Decolonizing California鈥檚 Wildfire Zone
Verbena Fields in Northern California is an emerging model of what decolonizing land via Traditional Ecological Knowledge can look like, supported by partnerships between Native and non-Native communities.
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An Experiment in Central Park Offers a View of Cities鈥� Climate Future
Urban parks are many people鈥檚 main access to nature as well as a critical protection against warming.
When You Can鈥檛 Read Anymore About Climate, Take Action
Getting involved with climate action can be a source of hope and inspiration.
Climate Debt and American Dreams
Bill McKibben has been a leading advocate for climate change action since he wrote the first popular book about global warming in 1989. In his new memoir, 鈥淭he Flag, The Cross and the Station Wagon,鈥� he connects the climate crisis to his suburban American boyhood and wonders 鈥淲hat the hell happened?鈥�
A Climate Story for Every Show
Writing climate into your favorite series, from 鈥淪einfeld鈥� to 鈥淪candal.鈥�
How Artists are Transforming Climate-Related Storytelling
From short videos to influencing Hollywood storylines, a new climate-related project is empowering BIPOC artists to take the lead on storytelling.
What Climate Justice Looks Like
A moral philosopher on the ethics of how we address global warming.
A Vision for a Better Environmental Movement
An activist and writer argues for a movement that centers BIPOC voices on the environment.
Energy Is a Human Right
Energy democracy calls for public control of energy sources for the common good.
Fighting Off a Petrochemical Future in the Ohio River Valley
The gas industry envisions a network of fossil-fuel dependent plants. Local activists imagine a different path.
Raising Cows for the Climate
Regenerative grazing is booming along the Mid-Atlantic, potentially helping to mitigate cows鈥� climate impact.
Could a Transportation Revolution Actually Save Us From Climate Change?
In the newly released IPCC report, scientists concluded that immediate cuts are necessary to stop emissions. Systemic changes currently underway in the transportation sector could begin lowering that emissions footprint鈥攂ut will it be enough?
Organizing Across State Lines to Stop a Pipeline
Activists in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Nebraska are proving that building collective community power can successfully counter Big Oil鈥檚 monied interests.
After Hurricane Ida, a Historic Black Community Races to Save Its Future
Residents of Ironton, Louisiana are rallying for their share of recovery funds.
How to Get Past Despair to Powerful Action on Climate Change
The evidence is clear that people are changing the climate dramatically. But human actions can also affect the climate for the better.
The Links Between Spirituality and Climate Change
Faith does have a role to play in restoring climate hope.
Another Legal Win for South Africa鈥檚 Indigenous Communities
鈥淲ild Coast communities are using the courts to fight for the right to determine what happens in their territory and strengthening their hand in a country heavily marred by colonialism.鈥�
To Reduce Putin鈥檚 Power, Ditch Oil and Gas
When Hitler invaded the Sudetenland, U.S. industries retooled to produce military vehicles. In response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. needs to pivot to renewables.
What if Legal Personhood Included Plants, Rivers, and the Planet?
A new podcast explores the rights of nature movement and its potential to shift Western legal doctrine around environmental protection.
Being the Change
Living sustainably can serve as quiet persuasion for those who may be turned off by scolding and hypocrisy.
On Unraveling and Resilience
In a world unraveling due to climate change, an environmental scientist looks to Indigenous stories of resilience.
Drawing a Path to Action
Finding your place in the fight against the climate crisis doesn鈥檛 have to be rocket science.
Why Every Job Is a Climate Job
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, how to be a climate ally where you are.
Individuals Are Not to Blame for the Climate Crisis
The fossil fuel industry uses greenwashing and woke-washing to shirk their own responsibility.
The Race to Zero Emissions
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, we get ready for a climate marathon.
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