Environment

Every big and potentially big polluter acted in raw, short-term financial self-interest. Meanwhile, here on planet Earth, climate change continues, and countries without clout are going to get the most clobbered.read more

There comes a time when doing the right thing can’t always be squared with American selfishness. That time is now. On global warming, the United States should do what is just – and not simply what is in its “self-interest.”read more

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I’m inspired by the grassroots activism happening at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Police have arrested more than 1000 people so far.read more

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My guest this week is Wendell Berry, the poet, essayist, short story writer, novelist, farmer, and environmentalist.

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The Obama Administration has been disappointing on global warming, and much of the American public is in full denial mode.read more

My guest this week is Jill Richardson, author of "Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It."

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The Canadian journalist and environmentalist just won a Right Livelihood Award. To listen to an interview Matthew Rothschild had with him a couple of years ago, please click here. MP3 Downloadread more

At a meeting of editorial writers, a local utility CEO tried to get away with a whopper.read more

The West Virginia state supreme court just ruled that the coal giant Massey Energy could go ahead with its operations on a hill above an elementary school. Here's the crucial background.read more

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On Earth Day, the environmental movement in the United States must reject bigotry. It should not join hands with anti-immigrant groups.read more