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Stories by Tara Lohan

Tara Lohan is a managing editor at AlterNet.

FLOW: The Film that Will Change the Way You Think About Water

The Sundance hit "FLOW: For Love of Water" is taking the country by storm and waking people up to our water crisis.
Posted on Sep 27, 2008

Is Your City Going to Be Bottled Water-Free?

A new resolution from leading U.S. mayors shows that more cities may be ditching the bottled stuff in favor of tap.
Posted on Jun 24, 2008

How to Know if Your Water Is Safe to Drink

Author Elizabeth Royte talks about problems with bottled water, the safety of tap, concerns with drugs in the water and whether filters really work.
Posted on Jun 4, 2008

How to Find Out if You Use Too Much Water

What's your water footprint? Add up your water use with the H2O Calculator.
Posted on Mar 22, 2008

Maude Barlow: The Growing Battle for the Right to Water

Maude Barlow's new book about the water crisis is a call to arms to protect a fundamental human right.
Posted on Feb 14, 2008

There Are Green '08 Candidates, and Then There Are Some That Aren't ... at All

Which candidates support nuclear and coal? Who's fighting climate change and supports renewables? Here's the scoop.
Posted on Feb 4, 2008

What We Can Do to End the War

With 11 actions planned across the country, the U.S. will show this Saturday that we will not be still or silent until our troops are home. Will you join us?
Posted on Oct 26, 2007

Our Drinkable Water Supply Is Vanishing

Thanks to global warming, pollution, population growth, and privatization, we are teetering on the edge of a global crisis.
Posted on Oct 11, 2007

Big Banks Are Selling Us Out on Climate Change

Whether we avert catastrophe with climate change may actually be decided by Citibank and Bank of America.
Posted on Oct 6, 2007

The Great Plastic Bag Plague

It turns out 'paper or plastic' is a life or death question for our environment.
Posted on Sep 5, 2007

How We Can Take the Constitution Back From the Brink

A new organization is leading the fight to stop Bush from trampling on our Constitution and our rights. Find out how to join them.
Posted on Aug 9, 2007

Is This the Beginning of the End for Damming America's Big Rivers?

A fight in the Pacific Northwest over what would be the largest dam removal project has drawn an incredible cast of characters.
Posted on Jul 2, 2007

The U.S. Social Forum: Our Best Bet to Turn This Country Around

Want justice, peace, a better life for people in this country? Want to show solidarity with international struggles? The best opportunity to do this is about to happen and you're invited.
Posted on Jun 1, 2007

Rural Communities Exploited by Nestlé for Your Bottled Water

Across the U.S., rural communities are footing the bill for the booming bottled water industry.
Posted on May 30, 2007

Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water

The Bush administration is helping put our most important resource in the hands of corporations with no public accountability.
Posted on Apr 25, 2007

As Iraq Casualties Mount, So Do the Stories We Must Tell

Four years ago we invaded Iraq and today the occupation continues. A new project is working to tell the stories of the service members whose lives have been lost -- in the words of the people who loved them.
Posted on Mar 19, 2007

The New, Green Face of Wall Street

How a leading utility company went from environmental enemy to savior in one week and changed the financial world -- for the greener.
Posted on Mar 3, 2007

Wind vs. Coal: False Choices in the Battle to Resolve Our Energy Crisis

If you want to know what we can do to resolve our energy crisis, look no further than West Virginia. Understanding a recent battle over wind development in coal country could help us all.
Posted on Feb 15, 2007

Climate Change Heats Up Washington

Things are getting hotter in Congress around climate change, but can meaningful legislation be enacted to really turn the tide?
Posted on Feb 13, 2007

Who's Funding Global Warming?

Find out which banks are part of the problem, and which are part of the solution, in the fight against global climate change.
Posted on Feb 5, 2007

The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Stop Global Warming

Environmentalist Bill McKibben explains that forcing Congress to take action on climate change is the top priority. Fortunately, he has a plan.
Posted on Feb 1, 2007