Climate justice leaders are pushing forward in the Trump era
By Laurie Mazur / On May 22nd, 2017
A round-table discussion with environmental justice leaders on the challenges (and opportunities) of the Trump era
What does climate justice organizing look like under Trump?
By Laurie Mazur / On March 22nd, 2017
An interview with Miya Yoshitani, executive director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
Lawyers, Swamps, and Money: Koontz and Off-site Mitigation
By Royal Gardner / On July 29th, 2013
Lawyers, Swamps, and Money is a periodic blog by Royal C. Gardner, author of Lawyers, Swamps, and Money: U.S. Wetland Law, Policy, and Politics.
Presidential Reading List - 2nd Term Edition
By Admin / On January 21st, 2013
Well, it's officially President Obama's second term in office. And with his commitment to addressing climate change, we have compiled a list (in no particular order) of ten books our staff believes he should read for inspiration.
Resilience Thinking, by Brian Walker and David Salt
How Lobbyists Are Spinning Weak Science to Defend BPA
By Admin / On September 27th, 2011
They're arguing that a new study shows canned foods to be safe, even when lined with BPA. The problem? That's not what the study says.
The Battle Over the New Climate Bill
By Jonathan Isham / On June 29th, 2009
Today, hundreds of citizens are on the forefront of the climate movement; 20 years ago, in the summer of 1989, the fight against global warming had only two well-known spokespeople: Senator Al Gore and NASA Scientist Jim Hansen. (Bill McKibben, now at the helm of the indispensable 350.org, joined this august roster with the publication of The End of Nature). Recently, I was lucky enough to hear each of them share their strong opinions about American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), the House’s energy and climate bill that
Obama Needs Churchill 101
By Jonathan Isham / On February 25th, 2009
In times of great trial, the best politicians strive for Churchillian rhetoric – or better yet, simply quote Churchill. And in tough times, no quote resounds more than Churchill’s memorable assessment, in late 1942, of the Battle of El Alamein, the first major British victory in WW II: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”