Environment

Don’t Drink the Nuclear Kool-Aid

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 17, 2008 While the presidential candidates trade barbs and accuse each other of flip-flopping, they agree with President Bush on their enthusiastic support for nuclear power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politicizing the Polar Bear

By Richard Ellis Jul 1, 2008 More than any other mammal (except of course Mr. Homo sapiens), Ursus maritimus, which translates as maritime bear, has been in the forefront of the news lately, the subject of television specials, lawsuits, congressional debates, and New York Times editorials. Why? Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Weather Reports Are Missing the Story

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 19, 2008 While the TV meteorologists document "extreme weather" with their increasingly sophisticated toolbox, from Doppler radar to 3-D animated maps, the two words rarely uttered are its cause: global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Defining Moment for Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2008 Even for Americans, constitutionally convinced that there will always be a second act, and a third, and a do-over after that, and, if necessary, a little public repentance and forgiveness and a Brand New Start -- even for us, the world looks a little Terminal right now. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

For Gore, a Different Kind of Campaign

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2008 Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection has launched a $300-million ad campaign in hopes of getting every last SUV-driving, thermostat-cranking Bush voter to see the fluorescent light. Warm monger William H. Macy narrates the first of what will surely be many ads. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Stands Firm on Environment

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Mar 31, 2008 The president has confirmed that his gutting of the Endangered Species Act is part of a broader plan to phase out the environment entirely by the time he leaves office. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

?Earth Hour?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2008 Actor Jeremy Piven wants you to turn your lights off. Especially you, Atlanta. It's part of a global campaign to raise awareness about climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Peace With the Earth

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Dec 27, 2007 Since this is the list-making time of year, allow me to add a tiny trophy to Al Gore's very full shelf: the prize for the most elegant speech of 2007. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Al Gore’s Nobel Speech

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2007 Why did Al Gore waste eight years of his life as America's vice president? He's much better at trying to save the world. Watch his Nobel Prize acceptance speech and see for yourself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

From Oil Wars to Water Wars

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 12, 2007 While Al Gore and the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were once again warning the world about the devastating effects of global warming, Senate Republicans and the United States government were working at home and abroad to bring us closer to catastrophe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Flying Coach on a Planetary Scale

David Sirota / Truthdig Dec 7, 2007 If one thinks of the world as an airliner, we're all behaving like thoughtless passengers who invade the space of the persons behind them by reclining their seats. The only difference is that with respect to the world, we're killing each other by poisoning the air. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Did Al-Qaida Infiltrate Fox News?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2007 Funny how, in the wake of any national disaster these days, news analysts set about explaining the latest disaster according to their pet political interests. Take the recent California wildfires, for example, and watch what Jon Stewart discovers about different stations' diverse interpretations of what the fires really mean. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )