Tar Sands Protests in Front of the White House [VIDEO]

For several days now, protesters have assembled outside the White House to express their opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. The proposed pipeline will carry toxic, corrosive bitumen from the tar sands and will stretch over 1,700 miles from Canada to Texas. There, it will be refined, primarily for export.

Ensuring Equity in the Green Climate Fund

The creation of a global Green Climate Fund represents an important victory for developing countries and their civil society allies at the UN climate talks held in Cancun in 2010. However, the daunting task of designing almost all major elements of the new fund remains on the agenda for the coming year.  Please join us for a dynamic panel discussion with climate finance experts from developing country governments and global civil society.

Wenchuan as Eco-City

China can make a virtue out of necessity by transforming the epicenter of the earthquake into a model Green city.

World Bank: Climate Profiteer

The World Bank irresponsibly and recklessly continues to perpetuate the world’s dependence on climate-altering fossil fuels while profiting from carbon trading, a dubious remedy to climate change.

Beyond the Green Zone

Beyond the Green Zone

An honest look at Iraq and the U.S. occupation from an unembedded journalist.