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As India Goes, So Goes Civilization

Latest NewsIndiaBrian Palmer
How India builds its energy grid could decide the fate of humanity. Maybe we should help the country out.

Cooling India Without Making a Hot Mess

ExplainerIndia, InternationalVaishnavi Chanrashekhar
As the country's economy improves—and temperatures rise—tens of millions of people are installing air conditioners. That spells trouble for climate change.

Empowering India

NRDC in ActionIndia
Anjali Jaiswal, director of NRDC’s India program, discusses harnessing the power of clean energy in the country.

Hot in Hyderabad

ExplainerIndiaBrian Palmer
Your questions about the Indian heat wave, answered.

Gone Fishing

PerspectivesLouisianaSarah Craig, Rocky Kistner
Come to the best sportfishing resort in the bayou (if only the trout would start biting again).

Empty Nests

PerspectivesLouisianaSarah Craig, Rocky Kistner
A Louisiana oysterman wants to pass on his trade to his grandkids—if only there were any oysters left to catch.

A Recurring Nightmare

PerspectivesLouisianaSarah Craig, Rocky Kistner
After a decade of catastrophes—Katrina, BP—this family is saying good-bye to a beloved bayou home.

Mutated Truths

PerspectivesLouisianaSarah Craig, Rocky Kistner
Five years after the BP disaster, the oil company says everything is back to normal. This shrimper begs to differ.