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We’ve just got one Earth. If we take care of it, it will take care of us.
Voices From The Climate Movement's March on Washington
What does it sound like when 40,000 people raise their voices for climate justice at once?
In Idle No More, New Media Spreads Old Wisdom About Social Change That Lasts
The indigenous uprising is the latest incarnation of an age-old movement against colonialism. Now, armed with Twitter and Facebook, once-isolated groups from Canada to South America are exchanging resources and support like never before.
Posted May 23, 2013
The indigenous uprising is the latest incarnation of an age-old movement against colonialism. Now, armed with Twitter and Facebook, once-isolated groups from Canada to South America are exchanging resources and support like never before.
Posted May 23, 2013
Fracking the Suburbs: An Explosive Combination?
As oil and gas get harder to find, the industry is drilling in suburbia—and the neighbors aren’t pleased.
Posted May 15, 2013
As oil and gas get harder to find, the industry is drilling in suburbia—and the neighbors aren’t pleased.
Posted May 15, 2013
Vandana Shiva on the Future of Food
Join us for YES! Magazine’s 3rd Annual Celebration on September 12th.
Posted May 14, 2013
Join us for YES! Magazine’s 3rd Annual Celebration on September 12th.
Posted May 14, 2013
The Farm Bill’s “Government Handouts”: Who Really Benefits?
There’s nothing like talk of “government handouts” to get people upset. But when it comes to farm bill, the real culprits might not be who you think they are.
Posted May 14, 2013
There’s nothing like talk of “government handouts” to get people upset. But when it comes to farm bill, the real culprits might not be who you think they are.
Posted May 14, 2013
Would Smokey the Bear Get Arrested to Stop Fracking?
When artist Lopi LaRoe used Smokey the Bear imagery to encourage anti-fracking activism, the Forest Service threatened her with a lawsuit.
Posted May 09, 2013
When artist Lopi LaRoe used Smokey the Bear imagery to encourage anti-fracking activism, the Forest Service threatened her with a lawsuit.
Posted May 09, 2013
Vermont Time Bankers Build a More Personal Economy
Video: Whatever service you might need, you’re likely to be able to get it at Onion River Time Bank, where you pay by doing what you love.
Posted Apr 26, 2013
Video: Whatever service you might need, you’re likely to be able to get it at Onion River Time Bank, where you pay by doing what you love.
Posted Apr 26, 2013
Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History
When author Florence Williams learned her breast milk contained chemicals like flame retardants, she started investigating what exactly is in a breast and how that body part connects us to our children, our past, and our surroundings.
Posted Apr 22, 2013
When author Florence Williams learned her breast milk contained chemicals like flame retardants, she started investigating what exactly is in a breast and how that body part connects us to our children, our past, and our surroundings.
Posted Apr 22, 2013
Houston’s Most Polluted Neighborhood Draws the Line at Alberta Tar Sands
If the Keystone XL pipeline is approved, 90 percent of the tar sands crude that flows through it will be processed near an embattled Houston neighborhood called Manchester. Residents are joining up to demand a healthier future.
Posted Apr 22, 2013
If the Keystone XL pipeline is approved, 90 percent of the tar sands crude that flows through it will be processed near an embattled Houston neighborhood called Manchester. Residents are joining up to demand a healthier future.
Posted Apr 22, 2013
“World’s Greenest Office Building” Makes Net-Zero Look Easy
It’s a commercial office space equipped with composting toilets, rainwater showers, and a stairway designed to be so beautiful that no one ever takes the elevator.
Posted Apr 22, 2013
It’s a commercial office space equipped with composting toilets, rainwater showers, and a stairway designed to be so beautiful that no one ever takes the elevator.
Posted Apr 22, 2013
Newly Released Tim DeChristopher Finds a Movement Transformed by His Courage
Tim DeChristopher, who was just released from federal custody, is best known as the man who disrupted an auction of pristine public lands. But there’s more to his story than his role as “Bidder 70.”
Posted Apr 22, 2013
Tim DeChristopher, who was just released from federal custody, is best known as the man who disrupted an auction of pristine public lands. But there’s more to his story than his role as “Bidder 70.”
Posted Apr 22, 2013
Big City Farmers Take to the Rooftops
Space is expensive in Brooklyn, so Gotham Greens built their urban farm on a rooftop.
Posted Apr 18, 2013
Space is expensive in Brooklyn, so Gotham Greens built their urban farm on a rooftop.
Posted Apr 18, 2013
A World without Landfills? It’s Closer than You Think
Two recipients of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize are working to abolish the practice of sending trash to landfills and incinerators. And the idea is catching on.
Posted Apr 17, 2013
Two recipients of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize are working to abolish the practice of sending trash to landfills and incinerators. And the idea is catching on.
Posted Apr 17, 2013
Curriculum & Resources: The Food Project
Resources from The Food Project, based in the Boston area, focus on sustainable agriculture and youth leadership. TFP graciously shares many of its manuals, activities, and curriculum for free (downloadable).
Posted Apr 15, 2013
Resources from The Food Project, based in the Boston area, focus on sustainable agriculture and youth leadership. TFP graciously shares many of its manuals, activities, and curriculum for free (downloadable).
Posted Apr 15, 2013
Building a Solar Economy: 4 Lessons from Hawaii
Hawaii generates more of its power from the sun than any other state. Here’s what the rest of us can learn from the obstacles that came up along the way and and what’s being done to overcome them.
Posted Apr 11, 2013
Hawaii generates more of its power from the sun than any other state. Here’s what the rest of us can learn from the obstacles that came up along the way and and what’s being done to overcome them.
Posted Apr 11, 2013
Look out Monsanto: The Global Food Movement Is Rising
The book Harvesting Justice isn’t just a look at the world’s most exciting food justice groups—it’s also a knockout organizing tool.
Posted Apr 10, 2013
The book Harvesting Justice isn’t just a look at the world’s most exciting food justice groups—it’s also a knockout organizing tool.
Posted Apr 10, 2013
