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Pipeline Blockade Takes to the Trees
by Candice Berndposted Sep 26, 2012 - Despite rough treatment at the hands of law enforcement, tree sitters and their allies remain steadfast in their nonviolence.
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A Friend of the Mountains Remembered
by Bill Kovarikposted Sep 18, 2012 - Larry Gibson grew up in the mountains of West Virginia, and dedicated his life to defending them from the coal industry.
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5 Issues this Election Should Be About, and One to Drop
by Sarah van Gelderposted Sep 11, 2012 - Cutting through the campaign rhetoric and attack ads, here are five issues we believe should be at the center of the 2012 election, plus one that has no place in the public sphere.
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Full Speed Ahead for Coal Train Opposition
by KC Goldenposted Sep 05, 2012 - The battle over exporting coal is a crossroads for the Pacific Northwest. Will the region stay its course toward clean energy, or become a global trafficking hub for the most dangerous fossil fuel?
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Lockdown on the Pipeline: How a Houston Businessman Helped Shut Down Keystone for a Day
by Candice Berndposted Aug 30, 2012 - Seven people—including Texas landowners whose land has been seized through eminent domain—halted work at the Livingston pipe yard, stopping construction of the Keystone XL pipeline for a day.
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Video: RNC’s “Willful Ignorance” on Climate
posted Aug 29, 2012 - Sarah van Gelder speaks on FreeSpeech TV about Mitt Romney's energy plan and why a majority of Americans want cleaner, safer, and more reliable sources of energy.
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“The Fight Against Fossil Fuel Giants Is the Fight of Our Time”
posted Aug 28, 2012 - Bill McKibben used to think that lack of action to stabilize the climate came from widespread apathy, denial, or comfort with the status quo. Here’s what made him change his mind.
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Why We’re Putting Ourselves on the (Pipe)Line With the Tea Party
by Will Wooten, Candice Bernd, Ron Seifertposted Aug 24, 2012 - Occupiers, Tea Partiers, landowners, and environmentalists are challenging construction of the Keystone XL pipeline’s Gulf Coast segment—together.
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The Dark Side of the “Green Economy”
by Jeff Conantposted Aug 23, 2012 - Why some indigenous groups and environmentalists are saying no to the “green economy.”
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Climate Experts: More Extreme Weather to Come
by Heidi Bruceposted Aug 22, 2012 - It's official. Droughts, floods, heatwaves, and hurricanes can, indeed, be tied to a climate made increasingly chaotic by human activity.
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After the Drought: Will Climate Reporting Take Off?
by Heidi Bruceposted Aug 22, 2012 - After the release of a report on links between extreme weather and climate change, Americans may get what polls show 80 percent of us want: more environmental reporting in mainstream news.
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Disaster by Design? What’s Wrong with the “Thrive” Movement
by John Robbinsposted Aug 21, 2012 - A popular new film claims that a secret elite create our most troubling problems to advance a “global domination agenda.” Why Amy Goodman, Vandana Shiva, and other progressives are calling it “dangerously misguided.”
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Fighting Coal While Supporting Miners?
by John C. Bergposted Aug 03, 2012 - Can you fight austerity and climate change at the same time?
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Blockade Aims to Stop Southern KXL Pipeline
by Christine Leclercposted Aug 03, 2012 - Activists in the Gulf Coast aren’t willing to stand by while a portion of the controversial pipeline gets fast-tracked.
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Bidder 70: The Tim DeChristopher Story
by Samantha Herndonposted Aug 01, 2012 - Last year, climate activist Tim DeChristopher went to jail for bidding $1.7 million (that he didn't have) to save 22,000 acres of public land from corporate extraction.
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