The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
James Hansen
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Defending the Commons: Civil Disobedience as Law Enforcement
The failure of governments to protect the global commons is currently driving the climate protection movement — which is why climate protesters can proudly proclaim that they are upholding the law, not violating it.
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"Bagful of Cash" Exposes Chamber of Commerce As Supreme Corporate Lobby
A new report shows how the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has invested millions of corporate dollars into opposing all legislation relating to healthcare, financial reform, closing corporate tax loopholes, and addressing climate change.
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Terracide and the Terrarists: Destroying the Planet for Record Profits
It’s time to talk bluntly about the terrarists of our world: the men who run giant energy companies like ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP and Shell.
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Sandra Steingraber’s Latest Experiment For a Fracking-Free World
The renowned biologist, author and activist was just released from two weeks in jail for blocking the driveway of Inergy Midstream, an energy company in upstate New York that plans to pump fracked gas.
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19-Year-Old Kennedy: Why It’s Worth Going to Jail to Stop Keystone XL
Ever since I chained myself to the White House fence with 47 other protestors urging President Obama to kill the Keystone pipeline, people have asked me why I felt so strongly about the issue.
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The Rule of Law in Times of Ecological Collapse
The rule of law needs to be applied to the environment.
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Is Keystone XL Pipeline the "Stonewall" of the Climate Movement?
The narrow window of opportunity that physics provides us makes me doubt that a third party will offer a fast enough answer to come to terms with our changing planet.
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NASA Scientist: Climate Change Is Happening Now
Will our short attention span be the end of us?
