Michael Dudley

Energy and economic crises are going to lead to global instability in the coming year, warns James Howard Kunstler.

The Bush Administration is not going to renew reconstruction dollars for Iraq once the present funding ends in June 2007.

As home energy costs continue to increase, scavenging for wood in metropolitan areas may become a common sight.

The fatal rioting over a proposed coal plant shows that rural residents who are bearing the environmental and social costs of China's hyper-development may be running out of patience.

Between the diaspora of its residents, the prospect of a "Disney-fied" redevelopment plan, and the need to involve residents in planning processes, New Orleans is the site of an immense tug of war over its future.