Al Gore, AlterNet. July 22, 2008. I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and clean carbon-free sources within 10 years.
Michael Dudley, City States. July 1, 2008. Stores are overfilling with WALL-E merchandise that will soon clog our landfills. Yet this new Disney movie bills itself as pro-environment.
Carole Bass, Yale Environment 360. June 23, 2008. Nanotechnology is booming. But concern is growing that its development is outpacing our understanding of how to use it safely.
Lester Feder, Huffington Post. June 20, 2008. McCain's recent flip flop on off-shore oil drilling shows his campaign's efforts to define the 2008 election narrative are in disarray.
David Korten, YES! Magazine. June 16, 2008. The day of reckoning for our reckless human ways that many of us have for decades warned would be coming is here.
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.
Tala Dowlatshahi, American News Project. June 11, 2008. Video: Richard Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals estimates that perhaps 40% of evangelicals will be "up for grabs" in November.
Robert Engelman, Island Press. June 10, 2008. The author of "More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want" writes that we can tackle a population-induced environmental crisis by empowering women.
David Roberts, Huffington Post. June 6, 2008. Obama's victory is the best thing that could have happened to greens, but perhaps not for the reasons you think.
Jason Walsh, Sarah White, Foreign Policy in Focus. May 28, 2008. Greater awareness of the promise of a green economy allows us to challenge the too-familiar "jobs vs. the environment" frame.
Scott Thill, AlterNet. May 27, 2008. The rise of environmental disasters from climate change and destruction of ecosystems will create a surge of refugees across the planet.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. May 23, 2008. Company shareholders should use their economic leverage to force corporations to adopt environmentally friendly practices.
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.
John Nichols, The Nation. May 12, 2008. McCain is trying to look green but don't believe the rhetoric. His enviro speeches are just campaign trail greenwashing and here's why.
Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: Election 2008. May 12, 2008. The Senator's votes fail to live up to his rhetoric or his reputation on the environment.
A Siegel, Energy Smart AlterNet: Environment. May 7, 2008. Out of sight and out of mind, methane stored in melting permafrost poses an environmental hazard.