4 Ways to Prevent Natural Disasters From Becoming Human Tragedies
August 28, 2012Vishnu SridharanAugust 28, 2012URL: http://newamerica.net/node/70812 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently reported that the past 12 months have been the...
View ArticleObama Can Say 'Climate' After All
September 10, 2012Mark HertsgaardSeptember 10, 2012URL: http://newamerica.net/node/71072 Well, what do you know, President Obama can say the C word after all. Until last night’s speech at the...
View ArticleHarvesting a Climate Disaster
September 13, 2012Mark HertsgaardSeptember 13, 2012URL: http://newamerica.net/node/71323 Farmers went to Washington yesterday. Members of a coalition representing more than 80 agricultural...
View ArticleClimate Change Kills 400,000 a Year, New Report Reveals
September 28, 2012 The Earth’s changing climate is costing the global economy $1.2 trillion a year and killing 1,000 children a day, according to a new study—and the U.N. warns the summer’s record heat...
View ArticleTen Questions on Energy and the Environment Obama and Romney Should Answer at...
October 2, 2012Mark HertsgaardOctober 2, 2012URL: http://newamerica.net/node/72189 Environmental issues often get short shrift in US presidential campaigns, and this year’s election has been no...
View ArticleAre You Going to Eat That Wrapper?
October 9, 2012 Edible packaging could cut down on food-related waster. But will people try it? Jamie HolmesOctober 9, 2012URL: http://newamerica.net/node/72600 Is there a lesson in the nude bananas...
View ArticleReport: Iraq Will Account for Almost Half of Global Oil Growth by 2035
October 9, 2012 The troubled Middle East nation is projected to grow petro production faster than the rest of the OPEC countries combined. Steve LeVineOctober 9, 2012URL:...
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Answer Me This...
With the last of the three debates completed and the presidential election just around the corner, the New America Foundation has pulled together this video with people from our various policy teams to...
View ArticlePolitics in a Time of Crisis: Sandy? Blame Socialism
October 30, 2012Haroon MoghulOctober 30, 2012URL: http://newamerica.net/node/73496 Last year I was in Queens, and I over-prepared. I took Hurricane Irene seriously, though she wasn’t as bad as the...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy as Greek Tragedy
October 30, 2012Mark HertsgaardOctober 30, 2012URL: http://newamerica.net/node/73498 Never has a hurricane been more aptly, if tragically, named than Sandy, the superstorm that flooded New York City...
View ArticleThe Deafening Silence on Climate Change
November 4, 2012 Global warming has seldom been mentioned this year on the campaign trail, despite Obama's promise to the contrary. Mark HertsgaardNovember 4, 2012URL: http://newamerica.net/node/73742...
View ArticleNew York's Next Extremist Shock
November 1, 2012Steve CollNovember 1, 2012URL: http://newamerica.net/node/73761 New York can be as compelling in a hurricane as it is on a starry Saturday night. Some of the thrill of living in the...
View ArticleHow We Could Blow the Energy Boom
November 7, 2012 America’s vast new surplus of natural gas could lead to greater prosperity and a cleaner environment. But if we don’t fix our decrepit, blackout-prone electric grid, we could wind up...
View ArticleHow U.S. Can Once Again Define the Future
November 27, 2012Patrick C. DohertyNovember 27, 2012URL: http://newamerica.net/node/74655 Washington is all about the fiscal cliff these days. In Doha, Qatar, world leaders are negotiating over...
View ArticleLatinos Are Ready to Fight Climate Change—Are Green Groups Ready for Them?
December 6, 2012Mark HertsgaardDecember 6, 2012URL: http://newamerica.net/node/75061 Smart Republican strategists—yes, they do exist—acknowledge that their party’s loss of Latinos was critical to...
View ArticleBakken Oil Boom and Climate Change Threaten the Future of Pasta
December 10, 2012 Temperatures are rising. Rainfalls are shifting. Droughts are intensifying. What will we eat when wheat won’t grow. Mark HertsgaardDecember 10, 2012URL:...
View ArticleA New U.S. Grand Strategy
January 9, 2013 Why walkable communities, sustainable economics, and multilateral diplomacy are the future of American power. Patrick C. DohertyJanuary 9, 2013URL: http://newamerica.net/node/77134 The...
View ArticlePresident Obama: Start the Climate Conversation Now
January 10, 2013Mark HertsgaardJanuary 10, 2013URL: http://newamerica.net/node/77214 Dear Mr. President, You promised, days after you were re-elected, that you would lead a national conversation about...
View ArticleThe Sidebar: Of Asteroids and Men
Konstantin Kakaes and Dan Sarewitz explain how - theoretically - we could avert an asteroid impact, and how the asteroid tracking industry has evolved. John Williams, former meteorite-hunter, tells us...
View ArticleIn The Tank: The Energy Holy Grail
You want to change the world, with one simple device? Build a better battery. Yep, the humble battery. If scientists can improve its power and range, the battery has the potential to dramatically...
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