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.
Don Hazen, AlterNet. July 18, 2008. From Bush's oil hoax to the New Yorker's sorry attempt at satire, our Zeitgeist list tracks the progressive issues of the week.
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.
Faiz Shakir, The Progress Report. July 15, 2008. Conservatives are preying on concern over gas prices by propagating false myths that drilling for oil off our coasts will lower the cost of gas.
Scott Thill, AlterNet. July 14, 2008. The new book Curse of the Black Gold shows how Nigeria may be the epicenter of the full-blown resource wars to come.
Ismael Hossein-zadeh, Middle East Online. July 14, 2008. Bush and his allies want the focus to be on OPEC, not the instability his foreign policy has wrought.
Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. July 12, 2008. America needs a comprehensive plan to deal with post-peak oil -- and that is going to involve some serious long-term thinking.
Noam Chomsky, Khaleej Times Online. July 12, 2008. U.S. war planners want an obedient client state that will house major U.S. military bases, right at the heart of the world's major energy reserves.
Bassel al-Khateeb, Azzaman. July 10, 2008. The rush to sign oil contracts with foreign companies is "anachronistic" and happening in a legal vacuum, argues Mahmoud Othman.
Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. July 9, 2008. Now that the New York Times has made the shocking discovery that the Iraq War may be related to oil, how will corporate media address the issue?
Michelle Nijhuis, Grist.org. July 9, 2008. James Howard Kunstler's new novel describes a small town in upstate NY where a chain of global crises has forced the community to fend for itself.
Javier Sierra, Sierra Club. July 8, 2008. Would more permits for oil drilling benefit U.S. consumers? McCain would like you to think so, but there's more to the story than he's telling.
Bill Gallegos, New America Media. July 8, 2008. Richmond could be the first US city to decide to stand up to the Chevron oil company and impose a cap on its plans for further expansion.
Don Hazen, AlterNet. July 8, 2008. A pilot feature of AlterNet on key questions of the day -- is Obama really tacking to the center, and why gas is so damn pricey.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. July 4, 2008. This Fourth of July, let's remember that it's not our God-given American right to reorder the world to our liking.
