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Tribes Unite to Fight BP
by Sue Sturgis
Jul 07, 2010
Indigenous leaders from Ecuador visited Louisiana to share what they learned in a decades-long battle with Texaco.
“Action is the Antidote to Despair”
Jul 06, 2010
Photo essay: A photographer confronts the BP oil disaster.
But What About Embedded Carbon?
by Richard Conlin
Jul 02, 2010
Yes, you create emissions when you burn gasoline, but what about the carbon emissions from making the car?
Happy Cities for the Global South: Interview with Enrique Peñalosa
by Jay Walljasper
Jul 02, 2010
Former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa is convincing city planners from Beijing to Mexico City to create lively public spaces that center around people and community, not cars.
Water for Energy Is a Waste
by Ashlee Green
Jun 30, 2010
Power plants suck more water out of the nation’s watersheds than any other single user—more than 40 percent.
Live Dangerously: 10 Easy Steps
by Shannon Hayes
Jun 28, 2010
When Shannon Hayes made a list of easy steps for becoming a radical homemaker, she didn't realize just how revolutionary they were.
New Heroes in the Fight Against Big Oil
by Madeline Ostrander
Jun 25, 2010
How one Florida restaurant owner has organized a force against offshore drilling.
Update: Post-Prison Garden Project Grows Earth Stewards
by Berit Anderson
Jun 25, 2010
Ten years ago YES! Magazine reported on Cathrine Sneed and her Garden Project. Today there are 37 Earth Stewards and seven full-time Garden Project employees.
Step Away From the Plastic Bag
by Kim Eckart
Jun 25, 2010
Our associate editor experiments with life after plastic bags.
YES! But How? :: Paper v. Cloth
by Keith Rutowski
Jun 25, 2010
Does buying recycled household-paper products make that much of a difference? Are there any better alternatives?
Common Ground in a Liquid City
by Sarah Kuck
Jun 25, 2010
Re-imagining our cities is the best chance we have to create prosperity, lower our carbon emissions, and save what’s left of the natural world.
UN Calls for Climate Friendly Diet
by Frances Moore Lappe
Jun 23, 2010
Frances Moore Lappé welcomes the recent report, and reminds us that global food problems are about justice, not scarcity.
Detroit’s Renewal: Can It Inspire the Social Forum?
by Sarah van Gelder
Jun 21, 2010
Detroit is known for its decay, violence, and gas-guzzling cars. With thousands of activists coming to town, will it also become known as a source of hope?
A Victory for Appalachia
by Sandra Diaz
Jun 18, 2010
The days of rubber stamping permits for mountaintop removal coal mining are over, for now.
Cherish The Planet, Don’t Cheat On It
Jun 18, 2010
Think the idea of carbon offsets are a bit ridiculous? So do the creators of cheatneutral.com, a website that allows you to pay money to “offset” your infidelity.