Tina Gerhardt
Chevron Feels the Summer Heat in Richmond, CA
Last Saturday, August 3, a broad coalition of labor, indigenous, health and environmental justice groups marched to the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California, marking the one-year anniversary of the explosion and fire that sent smoke billowing... Read more
Chevron Gets Access to Private Data for Revenge Suit
On June 25, a federal judge approved a subpoena, to be served by Chevron to Microsoft, granting the oil company private Internet and phone data related to 30 email addresses, including those related to environmental nonprofits, activists, journal... Read more
Cautious Praise for Climate Action Plan
This afternoon, in a speech delivered at Georgetown University, President Obama laid out his executive plan to fight climate change.Referencing his State of the Union promise to act on climate change, he said, "I pledged that America would respon... Read more
SF Protesters Tell Obama No Go on Keystone XL
Mass demonstrations welcomed President Obama to the Bay Area on Wednesday and sent him a clear message on the Keystone XL Pipeline: Just Say No!More than 1,000 protesters greeted him when he arrived in San Francisco's well-heeled Pacific Heights ... Read more
The State of the Environment
President Obama's focus on climate change is a welcome, albeit belated, shift, but will he match words with action?In his State of the Union address, President Obama brought renewed attention to climate change. He called out skeptics and urged ac... Read more
Wind and Solar Groups Flee ALEC
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is suffering backlash from its battle on a new front: renewable energy standards.The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) have let their ALEC mem... Read more
Matt Damon Exposes Fracking in Promised Land
Hydraulic fracturing, known colloquially as fracking, is a contentious issue, and Hollywood has not overlooked it. Read more
In Praise of Environmentalist Becky Tarbotton, 1973-2012
"We need to remember that the work of our time is bigger than climate change.We need to be setting our sights higher and deeper." Read more
Rio+20 Kicks Off
It seeks to establish an institutional framework for sustainable development. But has it failed already? Read more
Get it Done! Youth to UN on Internationally Binding Climate Treaty
What emerged starkly at this year’s conference on climate change, as in previous years, was the US obstructionism. Read more
Environmental Activist on Trial: Interview with Tim DeChristopher
On Friday, December 19, 2008, Tim DeChristopher participated in a public auction. As the Bush administration moved to auction off 77 parcels of federal land totaling 150,000 acres for oil and gas drilling, DeChristopher, a student at the Un... Read more
