Special Coverage: Environment

The Meltdown We Really Can't Afford

Kerry Trueman, AlterNet. October 10, 2008.
We are in danger of passing an extremely dangerous tipping point, with the frightening discovery of massive deposits of sub-sea methane in the Arctic.

From the blogs

A Nasty, Four-Letter Word for Our Energy Crisis

by Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club

Coal. It is time to kick the habit, starting with Michigan.

Palin Still Gets Global Warming Backwards and Repeats Big Energy Lie Twice

by Dr. Joseph Romm, Climate Progress

The debate showed she still can't get her talking points right on this issue.

Palin Used Exxon, Oil Industry-Funded Scientists for Global Warming Study

by Tara Lohan, AlterNet

No wonder her science is a little fuzzy.

Van Jones: Green Jobs Can Fix Economic and Ecological Crises

by ZP Heller, Brave New Films

How clean energy solutions will spur the market.

McCain's Costly Environmental Flip-Flops

by ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers

How can McCain fix our energy crisis when he's in Big Oil's pocket?

New McCain Economic Plan: More Gas Guzzlers

by Josh Dorner, Sierra Club

McCain unveiled his most ridiculous economic plan yet.

McCain's Green Economy: Drill, Baby, Drill

by Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films

McCain's Big Oil Agenda Today on Meet the Bloggers (1pm ET, 10am PT)

McCain's Big Spanish Gaffe

by Satyam, Think Progress

Note to the Senator, the Prime Minister of Spain is alright.

Three Years After Katrina, Bush's FEMA Still Sucks

by Blue Texan, Firedoglake

Good to see that W. has learned the lessons of Katrina.

Who's Subsidizing the Electric Car?

by Phil Mattera, Clawback

Flint ... General Motors ... electric car ... subsidies -- where to begin?

The One Issue All the Candidates Are Wrong On

Simran Sethi, Huffington Post. October 9, 2008.
Palin and McCain have always been for it. Joe Biden was sort of against it before he was for it and Barack Obama embraces it.

How T. Boone Pickens' Energy Plan Just Got Killed

David Morris, AlterNet. October 9, 2008.
The new bailout plan passed by Congress may have put the nail in the coffin on Pickens' dangerous energy proposal.

Forget the Gas Pump -- Heating Bills May Be the Killer This Winter

Simran Sethi, AlterNet. October 8, 2008.
Rising oil and natural gas prices may be devastating this winter. But there is something we can do about it.

How Local Governments Are Standing in the Way of Clean Energy

Kyle Rabin, AlterNet. October 7, 2008.
Too often people who want to install clean, efficient solar and wind systems can find themselves drowning in a sea of red tape.

Corporations Have Big Plans to Profit from Global Warming

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. October 7, 2008.
A bunch of multinationals have figured out how to make their pollution-based businesses seem like the solution to the climate crisis.

We Are One President Away From a Future of Fossil Fuel Addiction

David Sassoon, SolveClimate. October 6, 2008.
America's energy and climate future will be determined by what the nation decides to do with its deposits of oil shale.

A Green Bailout: We Need Help for People Who Want to Save the Planet

Van Jones, Huffington Post. October 6, 2008.
Don't give platinum parachutes to those who wrecked the economy; let's throw a green lifeline to the people who want to rebuild it.

New Information Shows How Climate Change Will Affect Water

Environment News Service. October 6, 2008.
How do we deal with rising seas, threatened infrastructure, increasing storms, and less drinking water?

There Is More to Green Than Global Warming

Thomas Kostigen, Huffington Post. October 3, 2008.
We are facing crises of freshwater, food, deforestation, and ocean health. We need leadership in the protection of all our natural resources.

The Age of Unbridled Consumption Just Ended

Lisa Wise, The Women's Media Center. October 3, 2008.
The economic crisis, however painful, will lead to at least one positive outcome.

Will Cities Soon Be Able to Feed Themselves?

Emily Wilson, AlterNet. October 2, 2008.
A growing interest in urban farming is sprouting all kinds of new ideas -- including growing food in high-rises.

Why We Can't Afford Cheap Gas

Andy Kroll, AlterNet. September 29, 2008.
We can't let the talk about alternative energy rise and fall with the cost of gas, or the environment and our economy will pay a mighty price.

What the Economy Needs Now Are Good, Green Jobs

Kari Lydersen, AlterNet. September 26, 2008.
A national day of action tomorrow for green jobs is showing that clean energy can be our modern day gold rush.

Methane 'Fart' from the Earth Poses Enormous Global Warming Risk

Steve Connor, The Independent UK. September 24, 2008.
Melting in the Arctic has caused the release of millions of tons of methane -- a gas 20 times more damaging than carbon dioxide.

We Can't Afford McCain and Palin's Anti-Science Beliefs

John Tirman, AlterNet. September 23, 2008.
Their combined anti-science positions may be devastating for the economy, the environment and our health.

Hill Dems Blow It for Obama with Energy Bill

Joseph Romm, Huffington Post. September 22, 2008.
A big blunder by Congressional Dems on the energy bill has resulted in a huge triumph for McCain.

Sarah Palin's Creationism Will Rape the Environment

Chip Ward, Tomdispatch.com. September 22, 2008.
The Bush admin has been a nightmare for the environment -- and the nomination of Palin is an insurance policy taken out on its continuation.

Van Jones: We Can't Drill Our Way Out of Our Energy Problems

Van Jones, AlterNet. September 20, 2008.
In an electrifying speech, Van Jones explains that we have to invent and invest our way out of the economic and environmental crises.

Wake Up Detroit: The Time Has Come for Plug-in Hybrids

Michael Brune, Sierra Club Books. September 19, 2008.
Plug-ins are cleaner and cheaper. But a new coalition is not waiting for Detroit to take notice; they've got their own plan.

FDA Says Chemical with Links to Reproductive Problems Is Safe for Humans

Ashley Shelby, AlterNet. September 19, 2008.
More than 100 government and university studies have found the chemical Bisphenol-A to be harmful even at low levels.

A New Boom in Natural Gas Threatens Drinking Water

Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor. September 18, 2008.
Water and chemicals injected at high pressure can extract more gas and may threaten drinking water in places like New York and Texas.

For Nevadans, the Presidential Election Is Life or Death in a Much More Literal Way

Peggy Maze Johnson, AlterNet. September 18, 2008.
This election could be a make-or-break moment in history for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.

How 6,700 Tons of Radioactive Sand from Kuwait Ended Up in Idaho

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. September 17, 2008.
Questions remain about how depleted uranium waste from the first Gulf War was transferred, and whether health risks were posed.

What the Chemical Industry Doesn't Want You to Know about Everyday Products

Elaine Shannon, AlterNet. September 15, 2008.
The chemical industry has spent years trying to suppress information about a certain chemical. Will Congress help the public know the true dangers?

Eco-Friendly Sex Toys: Why Your Pink Parts Should Go Green

Lora Somoza, Huffington Post. September 12, 2008.
Phthalates -- the scary chemicals found in most sex toys -- are really bad for your health.

The Top Ten 'Greenest' Schools

Lea Hartog, Michael Fox, Sierra Magazine. September 11, 2008.
Here are the top 10 colleges and universities that are doing the most to protect the environment.

Bush's Nuclear Deal with India Is a Disaster for World Safety and the Environment

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. September 10, 2008.
Why is everyone from John McCain to Barack Obama in favor of a plan that could launch a new nuclear arms race?

A Telling Palin Scandal: Her Environmental Record

Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. September 10, 2008.
Sarah Palin has an environmental policy so toxic it would make George W. Bush blush.

We've Got One Week Left to Stop One of Bush's Worst Environmental Attacks

George Lakoff, Chris Shutes, AlterNet. September 8, 2008.
A simple redefinition of terms will destroy the Endangered Species Act in less than a week if we don't act now.

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