ALL POSTS BY John Light
- March 19, 2014Scientists want you, the American public, to know that yes, they really do agree that climate change is happening, and its effects will be scary.
- March 17, 2014The Dan River coal ash spill is a case study in what happens when a regulator gets too friendly with the industry it regulates.
- March 4, 2014About a thousand students gathered outside the White House over the weekend, some submitting to arrest, to urge President Obama to reject the controversial oil pipeline.
- February 19, 2014It's a few very wealthy individuals who hold the power to set the agenda.
- February 14, 2014Regardless of what you care about — environment, minimum wage, tax reform — nothing will change until big money is removed from politics.
- February 4, 2014Congressional Democrats have introduced a law to restore net neutrality until the FCC comes up with a permanent solution. Activists hope the FCC will reclassify ISPs to rein them in.
- January 17, 2014The percentage of Republicans that believe humans evolved over time has dropped significantly in the past four years.
- January 16, 2014Documents indicate the US is caving on environmental standards it had previously set for international trade agreements.
- January 10, 2014New pollution caps will make the construction of traditional coal power plants illegal.