Shanxi Province is China's main coal-producing region, in a country that mines and produces far more coal than any other nation on earth. Coal mini...
Will the Recession Kill Recycling?
Ken Lee, a New York-based writer, is a former investment banker.
As Obama tries to sell a carbon-trading plan, another green initiative needs his help: recycling. How cheap commodities and cheap landfill space are undermining one of cornerstones of environmental policy.
How Wall Street Will Ruin the Environment
Robert Bryce has written for numerous publications ranging from The Atlantic Monthly to The Guardian and The Nation to The American Conservative. His first book, Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron, was named one of the best non-fiction books of 2002 by Publishers Weekly. His latest book, Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of “Energy Independence,” was published in 2008 by PublicAffairs.
The House of Representatives votes today on cap-and-trade legislation that will make pollution a tradable commodity. Robert Bryce on why the Sierra Club's favored legislation is full of methane.
The Daily Beast's guide to Obama's plan to save the world.
Obama's Environmental Disaster
Robert Bryce has written for numerous publications ranging from The Atlantic Monthly to The Guardian and The Nation to The American Conservative. His first book, Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron, was named one of the best non-fiction books of 2002 by Publishers Weekly. His latest book, Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of “Energy Independence,” was published in 2008 by PublicAffairs.
After banking, autos, and heath care, Obama now wades into the environment. Uh oh, says Robert Bryce, since the administration is making reckless decisions based on shoddy science.
Houseplants not only add to the charm of your home or office, but they have the proven benefit of cleaning the air. One NASA study showed the humble Peace Lily to be among the top performers; just one plant can drop air pollution in a ro...
Dr. Alan Greene is a clinical professor of pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, an attending pediatrician at Packard Children's Hospital, and a senior fellow at the UCSF’s Center for the Health Professions. In 1995, he launched DrGreene.com. He is a columnist for Kiwi magazine.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Martin Jacques is the cofounder of the UK think tank Demos, writes a regular column for The Guardian, and is a visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre. His new book, When China Rules the World, is available now.
Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
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Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Jeffrey Koterba is an acclaimed syndicated political cartoonist. Since joining the Omaha World-Herald in 1989, he has been a finalist for Editorial Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society and has placed second in the National Headliner Awards. His work is distributed through King Features Syndicate to 400 newspapers nationwide, and has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post, among others.
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