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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?
Making Hurricane Preparedness Fun...and Delicious
The Jamaica Plain New Economy transition town has found that pie parties are a good way to get more people interested in disaster preparedness.
Posted Jun 19, 2013
The Jamaica Plain New Economy transition town has found that pie parties are a good way to get more people interested in disaster preparedness.
Posted Jun 19, 2013
An Intimate Look Inside the Climate Justice Movement
The film Blockadia Rising documents the campaign of direct action against the Keystone XL pipeline.
Posted Jun 14, 2013
The film Blockadia Rising documents the campaign of direct action against the Keystone XL pipeline.
Posted Jun 14, 2013
How Bike Friendly Cities Beat the Opposition and Became the New Normal
Now that all the debate about whether bike lanes are OK seems to be (mostly) over, cities around the country are enjoying their benefits.
Posted Jun 13, 2013
Now that all the debate about whether bike lanes are OK seems to be (mostly) over, cities around the country are enjoying their benefits.
Posted Jun 13, 2013
Climate Change Is Happening but We Can Meet the Challenge
It can be hard for youth to deal with the overwhelming effects of climate change. But, by taking action, we can erode the hold that oil, fracking, and coal has on people and the environment.
Posted Jun 13, 2013
It can be hard for youth to deal with the overwhelming effects of climate change. But, by taking action, we can erode the hold that oil, fracking, and coal has on people and the environment.
Posted Jun 13, 2013
Pro-Fracking Greens Called Out in Ecologist’s New Manifesto
In a statement, ecologist Sandra Steingraber denounced Illinois’ new fracking regulations and described the need for a movement dedicated to abolishing fracking nationwide.
Posted Jun 06, 2013
In a statement, ecologist Sandra Steingraber denounced Illinois’ new fracking regulations and described the need for a movement dedicated to abolishing fracking nationwide.
Posted Jun 06, 2013
A Healing Walk through Canada’s Tar Sands Dystopia
Cree organizer Clayton Thomas-Muller provides a deeply personal account of a ceremonial healing walk through the broken landscape of Canada’s tar sands. This year’s walk begins July 4.
Posted Jun 06, 2013
Cree organizer Clayton Thomas-Muller provides a deeply personal account of a ceremonial healing walk through the broken landscape of Canada’s tar sands. This year’s walk begins July 4.
Posted Jun 06, 2013
Illinois’ Flawed Fracking Law Is Everyone’s Problem, Ecologist Says
The backroom negotiations behind the midwestern state’s new fracking regulations may be a taste of what’s to come in other places.
Posted Jun 04, 2013
The backroom negotiations behind the midwestern state’s new fracking regulations may be a taste of what’s to come in other places.
Posted Jun 04, 2013
3 Global Cities That Are Doing Bike Shares Right (And One’s in Texas!)
From China to San Antonio, cities are using rental bike programs to create healthier commutes. Here are a few insights from some of the world’s best programs.
Posted Jun 04, 2013
From China to San Antonio, cities are using rental bike programs to create healthier commutes. Here are a few insights from some of the world’s best programs.
Posted Jun 04, 2013
A New Deal for Appalachia’s Forests: Growing Biofuels?
The mine-ravaged communities of Eastern Kentucky have been increasingly abandoned by the coal economy. Could growing biofuels jump-start a new local jobs market—and renew the land in the process?
Posted May 31, 2013
The mine-ravaged communities of Eastern Kentucky have been increasingly abandoned by the coal economy. Could growing biofuels jump-start a new local jobs market—and renew the land in the process?
Posted May 31, 2013
How Two Plant Geeks Grew a Permaculture Oasis in an Ordinary Backyard
In “Paradise Lot,” two residents of an inner city write about how they transformed less than an acre of their blighted yard into a thriving food forest full of mushrooms, gooseberries, silkworms, and more.
Posted May 30, 2013
In “Paradise Lot,” two residents of an inner city write about how they transformed less than an acre of their blighted yard into a thriving food forest full of mushrooms, gooseberries, silkworms, and more.
Posted May 30, 2013
Meet the Rainforest-Dwelling Malaysian Farmers Fighting to Keep their Land above Water
The dams would cost $105 billion, flood an area twice the size of LA, and force the relocation of tens of thousands of indigenous people. Against all the odds, the local forest-dwelling people are coming together and organizing in a way that’s unheard of in this part of the world.
Posted May 24, 2013
The dams would cost $105 billion, flood an area twice the size of LA, and force the relocation of tens of thousands of indigenous people. Against all the odds, the local forest-dwelling people are coming together and organizing in a way that’s unheard of in this part of the world.
Posted May 24, 2013
Get Apocalyptic: Why Radical is the New Normal
Feeling anxious about life in a broken economy on a strained planet? Turn despair into action.
Posted May 24, 2013
Feeling anxious about life in a broken economy on a strained planet? Turn despair into action.
Posted May 24, 2013
March Against Monsanto: Saturday’s Fight for Food Freedom Spreads to 36 Countries
This weekend, people in 250 cities on 6 continents will march against meddling in the global food supply by Monsanto—the company that brought us Agent Orange, Dioxin, PCBs, and the bovine growth hormone.
Posted May 23, 2013
This weekend, people in 250 cities on 6 continents will march against meddling in the global food supply by Monsanto—the company that brought us Agent Orange, Dioxin, PCBs, and the bovine growth hormone.
Posted May 23, 2013
For a Future that Won’t Destroy Life on Earth, Look to the Global Indigenous Uprising
Idle No More is the latest incarnation of an age-old movement for life that doesn't depend on infinite extraction and growth. 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
Idle No More is the latest incarnation of an age-old movement for life that doesn't depend on infinite extraction and growth. 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
