Environmental Activism

Why We Still Need Wilderness in the Era of Climate Change

Why We Still Need Wilderness in the Era of Climate Change Why We Still Need Wilderness in the Era of Climate Change

Thoreau was right: “in Wildness is the preservation of the World.”

Sep 19, 2014 / Jason Mark

While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters

While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters

As climate activists converge on New York, world leaders will meet behind closed doors with corporate honchos who bank on fossil fuels.

Sep 18, 2014 / Janet Redman and Foreign Policy In Focus

Climate Change Is a People’s Shock

Climate Change Is a People’s Shock Climate Change Is a People’s Shock

What if, instead of accepting a future of climate catastrophe and private profits, we decide to change everything?

Sep 16, 2014 / Naomi Klein

Why We’ll Be Marching in the Largest Climate Change Demonstration in History

Why We’ll Be Marching in the Largest Climate Change Demonstration in History Why We’ll Be Marching in the Largest Climate Change Demonstration in History

At the People’s Climate March in New York City on September 21, there’s a world to march for.

Sep 15, 2014 / Eddie Bautista, LaTonya Crisp-Sauray, and Bill McKibben

WATCH: Naomi Klein on How Capitalism Is Destroying Our Fragile Climate

WATCH: Naomi Klein on How Capitalism Is Destroying Our Fragile Climate WATCH: Naomi Klein on How Capitalism Is Destroying Our Fragile Climate

A special discussion on how to tackle the most profound threat humanity has ever faced.

Sep 11, 2014 / The Nation

Charges Were Just Dropped Against These Climate Activists in the Most Stunning Way

Charges Were Just Dropped Against These Climate Activists in the Most Stunning Way Charges Were Just Dropped Against These Climate Activists in the Most Stunning Way

In a remarkable turn of events, a Massachusetts DA drops charges against climate activists—and then defends them.

Sep 8, 2014 / Wen Stephenson

Endgame?

Endgame? Endgame?

How the rhetoric of ecoetiquette muddies writing about global warming.

Jul 2, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow

Fighting, Not Drowning

Fighting, Not Drowning Fighting, Not Drowning

The environmental movement needs to be nimble, not centralized.

Jun 18, 2014 / Feature / May Boeve

Here’s What Anyone Who Cares About the Planet Needs to Know About the EPA’s New Regulations

Here’s What Anyone Who Cares About the Planet Needs to Know About the EPA’s New Regulations Here’s What Anyone Who Cares About the Planet Needs to Know About the EPA’s New Regulations

The Obama administration’s new targets to reduce carbon emissions are a step in the right direction, but we need to demand much more.

Jun 4, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard

Welcome to West Port Arthur, Texas, Ground Zero in the Fight for Climate Justice

Welcome to West Port Arthur, Texas, Ground Zero in the Fight for Climate Justice Welcome to West Port Arthur, Texas, Ground Zero in the Fight for Climate Justice

If you live in a toxic environment like this, surrounded by refineries, you’re probably not thinking about some future apocalypse. You’re living in one.

Jun 3, 2014 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

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