PLANET

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

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.

Building Autonomy, One Co-op at a Time

by Michael Fox

posted Nov 07, 2007

Over 20,000 member families live in cooperatively owned housing in Uruguay. The co-ops are not just housing members, but also involving them in social politics, management and organization. And they are working to spread the concept across the Americas.

Dutch Traffic Calming

by Jay Walljasper

posted Nov 07, 2007

Traffic calming began in the Netherlands with people putting furniture in the streets and has spread from there. An excerpt from "The Great Neighborhood Book: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Placemaking"

Live Free—Do It Yourself

by Sarah van Gelder, Doug Pibel

posted Nov 07, 2007

The consumer life carries invisible chains. Let's make spaces where we can be free. Step off the path. Free of debt, free of consumerism, moving into community and joy.

Redmond Students Cool Down Their School

by Justine Simon

posted Oct 05, 2007

Redmond High School students shares why their experience with the Cool School Campaign has given them hope for the future.

Live Earth - Jack Johnson performs

posted Aug 08, 2007

Musicians gathered at 7 locations worldwide on July 7, 2007. According to Al Gore, one of the event's organizers, the concerts marked 'the beginning of a three-year campaign worldwide to deliver information about how we solve the climate crisis.'

Yes Men :: Vivoleum

posted Jul 29, 2007

No Comment: Yes Men announce that Exxon Mobil plans to turn climate change victims into a new type of fuel called Vivoleum.

People We Love

posted Jul 29, 2007

People We Love: Kelydra Weckler, Reverend Todd Eklof, Lauren Jacobs, Corbin Harney

Communities Take Power

by Doug Pibel

posted Jul 29, 2007

Communities across the country are declaring citizens' right and duty to protect their water, land, local economy, and way of life, even if it means taking on the enormous power of corporations. Here are some of the peaceful revolutionaries who have stepped up.

Interview with Bineshi Albert and Bruce McClackey

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Jun 27, 2007

Interview with Bineshi Albert and Bruce McClackey during the Freedom Caravan to the US Social Forum

Future Hope

by Ted Glick

posted Jun 27, 2007

Ted Glick's Call to Action: A popular, grassroots movement is necessary to pressure governments into a justice-based, clean energy revolution. The U.S Social Forum in Atlanta provides a perfect platform for such a movement.

No Comment

posted May 31, 2007

Cheat neutral: Offsetting cheating in couples. A satirical response to the growing carbon offset industry.

From the Publisher :: Step Up to More Than Climate Change

by Fran Korten

posted May 30, 2007

YES! Magazine publisher Fran Korten on the great shift in public opinion on global warming.