PLANET

We've only got one planet, and it makes our lives possible. We can no longer take it for granted.

Smart, Green Buildings

by Guy Dauncey

posted Jan 29, 2008

The U.S. emits the equivalent of 7.26 gigatonnes of CO2 annually. Our buildings contribute 2.49 gigatonnes of that. What Can We Do: Guy Dauncey outlines our options for Smart, Green Buildings.

Welcome to the Post-Carbon World

by Guy Dauncey

posted Jan 29, 2008

It doesn't have to be the end of the world. Buildings, electricity production, transportation, and food and forestry contribute the bulk of greenhouse gases. But climate-friendly options are ready.

We Are 2° from Disaster: How to Turn it Around

by Doug Pibel, Madeline Ostrander

posted Jan 29, 2008

Just the facts on climate change. A 2-degree rise in temperature is the most the Earth can tolerate without dangerous climate change, scientists tell us. What would happen if, … and what can we do.

China Goes Climate Cool

by Anna Fahey

posted Jan 29, 2008

Last summer, Chinese President Hu Jintao toured the country in short sleeves to show that people could turn their air conditioners down. Despite much bad press, in China conservation is "in."

Ecuador: Protecting Diverse Forests and Peoples

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Jan 29, 2008

Ecuador's president Rafael Correa offered to stop development of one of the country's largest oil reserves in exchange for debt relief. The ITT oil fields, located within Ecuador's Yasuni National Park, have become the center of an experiment that could bring equity and human rights into the climate equation.

Global Warming Feedback Loops

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Jan 29, 2008

A little temperature rise can unlock vicious feedback loops that speed global warming. If global temperatures continue to rise, some of these feedbacks could spiral beyond our ability to reverse them.

Global Fairness

by Thom Athanasiou

posted Jan 29, 2008

Rich and poor countries met at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali and decided to give global fairness a chance.

First, Step Up

by Bill McKibben

posted Jan 29, 2008

Next to nuclear war, the climate crisis may be the biggest challenge ever to confront the human race. Bill McKibben lays out where we can act. To do it, he says, we need "a political swell larger than the civil rights movement."

Theme Guide :: Climate Solutions

posted Jan 29, 2008

Climate change used to be something that would happen far off in the future. Now the science says we have just 10 years to change course or things will get scary. What do we do? What will actually make a difference? It turns out we have the means. The question is: Do we have the will?

Interview with Maude Barlow

by Maude Barlow

posted Jan 15, 2008

Maude Barlow, chair of Council of Canadians, and international campaigner on water and climate change, talks about successes with major international campaigns on trade and water, and how climate change will affect and be affected by these issues. She draws lessons from those struggles for effective action on the climate crisis.

People We Love :: Sophia Rabliauskas

posted Dec 15, 2007

People Taking Charge :5: Sharing Food, Breaking the Law

posted Nov 07, 2007

Orlando's Food Not Bombs Feed the Hungry in Downtown Parks, using direct action to create a grassroots alternative to the capitalist economy.

People Taking Charge: Homeless Build Community

posted Nov 07, 2007

Prestes Maia and the Downtown Housing Movement Create Homes for the Homeless in Brazil

YES! But How? :: Organic Milk

by Catherine Bailey, Margit Christenson

posted Nov 07, 2007

Practical tips on how to eat local in the winter, increase your fridge's efficiency, bike in the cold, and find organic milk.

Compost Toilets and Self-Rule

by Madhu Suri Prakash

posted Nov 07, 2007

The ecological toilet is one of today's most hope-filled expressions of people's power. How composting toilets help us take back our power and autonomy.