Staff / TruthdigMar 18, 2011
What America really needs is another film festival, especially one sponsored by Whole Paycheck Foods, right? The health food superstore is bringing to theaters across the country a series of films about, you know, the planet and eating right and stuff . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigApr 21, 2010
Instead of taking U.S. aid money for climate change, Bolivia is taking a leadership role in helping organize civil society and governments, globally, to alter the course of the next major U.N. climate summit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 16, 2010
Fans of James Cameron's "Avatar" who are anxiously waiting to watch, pause for commentary and perhaps act out the film in the comfort of their own homes now have a date, and an auspicious one, when they can make that magic happen: April 22 Twentieth Century Fox is giving "Avatar" (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 23, 2009
President Obama outlined a plan on Earth Day to lease federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf for wind and tidal power projects. Speaking at a turbine factory, Obama said wind could generate 20 percent of the nation's electricity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 23, 2009
Turns out polar bears aren't the only land mammals struggling with global warming. Many of the world's most-used rivers, from the Colorado to the Ganges, have been losing water for the last 50 years. So, in addition to coping with floods, storms, deserts and mass extinction, we could all die of thirst. Happy Earth Day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 23, 2007
The "Real Time" host argues that honoring the planet once a year isn't enough to keep pace with cultural complacency or the endless stream of new environmental dilemmas that threaten us. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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