AlterNet.org: Tara Lohan

Tara Lohan: The Business of a Better World: Can a New Kind of Corporation Save Us and Our Economy?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:00:01 PDT

Corporations by today's definition, are obligated to make as much money as they can. But a new kind of corporation is changing that and potentially our economy, too.

Tara Lohan: 5 Ways Virginia May Be the Worst State in the Nation

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:00:01 PDT

It isn't known for being a bastion of liberalism, but even for a 'purplish' state, Virginia has taken extraordinarily conservative actions recently.

Tara Lohan: 5 Deadly Threats to Our Precious Drinking Water Supply

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:00:01 PDT

World Water Day is a chance to stop and realize that humanity is facing a frightening water crisis.

Tara Lohan: Are We Ready to Kiss Our Big Dams Goodbye?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:00:01 PDT

San Francisco's major source of drinking water comes from Yosemite's Hetch Hetchy, but there's a growing campaign to have the reservoir drained and returned to the park.

Tara Lohan: 1.25 Billion Chicken Wings? The Vast Amounts of Crappy Food Americans Consume on Super Bowl Sunday

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:01 PST

We've somehow turned watching a sport into eating (and drinking) like it's a sport.

Tara Lohan: How Goldman Sachs and Other Companies Exploit Port Truck Drivers â€” Occupy Protesters Plan to Shut Down West Coast Ports in Protest

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:01 PST

Companies are profiting off the backs of port truck drivers, a class of exploited workers who are a crucial lynchpin in our economy.

Tara Lohan: The 5 Most Toxic Energy Companies and How They Control Our Politics

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:00:01 PST

Energy companies continue to rake in massive profits. They use this wealth to leverage elections, write legislation, scale back regulations and escape accountability.

Tara Lohan: New Film Exposes Connection Between the Kochs and a Small Community Dying of Cancer

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:00:01 PDT

A new video from Brave New Foundation shows how people are paying the ultimate price for the Koch brothers' politics and profiteering.

Tara Lohan: The 10 Worst Weather Disasters This Year and Why They Are Happening

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:00:01 PDT

We've already had 10 disasters topping $1 billion each and it's only September -- what gives?

Tara Lohan: Why Rick Perry Would Put the World on a Fast Track to Total Meltdown

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:00:01 PDT

From calling the BP disaster an "act of god" to responding to his state's drought with prayer, Perry's anti-environmental resume is extensive.

Tara Lohan: Outrage Erupts After Energy Committee Evaluating Dangerous Gas Drilling Practice Is Stacked With 'Experts' on Industry Payroll

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:00:01 PDT

All but one member of the group has financial ties to the oil and gas industry.

Tara Lohan: Do We Need a Militant Movement to Save the Planet (and Ourselves)?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:00:01 PDT

Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith and Aric McBay call for new strategy to stave off environmental catastrophe.

Tara Lohan: Put Down Your Beach Towel: 10 States Where You Should Think Twice Before Jumping in the Water

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:00:01 PDT

If you're planning to hit the beach this summer, here's the scoop on which beaches have the worst water quality issues.

Tara Lohan: 5 Reasons to Be Hopeful We Haven't Totally Screwed Ourselves and the Planet ... Yet

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:00:01 PDT

I can't help but wonder if we've really, totally screwed ourselves (and a whole lot of this planet). But there are 5 things that give me hope.

Tara Lohan: Revealed: Confidential Document Shows Oil Company's Strategy to Con Landowners into Giving up Drilling Rights

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:00:01 PDT

Want to see a page (or 5) right out of the oil industry's playbook?

Tara Lohan: Leaning Into Veganism: Kathy Freston on Why Eating More Plant-Based Foods Can Save Your Life and the Planet

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:00:01 PST

Freston's new book makes 10 bold promises about ditching dairy and meat products.

Tara Lohan: Republicans Are Using the Budget to Wage a Massive Assault on the Environment and Roll Back Crucial Protections

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:01 PST

Our water, air, food and public health are all being sacrificed to enrich the Right's corporate cronies.

Tara Lohan: Vision: How Small, Mostly Conservative Towns Have Found the Trick to Defeating Corporations

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:00:01 PST

As the Right pushes privatization as a solution to the economic collapse, one organization is teaching communities how to defeat corporations.

Tara Lohan: 5 Ridiculous Fast Food Creations That Should Never Have Been Invented

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:01 PST

Kitchens have sadly been replaced with scientific laboratories and it's starting to seem that the American public is one big test animal.

Tara Lohan: Vision: 8 Reasons Global Capitalism Makes Our Lives Worse -- And How We Can Create a New Kind of Economy

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:00:01 PST

A new film explores how globalization has resulted in crises of the economy, the environment and the human spirit -- and points the way to a new path.

Tara Lohan: 'Aflockalypse': Here's Why We Should Really Be Concerned About the Huge Bird and Fish Die-off

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:01 PST

The massive death toll of dead birds and sea life should draw attention to the countless other species on the brink of extinction.

Tara Lohan: Downsize Nation: Welcome to the New, Smaller American Dream

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:01 PST

As heartbreaking as the job losses and foreclosures are, there is also a bright side to the downward economy -- Americans are beginning to see that "less is more."

Tara Lohan: Goodbye Fiji Water? Bottling Company Announces It's Shutting Down

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:00:01 PST

The bottled water company is at odds with Fiji's military junta and has announced they're closing their operations. Here's why that's good news.

Tara Lohan: 8 Things Progressives Can Be Thankful For

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:01 PST

Chin up, after all we've got Rachel Maddow, health care, Pittsburgh's f-you to corporate control, and a whole lot more to be thankful for.

Tara Lohan: What's Behind the Likes of A Listers Like Bill Clinton, Russell Simmons, and Alec Baldwin Going Vegan?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:00:01 PST

The food revolution is encouraging people to wake up and look more closely at where their food comes from and how it will affect their health.