Environment and Health
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.
Rebuilding Resilience
Our nation is recovering from a natural disaster. Again.
Sandy Trumps Romney’s Climate Joke
Shivering in the Land of Climate Denial
First, the 80-foot pine tree fell on our house. Then, the power went out, along with the heat. After a few days the indoor temperature became brisk, emulating the outdoors. But in our neighborhood at least, there was no ocean nearby to come calling.
A Nuclear Strike on States’ Rights
The 9/11 attacks made terrorist incidents at nuclear reactors appear much less hypothetical. After the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, concerned citizens grew more alarmed about the possibility of a catastrophic nuclear accident in our own country. And a struggle underway in Vermont over the future of its Yankee reactor is highlighting the threat that power companies can pose to our democratic process.
