Stories by Tara Lohan

Tara Lohan, a senior editor at AlterNet, has just launched the new project Hitting Home, chronicling extreme energy extraction. She is the editor of two books on the global water crisis, including most recently, Water Matters: Why We Need to Act Now to Save Our Most Critical Resource. Follow her on Twitter @TaraLohan.

Could a High-Fat Diet Make You Healthy and Prevent Cavities?

Posted on: Oct 26, 2009, Source: AlterNet

A controversial organization promoting foods high in animal fats has some ecstatic. Others think they're whack jobs.

Confused About All the Climate Talk and the Copenhagen Summit? Here's the Skinny: Five Things You Should Know

Posted on: Oct 22, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The who, what, where, when and why about COP 15, which strangely means: the "Council of Parties."

Limbaugh Calls for NYT Environmental Writer to Kill Himself

Posted on: Oct 21, 2009, Source: AlterNet

No, Rush, this is not how you talk about population issues.

No Impact Week Has Begun: How Am I Doing?

Posted on: Oct 20, 2009, Source: AlterNet

I've survived 'consumption' and 'trash' days and now I'm on to 'transportation' day.

Is This 12-Year-Old the Next Michael Pollan?

Posted on: Oct 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Seriously, this kid knows his food politics.

What's the Big Hubbub Over a New Book Arguing NYC Is America's Greenest City?

Posted on: Oct 15, 2009, Source: AlterNet

New Yorker writer David Owen has environmentalists shooting broadsides at his new book; do we really want to replicate the Big Apple across America?

Vote Now and Ensure $5,000 for Sustainable Energy and Economic Opportunities for Coal Country

Posted on: Oct 14, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The epicenter of coal extraction needs your help right now and it will just take 3 minutes.

Join Me for the No Impact Week Challenge

Posted on: Oct 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Take part in a week-long project to learn about your environmental footprint and reduce what you use and buy.

Wait, We Just Bombed the Moon?

Posted on: Oct 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Doesn't anyone else in the universe get a say in this?

What If Being Fat Is Not Your Fault? America's Obesity Epidemic May Be Fueled by Chemicals in Everyday Products

Posted on: Oct 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Chemicals called 'obesogens' are in our food, cars and homes, according to recent scientific studies -- and they may be making us fat.

Hopi Tribe's Message to Sierra Club and Other Enviros: Keep Out!

Posted on: Oct 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

It seems the contention is over a a coal plant.

Americans Are Still Buying Gas-Guzzlers, But Here Are 7 Signs That the Market for Green Transport Is Exploding

Posted on: Sep 29, 2009, Source: AlterNet

More and more Americans are finding other ways to get around in greener fashion, from Smart Cars to Vespas.

Why a New Water Plan May Make Phili One of the Greenest Cities Yet

Posted on: Sep 29, 2009, Source: AlterNet

We're talking about storm water here ... and it's hot!

Poormet Cooking: Hilarious Videos About "Making Crap Food Go the Fancy Mile"

Posted on: Sep 24, 2009, Source: AlterNet

"I'm here to teach you how to eat that crap in your cabinets."

Can Condoms Save Us from Climate Change?

Posted on: Sep 18, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The greenest technology available to us may not be solar panels, but instead contraception, according to a new report.

Would You Know How to Survive After the Oil Crash?

Posted on: Sep 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Could you get by without your car, food from outside your community, your job? There's a bunch of folks who want to show you how.

After 6-Year Battle, McCloud, CA Defeats Water Bottling Giant Nestle

Posted on: Sep 15, 2009, Source: AlterNet

How a tiny town sent a multinational packing.

Stop Glenn Beck's Assault on Green Jobs and Clean Energy

Posted on: Sep 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Van Jones was just the beginning.

The Ultimate in Eating Local: My Adventures in Urban Foraging

Posted on: Sep 4, 2009, Source: AlterNet

As money has gotten tight and the local-foods movement more popular, urban foraging has become a hit. I spent a day with one forager in San Francisco.

How Farm-Raised Salmon Are Turning Our Oceans Into Dangerous and Polluted Feedlots

Posted on: Sep 2, 2009, Source: AlterNet

"Farm-raised salmon" sounds nice and sustainable, but they've become harbingers of disease, contaminating the oceans with antibiotics and toxic chemicals.