Seven cars in a 152-car coal train derailed in the center of the Vancouver region on Jan. 11.

We can save capitalism or save human civilization. There is no possible future that contains both.

No amount of “green” capitalism will ensure the profound changes we must make to prevent the catastrophic impacts of global warming.

Amy Goodman talks with Jeff Masters about the chilling polar vortex and what it says about climate change.

Creating a Livable Climate Agency may be one way to arrest and reverse US emissions and their catastrophic impact on global climate.