Politics & Policy
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Environmental health experts speaking at a May 24, 2010 event on Capitol Hill. Are coal and oil really as cheap as we think they are? How much does the resulting pollution -- and the associated respiratory and cardiovascular diseases -- cost us?... Read More
A group of tribal leaders from Alaska tour the Gulf spill area and ponder what might happen to their homelands if offshore oil drilling is approved for Arctic seas.
Planet Forward
Public Citizen is calling on the Defense Department to suspend contracts with BP and debar the company. The call follows a protest that Public Citizen and seven other prominent public interest groups staged on Friday outside the Washington, DC... Read More
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Members of Congress speaking about renewable energy and energy efficiency at a May 27, 2010 event on Capitol Hill. More information is available at www.eesi.org/052710_expo
Planet Forward
If you want people to use less of something, charge them more for it. That's the theory behind a new experiment in D.C. which places a $.05 tax on any bags used for groceries or carry-out food. Planet Forward host Frank Sesno, introduces a video... Read More
A murky fog creeps along, choking the life out of the next generation and the most powerful nation on Earth stands powerless to stop it. This image could equally come from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico or out of the Charlton Heston classic, The... Read More
Just last week I was talking with one of my Planet Forward colleagues about the similarities I observed between the BP oil spill and recent financial crisis. Having spent the better part of the past year researching the financial crisis for my... Read More
For many youth, a warming world is more than an abstract threat. Within the lifetimes of today's young adults and children, climate change could lead to food shortages, changing coastlines and catastrophic storms. An October 2009 Pew Research Poll... Read More
Planet Forward
At our April 20 event, Planet Forward host, Frank Sesno, screened a video for the audience and our panel, and then we asked our panel what they thought of the ideas brought forward in the video.
See the video and then watch their response...which... Read More
Watch NWF investigate BP's ludicrous claim that only 30 acres of wetlands have been impacted by the BP oil spill.