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On AlterNet: environmental issues

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "environmental issues"

We're Paying the Price Today for Decades of Relentless Dam Building

We're Paying the Price Today for Decades of Relentless Dam Building

Rachel Olivieri, AlterNet. September 18, 2008.
Decades ago three new dams were started every day. But the debts of temporary prosperity are all coming due and payable today.

"Geek-chic" Gore claims Oscar [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. February 26, 2007.
And tries to make an announcement...

The Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People and the Environment

The Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People and the Environment

Jacques Leslie, AlterNet. January 27, 2007.
The battle over dams is at the core of worldwide conflicts involving water scarcity, environmental degradation, globalization, social justice, and the growing gap between rich and poor.

Silencing Saddam

Silencing Saddam

Robert Scheer, AlterNet. January 1, 2007.
Did Saddam die because he knew too much about the United States' real role in Iraq?

The Consequences of Damming Rivers in the Developing World

The Consequences of Damming Rivers in the Developing World

Bill McKibben, OnEarth Magazine. December 8, 2006.
A review of author Jacques Leslie's new book, which lays bare the high environmental and social price that people in the developing world often pay for damming their rivers.