Environmental Activism

There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt

There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt

What Extinction Rebellion, the grassroots civil disobedience movement, teaches us about transforming hopelessness into action.

Sep 9, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

Joe Biden 2020

Joe Biden Doesn’t Sound Very Serious About the Climate Crisis Joe Biden Doesn’t Sound Very Serious About the Climate Crisis

CNN’s climate change town hall was a good moment for activists—and a rough one for the Democratic front-runner.

Sep 5, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’

The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’ The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’

Residents of St. James are fighting new plastics plants—but some wonder if they should leave before it's too late. 

Aug 26, 2019 / Feature / Mara Kardas-Nelson

In 2020, Millennials and Generation Z Could Force Politicians to Deal With Climate Change

In 2020, Millennials and Generation Z Could Force Politicians to Deal With Climate Change In 2020, Millennials and Generation Z Could Force Politicians to Deal With Climate Change

For the first time, younger people, across the board, are more motivated to act on climate change than their elders.

Aug 23, 2019 / Madeline Ostrander

Jay Inslee

Jay Inslee Is Not the Candidate Who Should Be Leaving This Race Jay Inslee Is Not the Candidate Who Should Be Leaving This Race

The governor’s exit is a serious loss because he regularly challenged other candidates—especially Biden—when they tried to dance around climate issues.

Aug 22, 2019 / John Nichols

David Bernhardt

The Once Common Republican Environmentalist Is Virtually Extinct The Once Common Republican Environmentalist Is Virtually Extinct

Our corrupted American elections may well be the greatest environmental threat facing the planet. But if elections pose a threat, they also offer a possibility.

Aug 13, 2019 / John Nichols

How Indigenous Mexicans Took on Big Energy and Won

How Indigenous Mexicans Took on Big Energy and Won How Indigenous Mexicans Took on Big Energy and Won

A natural gas pipeline was scheduled to go online in 2017, but TransCanada wasn’t counting on indigenous resistance.

Aug 12, 2019 / Martha Pskowski

AOC Green New Deal

Sorry, Conservatives—Unions Do Support the Green New Deal Sorry, Conservatives—Unions Do Support the Green New Deal

Most labor organizers think the plan will save our jobs, not end them.

Aug 7, 2019 / Aviva Chomsky

Bolsonaro University Protest

Take Action Now: Stop Bolsonaro’s Attack on the Amazon Take Action Now: Stop Bolsonaro’s Attack on the Amazon

Help put pressure on the disastrous Brazilian president, then get involved with the environmental movement.

Jul 30, 2019 / NationAction

The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal

The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal

Only a massive, democratically elected administrative apparatus can stop climate change.

Jul 30, 2019 / John Feffer

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