Environment

Barack Obama Slams Bush’s Oil Policy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2006 The Illinois senator says Bush's "plan" to reduce dependence on oil is "like admitting alcoholism and then skipping the 12-step program." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Global Warming: What, Me Worry?

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Apr 4, 2006 "On the premise that spring is too beautiful for a depressing topic like Iraq, I thought I'd take up a fun subject -- global warming." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Warming and Its Discontents

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2006 As George Will tries to refute the mountains of evidence pertaining to the threat of global warming, New Yorker reporter Elizabeth Kolbert discusses her new book on the subject. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time: Earth Is at the Tipping Point

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2006 Time magazine's special report on global warming is so worrisome that even a Bush administration scientist might take notice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ozone Pollution Is More Harmful Than Realized

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 Ozone, which had been considered a minor player in global climate change, is actually a major factor in the dramatic warming of the Arctic zone, according to NASA. Worse, scientists are reporting that climate change is "irreversible," as Arctic sea ice has failed to re-form for the second year in a row. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Earth on Fast Track to Warming

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2006 Greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere at a rate 30 times faster than the rate of emissions that caused a period of intense warming in the Earth's past, concludes a scientific panel in St. Louis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Plans $7-Billion Royalty Windfall to Oil Companies

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2006 On the heels of Exxon Mobil's record-setting $10-billion quarterly profit, the "federal government is on the verge of one of the biggest giveaways of oil and gas in American history, worth an estimated $7 billion over five years." It's nice being an oil baron when two oilmen head the government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Global Warming Is Found to Be Past ‘Tipping Point’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2006 An investigative report by The Independent (of London) concludes that a critical rise in world temperatures is now unavoidable. Comparing notes with leading scientists, the newspaper discovered that we've already apparently passed the point of no return. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

86 Evangelical Leaders Join to Fight Global Warming

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 Finally! Evangelicals in the news for something unrelated to divisive social issues. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sweden Plans to Be World’s First Oil-Free Economy

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 The progressive European enclave has set a 15-year limit on its switch to renewable energy. | storyHey, they won't even have to get on a plane to collect their Nobel Prize! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Hypocrisy on Oil

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2006 We agree with Arianna and the Washington Post on their incredulity about Bush's plan to wean the U.S. off oil. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Advisors: Don’t Take the President Literally on his Vow to Reduce Mideast Oil Imports

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2006 One day after Bush pledged to reduce Middle East oil imports 75% by 2025, his energy secretary and national economic advisor tell reporters that the president misspoke. Their clarification is a bit confusing. | Read on to figure it out.Regardless, Reuters is reporting that Bush's energy "plan" (skepticism ours) will not meaningfully reduce our dependence on foreign crude. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )