Environmental Activism

Why We’re Protesting: Tar Sands Pipeline Opponents In Their Own Words Why We’re Protesting: Tar Sands Pipeline Opponents In Their Own Words

Protesters continued gathering outside of the White House as part of a 15-day effort to convince Obama to halt construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Aug 23, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

The Campaign to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline The Campaign to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

The hotly contested pipeline would be disastrous for ecosystems from Canada all the way through America's heartland to the waters of the Gulf.

Aug 21, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Lifting the Lid on Climate Activism Lifting the Lid on Climate Activism

Just Do It is a call to action that's difficult to ignore, if not refuse.

Aug 3, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Like Water for Gold in El Salvador

Like Water for Gold in El Salvador Like Water for Gold in El Salvador

Activists are risking their lives in the fight against US and Canadian mining companies.

Jul 11, 2011 / Feature / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh

Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein Call for Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein Call for Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands

The Tar Sands are the most environmentally devastating energy project on earth.

Jun 22, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher: A Green Economy Will Be a More Fair Economy Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher: A Green Economy Will Be a More Fair Economy

Tim DeChristopher explains how environmental activists are using civil disobedience techniques to take bold action to change the status quo.

Jun 21, 2011 / Video / The Nation

Barbie’s Rainforest Destruction Habit Revealed Barbie’s Rainforest Destruction Habit Revealed

Implore Mattel to become a leader in the use of sustainable forest products.

Jun 13, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

A five-day march on Blair Mountain seeks to harness the rich labor history of Appalachia to expand a growing movement to end the destruction of Appalachia through mountaintop remov...

Jun 8, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Chicago Protest Ups the Ante in the Fight Against Big Coal

Chicago Protest Ups the Ante in the Fight Against Big Coal Chicago Protest Ups the Ante in the Fight Against Big Coal

Will direct action against big polluters prove more successful than Capitol Hill–based attempts to fight climate change?

May 25, 2011 / Robert S. Eshelman

Detroit: Place and Space to Begin Anew

Detroit: Place and Space to Begin Anew Detroit: Place and Space to Begin Anew

Detroit stands as a symbol of the destruction deindustrialization left in its wake, but new initiatives in the Midwestern city have made it a leader in sustainable living, and have...

May 4, 2011 / Grace Lee Boggs

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