By Bill McKibben, TomDispatchApr 9, 2013
Why take a look at the history of gay rights in the context of the climate struggle? Because the hardest part of the Keystone pipeline fight has been figuring out what to do about the Democrats. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatchFeb 12, 2013
In the near future, President Obama is expected to give construction on the Keystone XL pipeline a definitive thumbs up or thumbs down. The decision he makes could determine the fate of the Canadian tar-sands industry and, with it, the future well-being of the planet. If that sounds overly dramatic, let me explain. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive LawOct 25, 2012
"The best thing about farmers markets is that people talk," says environmentalist Bill McKibben. "A study found that shoppers at farmers markets had 10 times as many conversations per visit than at supermarkets.""The best thing about farmers markets is that people talk," says environmentalist Bill McKibben. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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By Bill McKibben, TomDispatchJun 5, 2012
"Murderers, tyrants and madmen." It’s been a tough few weeks for the forces of climate-change denial. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Bill McKibben, TomDispatchFeb 8, 2012
If we could see the world with a particularly illuminating set of spectacles, one of its most prominent features at the moment would be a giant carbon bubble, whose bursting someday will make the housing bubble of 2007 look like a lark.At the moment, one of the world's most prominent features is a giant carbon bubble, whose bursting someday will make the housing bubble of 2007 look like a lark. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigAug 29, 2011
The trolls have gamed the system. There is no economic, political or environmental reform that can be implemented to impede the march of the corporate state.There is no economic, political or environmental reform that can be implemented to impede the march of the corporate state. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 26, 2011
Bill McKibben, along with some 2,000 activists protesting the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, are our Truthdiggers of the Week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigAug 24, 2011
The White House was rocked Tuesday, not only by a 58-magnitude earthquake, but by the protests mounting outside its gatesThe White House was rocked Tuesday, not only by 5. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 21, 2011
Author, activist and founder of the global environmental movement 350.org Bill McKibben was arrested outside the White House on Saturday along with 64 others protesting the construction of a pipeline from Canada's tar sands sites to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigJun 8, 2011
“The troubled sky reveals | The grief it feels.” Those two lines were written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem “Snow-Flakes,” published in a volume in 1863 alongside his epic and better-known “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMay 30, 2011
The rapid and terrifying acceleration of global warming, which is disfiguring the ecosystem at a swifter pace than even the gloomiest scientific studies predicted a few years ago, has been confronted by the power elite with self-delusion.The rapid and terrifying acceleration of global warming has been confronted by the power elite with self-delusion. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 17, 2010
The president is fond of compromises, but the terms of the climate change conundrum aren’t set by contending ideologies In the case of global warming, chemistry rules, which means there are lines, hard and fast In the case of global warming, chemistry rules. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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