Truthout
Climate Crisis
Yes, Virginia, You Pay Subsidies Not Just to Banks but to Flood-Prone Homes of the Rich
You are supporting the habits of the rich in more ways than you know, including their love of water views.
Dahr Jamail | The March of Anthropogenic Climate Disruption
Dahr Jamail: From California's historic drought to flooding in the UK, the signs of advanced climate disruption are all around us, if you care to notice.
|
Solving California’s Water Crisis Requires a Look Beyond This Year
Reactive measures won't solve the long-term problems of this drought, which require thinking about more permanent changes in water use.
|
Clearing Our Heads About Keystone
After environmental study, the State Department recently greenlighted the Keystone XL pipeline to be built, but the United States could make a pivotal decision for a different world.
|
Human Footprints to a Harrowing Future
Nature photographer and photojournalist Peter Essick has produced a beautiful, horrifying mirror of our Earth in his new book, “Our Beautiful, Fragile World.”
Academic Self-Marginalization Not the Problem
The bigger question, and the less obvious problem with Kristof's opinion, is whether more of us would do any good for the world.
Meteorologist Jeff Masters: Climate Change Affecting Weather Patterns Regardless of Season
Governors have declared states of emergencies from Louisiana to New Jersey due to a massive snow and ice storm.
Environmentalists’ Valentine Day Wish: Stop Selling Bee-Harming Plants
Dennis vanEngelsdorp: While an outright ban on insecticide use would be shortsighted and harmful to agricultural production, home gardeners should not use insecticides, fungicides and pesticides - the ideal …
Bill McKibben on Fight Against Keystone XL, Fossil Fuel Divestment and Obama’s Failures on Climate
Hundreds of college students are expected to risk arrest on March 2 outside the White House to pressure President Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline …
|
How Our Big, Cheap Wedding Fought Consumerism and Helped the Planet
What does a non-commercial, environmentalist, radical wedding look like?