Dilip Hiro, Tomdispatch.com. July 17, 2008. The current oil shock, the fourth in the past 30-plus years and the deadliest so far, shows every sign of continuing for a long, long stretch.
David Korten, YES! Magazine. June 27, 2008. In a time when the old order is shattering a global movement is emerging to challenge the use of war as a tool of statecraft.
David Korten, YES! Magazine. June 27, 2008. In a time when the old order is shattering, a global movement is emerging to challenge the use of war as a tool of statecraft.
Michael T. Klare, The Nation. June 21, 2008. Oil companies, speculators and OPEC played their part, but ruinous Bush Administration policies have compounded the crisis.
A Siegel, Energy Smart AlterNet: Environment. June 13, 2008. A bill that will create greener schools cleared the house, but faces a tough fight in the Senate and President Bush's veto.
Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: Environment. June 11, 2008. Conservatives filibuster to protect hedge fund managers and give renewable energy the shaft.
John Nichols, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. May 13, 2008. In a swing through the Pacific Northwest, the candidate attempts to green wash his record and his environmental policies.
Christian Parenti, The Nation. May 6, 2008. Talk of a nuclear renaissance is a dangerous distraction from the real changes we need to make to wean ourselves off oil.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. April 30, 2008. In the wake of the housing crash and rising food and energy prices, Americans are pawning their clothes, furniture and more.
A Siegel, Energy Smart AlterNet: PEEK. April 30, 2008. In Montgomery County, energy-smart building codes are opposed by local builders with the backing of the EPA.
AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. April 22, 2008. The challenges our society faces with depleted energy resources, water shortages, soaring food costs all point to environmental solutions.