A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013 A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013
What would our national conversation on climate change sound like if this kind of honesty broke through with any regularity?
Dec 24, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
#WeStandWithYou: Young Activists Fast for the Climate #WeStandWithYou: Young Activists Fast for the Climate
At the UN climate conference in Warsaw, a youth-led fast in solidarity with the Philippines is spreading around the world.
Nov 19, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil
Activists in Texas are connecting the fight against the Keystone pipeline with the struggle for environmental justice.
Oct 9, 2013 / Feature / Wen Stephenson
Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight
A response to Harvard President Drew Faust by climate activist Tim DeChristopher, now studying at Harvard Divinity School, on fossil-fuel divestment.
Oct 4, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
Yes, Harvard, the Climate Crisis Is an ‘Extraordinarily Rare Circumstance’ Yes, Harvard, the Climate Crisis Is an ‘Extraordinarily Rare Circumstance’
Harvard tells students and alumni that it will only consider divestment in "extraordinarily rare circumstances." Well, let's see...
Sep 16, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
Dear Chris Hayes: Good Job. Now Let’s Get Real. Dear Chris Hayes: Good Job. Now Let’s Get Real.
A reaction to Chris Hayes's MSNBC documentary on climate change, The Politics of Power.
Aug 19, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
The Naïveté We Need: Notes on a Climate Action The Naïveté We Need: Notes on a Climate Action
At Sunday’s march on the Brayton Point coal plant in Massachusetts, I was reminded of what it takes for a movement to win.
Jul 30, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
Looking for ‘Climate Justice’ on Houston’s East Side Looking for ‘Climate Justice’ on Houston’s East Side
What does a concept like “climate justice” mean in communities already suffering the toxic impact of fossil fuels? An interview with Houston native and environmental-ju...
Jul 25, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
The New Climate Radicals The New Climate Radicals
Ken Ward and Jay O'Hara are reminiscent of the human-centered, Quaker-inspired anti-nuke founders of Greenpeace.
Jul 17, 2013 / Feature / Wen Stephenson
The ‘Henry David T.’ Blocks a Coal Tanker at Brayton Point The ‘Henry David T.’ Blocks a Coal Tanker at Brayton Point
In a lobster boat, two climate activists put themselves in the path of a Massachusetts coal tanker, demanding the immediate closure of the largest coal plant in the Northeast.
May 15, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson