A new issue of Electronic Green Journal is out. Leading thinkers of climate change describe what they see as the single most important step that can be taken right now. A review of books on geoengineering. Oh, the Humanity: Why our reaction to the oil spill should terrify us. More heat, less light: Good-bye, polar bears, hello, oil-drenched pelicans — the environmental movement learns the upside of anger. Daniel Bodansky on his book The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law. More on The Plundered Planet by Paul Collier. Slavoj Zizek on how we are mercilessly exposed to nature’s cruel whims — there is no Mother Earth watching over us. From The New Yorker, Evan Osnos on Beijing’s crash program for clean energy; and can nuclear power make a comeback? From TED, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson debate nuclear energy. A look at why America needs to embrace the Nuclear Age — again. John Horgan on why we should give nuclear power a closer look. Kai Ryssdal on why it's too easy being green. Environmental Jihad: Is a holy war against the five-planet lifestyles of the West justified? How the greens went red: Despite the leftward shift in the movement, there’s still plenty of room for a free-market environmentalism. Three experts discuss the Gordian knot of wealth, fertility, and environmental impact — and why making do with less stuff matters so much. The Reproductive Revolution: How women are changing the planet's future. As the world burns: How Big Oil and Big Coal mounted one of the most agressive lobbying campaigns in history to block progress on global warming. A review of A Vast Machine: Computer Models, Climate Data, and the Politics of Global Warming by Paul N. Edwards. A look at 6 global warming side effects that are sort of awesome.
