Environment and Health
Nixing Nuclear Energy
Atoms make Those turbines fly; Just not safe For you or I. You’ll be pleased to hear that after decades of diligent negotiations, nuclear weapons are no longer the greatest danger to the world today. You’ll be less pleased to hear that the top danger now is nuclear...
Jobs or the Environment?
I know what it’s like to depend upon coal to feed a family.
Our Health Care System is Still Sick
It’s great living here in our rich country, as long as you’re rich yourself. Take our health care system. Unlike other wealthy countries, our nation’s medical apparatus allows those at the top to receive top-notch care, while the working class has to scrounge to survive.
Mother Nature Belongs at the Bargaining Table
As the highly scripted stagecraft of the presidential campaign fades from the headlines, there’s a new show in Washington. ”Fiscal Cliff” stars President Barack Obama, who urges Republicans and Democrats to agree on a ”grand bargain” that would soften the economic shock of the impending across-the-board tax and spending cuts. But that bipartisan handshake would be nothing to celebrate.
The Answer Is Blowing in the Wind
There’s money to be made in wind and solar power, but so far, not very much. And that’s the way fossil fuel giants aim to keep it. As of today, they’re winning the energy battle because federal subsidies for renewable energy are about to expire, unlike Uncle Sam’s giveaways to the oil, gas, coal, and nuclear industries.
Letters to the Editor: Readers Respond to Donald Kaul’s Departure, Part IV
He’s still on the mend and weighing whether or not to return.
Voting Can Be Good for Your Health
I always had a sensitive stomach growing up. Until I got to college, I never imagined it would cost me tens of thousands of dollars per year.
Now, Will Obama Break His Climate Silence?
Like most U.S. climate activists, I breathed a sigh of relief as the election returns rolled in.
This Week in OtherWords: After the Superstorm
As the Northeast braces for its next fierce storm with local authorities ordering new evacuations and the airlines canceling hundreds of flights, OtherWords is taking stock of the many ways in which Sandy may prove a teachable moment.
Hurricane Sandy’s Wakeup Call
I’ve been working on solutions to the climate crisis for a long time, but I never really expected that it would hit home for me quite the way it did.
