PLANET

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

Book Review: Urban Homesteading

by Oliver Lazenby

posted Feb 07, 2012

Heirloom skills for sustainable living.

Farmers Go Wild

by Abby Quillen

posted Feb 06, 2012

Going beyond organic, a new generation of farmers is nurturing nature as well as crops.

My Prices Are Not Too High: A Farmer Fires Back

by Shannon Hayes

posted Jan 30, 2012

Shannon Hayes: Why are my prices higher than those at the supermarket? Glad you asked.

Vandana Shiva: Teachers for a Living World

by Madhu Suri Prakash

posted Jan 27, 2012

While Ivy League schools marvel at India’s economic growth, Vandana Shiva’s University of the Seed looks to the earth—and Gandhi—for guidance.

New York’s Little Revolution

by Ellen Cantarow

posted Jan 25, 2012

How the state’s fight for clean water is reshaping its political landscape.

A Jump Start for the Clean Economy

by Maria Gallucci

posted Jan 24, 2012

A little-known source of clean energy funding could prove a crucial job-creation engine in the states.

Beyond “Free” or “Fair” Trade: Mexican Farmers Go Local

by Mike Wold

posted Jan 23, 2012

We usually think of the demand for local, organic foods as coming from the North. But in southern Mexico, the growing localist movement is a strategy for survival.

Local Economies for a Global Future

by Jason F. McLennan

posted Jan 19, 2012

Yes, we need to relocalize—but that doesn’t mean we're headed for provincialism. Anticipating our near-heavy, far-light future.

How the Pipeline Died—And How to Bury It For Good

by Jamie Henn

posted Jan 18, 2012

The inside story: Grassroots strategies paid off for the climate movement in a big way.

For Farmers Everywhere, Small is (Still) Beautiful

by Robin Broad, John Cavanagh

posted Jan 17, 2012

Whether you’re worried about hunger, social crises, or climate change, the solution is the same: small-scale farming.

4 New Ideas for a Bicycle Planet

by Kate Malongowski, Jennifer Kaye

posted Jan 11, 2012

A school bus pedaled by kids, the world’s largest bike-share, and other innovations that are changing how we cycle.

Tim DeChristopher: Sacrifice for the Climate

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Jan 11, 2012

The YES! Breakthrough 15: It’s a blessing to risk it all to stop climate change—even if it means jail time.

May Boeve: Friendship to Carry Us Through Crisis

by Colin Beavan

posted Jan 10, 2012

The YES! Breakthrough 15: The worldwide climate-change movement started with the dreams of a few college friends.

Why I’m Giving Up Cynicism for New Year's

by Bill McKibben

posted Jan 06, 2012

Let’s be naïve enough to demand a country more like the one we were promised in high school civics class.

The 12 Most Hopeful Trends to Build On in 2012

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Dec 31, 2011

2011 was full of surprises, many of them the good kind. But which ones will matter in the coming year? Here's our pick of trends to watch.