How Not to Be an Invasive Species
The descendants of settlers and immigrants can鈥檛 become Indigenous to the land where we live. But we can follow the models of coexistence.
Environment
Why Detroit Could Be the Engine for the Green New Deal
The city exhibits all of the problems the framework is meant to heal.
Where Bill McKibben Finds Hope Amid the Climate Crisis
The environmental activist says surviving an existential threat like climate change requires honesty鈥攁nd hope.
Why the Planet Needs You to Repair Your Broken Stuff
Overproduction and planned obsolescence are the new normal. But fixing your broken things is a way to resist鈥攁nd build community.
Beyond Coping: How to Find the Strength to Take on Climate Change
Our emotional energy can be a source of power.
Rent Is Recognition and Restitution for Seattle鈥檚 Native Inhabitants
A grassroots movement encourages non-Native city dwellers to pay monthly reparations to the Duwamish, a Native American tribe that鈥檚 petitioned for federal recognition for the last 40 years.
Brazil鈥檚 Indigenous Peoples Have Long United Against Deforestation
The fires that spread swiftly across the Amazon in recent weeks drew international attention to a problem Indigenous Brazilians have been facing for years.
Bill McKibben: This Climate Strike Is Part of the Disruption We Need
鈥淚t can鈥檛 just be young people. It needs to be all of us.鈥�
Can We Work Less and Save the Planet, Too?
Building a new world will require first reexamining鈥攁nd dismantling鈥攖he cultural ethos of productivity that creeps into our lives every day.
Could Rights of Nature Laws Help Save Endangered Orcas?
In the face of the climate crisis imperiling endangered species, some activists and governments are turning to a radical, rights-based approach to protect nature.
How the Women of Standing Rock Are Building Sovereign Economies
Food security, traditional agriculture, and local self-reliance are key to regenerative societies of the future, say water protectors taking the movement鈥檚 lessons forward.
How to Counter Trump鈥檚 Disastrous Attack on Our Public Lands
Fossil fuel leasing on public lands is worsening the climate crisis. But there's hope.
What We Waste When We Flush the Toilet
Composting toilets keep waste out of the water cycle. But have you heard about the phosphorus cycle?
Return to Nature
Green burials go beyond not polluting or wasting. It鈥檚 about people needing and caring for land, conducting life-affirming activities there鈥攊ncluding death.
For a Greener New Deal and Cooler Climate, Focus on Food and Agriculture
A successful Green New Deal will integrate what we know about carbon, emissions, and pollution into policies related to agriculture and land use.
Mauna Kea Protests Reveal Problems in Construction Processes on Native Lands
Native Hawaiians and other Indigenous peoples need more authority in the federal and state project processes that affect them.
For a Sustainable Climate and Food System, Regenerative Agriculture Is the Key
The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows that agriculture is responsible for 37% of greenhouse gas emissions. There鈥檚 hope鈥攁nd a solution.
Seeing Color in Green Spaces: How to Increase Diversity in Conservation
Black Americans are underrepresented in conservation and outdoor retail careers. To change that, White employers need to apply their liberal values to the workplace.
To Survive Climate Catastrophe, Look to Queer and Disabled Folks
Biodiversity鈥攊n nature, and in our culture and resistance organizing鈥攎ay be our best defense to the threats of climate change.
Indigenous People Demand an End to Detention on Stolen Lands
鈥淎s the original caretakers of these lands and territories, we have inherent authority over migration and demand an end to these barbaric acts.鈥�
How Permaculture Is Helping Wildfire Survivors Recover
Survivors of California鈥檚 Camp Fire are working together to heal the land and each other after the deadly wildfire.
How a Black Farming Community Found Justice
Black families in the South are doing important work to continue the legacy of Black farming communities.
How Southern Communities Tackle Summertime Food Scarcity
Without free and reduced school lunch programs during the summer, many children go hungry. Local organizations and churches are stepping up to help to narrow the food gap.
A Climate Action for Every Type of Activist
No matter your age, gender, race, or political ideology, there are ways to fight climate change that fit your life and values.
Why We Can鈥檛 Ignore U.S. Military Emissions
The U.S. military鈥檚 carbon footprint is bigger than 140 countries combined. To seriously address climate catastrophe, we must dismantle its vast infrastructure.
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