Special Coverage: Environment

Living Without a Car: My New American Responsibility

Andrew Lam, New America Media. July 24, 2008.
Giving up a car isn't easy -- even amid the gas crisis. But the covetous American way of life has become unsustainable.

From the blogs

Cue the Wingnuts to Spin Environmental Disaster as a GOOD Thing

by Jill Hussein C., Brilliant at Breakfast

There's oil in the arctic. Now right-wing radio will probably start talking about how great melting ice caps are, as they make it easier to drill.

McCain Needs to Do His Homework About Offshore Drilling and Environmental Safety

by Pat Garofalo, Think Progress

McCain claims that oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico "have survived, very successfully, the impacts of hurricanes." He's wrong.

At Netroots, Pelosi Ducks Impeachment; Gore Calls for National Grassroots Movement

by Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Pelosi and Gore address annual conference of progressive bloggers.

Naomi Klein Tears into Bush's Offshore Drilling Plan on Fox

by Naomi Klein

The author of "Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" takes on Bush on Fox Business News.

Congress Catches the Bus on Public Transportation

by Amy Traub, Open Left

The House passes the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act.

Al Gore Throws Down the Gauntlet in Today's Energy Challenge Speech

by Seth Colter Walls, Huffington Post

29 Years to the day after Carter's energy speech Gore shoots for the moon.

Bush Tries to Hide Rising Death Tolls Linked to Global Warming

by Steven D., Booman Tribune

The White House buried a report which detailed a rising death toll from heat waves, fires, disease, and smog.

29 Years Ago Jimmy Carter Tried to Fix Today's Energy Crisis

by Jonathan Schwarz, A Tiny Revolution

In a speech that could have been given yesterday Carter calls for solar power, alternative energies, and a need for all citizens to conserve.

Don't Just Change Your Lightbulbs, Change Our Leadership

by Tara Lohan, AlterNet

Here's something concrete you can do tomorrow to help in the climate crisis.

Bush Joins In: Says Economic Woes Are All in Our Heads

by Blue Texan, Firedoglake

Energy crisis joins the recession as things that the GOP think are all in our heads.

America's Got Water Problems, and No Plan to Fix Them

Elizabeth de la Vega, Tomdispatch.com. July 23, 2008.
The lives and income of millions have been upended by government mismanagement of water issues.

Speech of the Week - Gore's Energy Challenge: 'The Future of Human Civilization Is at Stake'

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.

Lightning Strikes: Get Used to Catastrophic Wildfires and Worse

Scott Thill, AlterNet. July 18, 2008.
In California there were 8,000 lightning strikes in one event, and that was months before fire season. There is more of that in store across the West.

Don’t Drink the Nuclear Kool-Aid

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 17, 2008.
We can't let the nuclear power industry use global warming as an opportunity to sell its insanely expensive and dangerous power plants.

Why Our Food Waste May Be Our Greatest Asset

Ruben Anderson, The Tyee. July 17, 2008.
Composting is key to reducing waste costs, cutting global warming emissions, and increasing urban food security.

The Three Biggest Myths the Bush Administration Wants You to Believe About Offshore Drilling

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.

China's Pollution Olympics

Peter Navarro, Asia Times. July 15, 2008.
It's tough to tout "green games" when cancers related to water pollution are among the leading causes of death in China's countryside.

Corn, Incorporated: The Ethanol Scam

Nicole Colson, CounterPunch. July 14, 2008.
The ethanol scam shows that corporate, market-based "solutions" to global warming and oil dependence are no solution at all.

Time to Face the Hard Realities of a Global Energy Crisis

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.

Let's Kick Nuclear Power out of the Climate Change Debate

Linda Gunter, AlterNet. July 12, 2008.
Neither McCain nor Obama are willing to take nuclear energy off the table, but there are two important reasons why they should.

The Only Diet for a Peacemaker Is a Vegetarian Diet

John Dear, National Catholic Reporter. July 12, 2008.
Vegetarianism a key ingredient in the new life of peace, compassion and nonviolence.

Brilliant Plans to Destroy the Planet: The World Bank Tackles Climate Change

Janet Redman, Institute for Policy Studies. July 11, 2008.
The World Bank's new Climate Investment Funds will do nothing to help the climate; they'll just give the bank more clout.

The Arctic Resource Rush Is On

Ed Struzik, Yale Environment 360. July 10, 2008.
With sea ice melting, there is a rush to tap the abundant riches that lie beneath the permafrost and the ocean floor.

Burning Tires for Power: Green Energy or Health Hazard?

Kari Lydersen, AlterNet. July 10, 2008.
The idea of burning waste tires for energy is catching on, and one city is hoping to build the biggest facility yet. But some residents are concerned.

Get Ready for the Post-SUV World!

Stan Cox, AlterNet. July 10, 2008.
SUVs and big pickups are waddling off into the sunset, leaving Americans with no more excuses for the nation's profligate oil use.

Appalachian Residents Have Found the Antidote to Coal

Jeff Biggers, Huffington Post. July 9, 2008.
Faced with an impending proposal to stripmine over 6,600 acres, local residents have come up with a better idea.

A Peak Oil Prophet Imagines Life in America After Wal-Mart

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.

McCain's Energy Plan Will Drill Us Into a Deeper Crisis

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.

Michael Pollan on What's Wrong with Environmentalism

Kate Cheney Davidson, Yale Environment 360. July 8, 2008.
Michael Pollan talks about biofuels and the food crisis, the glories of grass-fed beef, and how environmentalists should think about sustainability.

Will Richmond, Calif., Be the First to Stand Up to Chevron?

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.

The Superstitious Right Fights Good Science on Global Warming

David Michael Green, AlterNet. July 7, 2008.
In a society devoted like no other to the politics of fear, we have somehow managed to forget the one thing we should probably fear most.

Google: Good or Evil When It Comes to the Environment?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. July 3, 2008.
Google's motto is "Don't be evil." But when it comes to its environmental impact, some think the company can't live up to its own hype.

WALL-E: A World Without Us

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.

Why We Need to Put Science Back in Government

Chris Mooney, Yale Environment 360. June 30, 2008.
The Bush administration has been widely criticized for placing politics over science. The next president must act to reverse that trend.

Virginia Is for Coal Lovers

Glenn Hurowitz, Huffington Post. June 30, 2008.
Virginia announced that it's going to permit the construction of a new coal-fired power plant, even though doing so clearly violates the law.

Global Warming's Twin Evil: Wildfires and Drought

Dr. Reese Halter, AlterNet. June 30, 2008.
The 850 fires burning in California alone should be a wake up call that we're unprepared for rapid climate change.

Democrats Are Blowing Our Best Chance for Clean Energy

Kelpie Wilson, AlterNet. June 30, 2008.
How the Dems sacked one of the most important opportunities to turn around our energy future.

Bush and McCain Happily Presiding Over Massive Transfer of Wealth to Oil Companies

Harvey Wasserman, Huffington Post. June 26, 2008.
Republicans are funneling billions into the coffers of their oil baron backers; it's no surprise Bush and McCain aren't pushing for renewable energy.

Taking the Food Crisis Personally

Bruce Friedrich, AlterNet. June 25, 2008.
Corn and wheat used to feed chicken, pigs and other farmed animals is food being diverted from the mouths of the global poor.

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