Archive for the The Indypendent Category

A Conversation with the Director of Owning the Weather

A Conversation with the Director of Owning the Weather

December 11, 2009 No Comments

The first feature documentary about geoengineering takes a look at previous attempts to control our environment.

The Rise of the Global Climate Movement

The Rise of the Global Climate Movement

November 19, 2009 No Comments

Hundreds of climate activists swarmed down a hill toward Britain’s largest coal-burning power plant Oct. 17 with the intention of shutting it down. Within minutes, dozens had broken through the perimeter fence, erected specifically for this protest, and entered the site, known as Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station.

The Green Zone: a book review and author interview

The Green Zone: a book review and author interview

June 20, 2009 No Comments

Barry Sanders’ new book, The Green Zone: The Environmental Costs of Militarism delivers a wake-up call to the green movement, which, so far, has ignored the single greatest source of greenhouse gas pollution: the Armed Forces of the United States.

A Political Climate Change

A Political Climate Change

January 16, 2009 No Comments

Obama’s environmental policies may be leaps and bounds ahead of those of his predecessor, but he will have to play catch-up when it comes to establishing a respectable climate policy. A look at what Obama proposes reveals that the United States is not headed for the type of radical reform necessary.