Copenhagen Calling From Issue 20 No matter who you are, you will be affected by the outcome of the COP15 conference. Yet despite the disastrous consequences if we fail to address climate change in December, Hugh still feels hopeful for…

Hot, Flat and Crowded: Thoughts… From Issue 20 The good, the bad and the green in Thomas Friedman’s latest book, Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why America Needs a Green Revolution.

The Radioactive Elephant in the… From Issue 20 In addition to the renewables we know and love, there is another carbon-free energy source. It's nuclear. But can America get over nuclear’s dirty past? Or will this glowing green technology be shut…

The Future of Energy From Issue 18 This morning, my teenage step-daughter declared she was going to take the school bus for the remainder of her senior year in high school: “The cost of gas is too high to waste MY money driving to school,…

A Coup d’Etat for the Environment… From Issue 17 Voters in Australia opt for a major change in environmental policy and the new Labor government, in one of its first actions, signs the Kyoto Protocol.