The Unlikely Uprising of Progressive Politics in Alaska
As the Arctic heats up and the oil economy tanks, progressives find their voice in a conservative state.
Environment
School District Switches to Local and Organic Meals, Cuts Carbon Footprint鈥攁nd Saves Money
A new report revealed surprising results when Oakland overhauled its lunch menu at 100-plus schools by serving less meat and more fruits and vegetables.
The Paper Company Threatening Ancient Boreal Forests鈥擜nd Activists and Journalists
Resolute Forest Products provides the paper for the nation鈥檚 biggest newspapers and publishers. So it鈥檚 up to independent media to speak out.
But Wait, U.S. Bank Has Not Stopped Funding Pipelines
Despite announcing its intent to stop pipeline project loans, U.S. Bank still gives massive amounts of general financing to oil giants who build pipelines. Will it stop that?
Want to #DivesttheGlobe? Here鈥檚 Where to Start
How to contact the 16 banks funding tar sands pipelines.
The Race to Stop Tar Sands Pipeline Financing
Efforts to defund Keystone XL target same banks that supported DAPL. 鈥淚f you stop the flow of dollars, you stop the flow of oil.鈥�
A Simple Email Can Help Save the 27 National Monument Areas on Trump鈥檚 List
The Trump administration wants to know how you feel about your national monument lands. A public comment period opens May 12.
Netflix and Bill Nye Are Saving Science鈥�30 Minutes at a Time
With Netflix鈥檚 ascendancy and the way it鈥檚 changing viewing habits, 鈥淏ill Nye Saves the World鈥� may be a huge opportunity for science education.
If You鈥檝e Never Seen Race Cars on Ice, You Probably Never Will. Thanks Climate Change!
Formula One racing on frozen lakes comes to grips with the reality of rising temperatures and melting ice.
Ranchers and Tribes Unite Once Again to Fight the Keystone XL
A unique alliance among tribes, ranchers, and other landowners in Nebraska regroups to resist fossil fuel development like the Keystone XL.
After the March for Science, Keep Moving
This weekend鈥檚 march is a start. A climate scientist urges us to follow through in our personal lives as well as in our community.
How the Ancient Art of Rhetoric Can Help Defend Science
Climate scientists are learning how to choose their words carefully in response to inaccurate but emotive imagery.
5 Old-Fashioned Ways to Predict the Weather
Have you noticed how nature gives its own subtle forecast clues?
The Key to Feeding the World? It鈥檚 Healthy Soil
Conventional farming practices that degrade soil health undermine humanity鈥檚 ability to continue feeding everyone over the long run.
How to Turn Neighborhoods Into Hubs of Resilience
Three places showing how to make the transition from domination and resource extraction to regeneration and interdependence.
Extractive Economy Jobs Are Not the Good Jobs Tribes Were Promised
After the construction phase of the Keystone XL, only 35 employees would be needed to operate the pipeline.
What Is It Like to Live Without Running Water? Detroit Families Know
A recent study predicts that in the next five years, more than one-third of Americans will not be able to afford their water.
Portland Public Schools First to Put Global Climate Justice in Classroom
Students learn about the front lines of global warming and how to be climate activists.
No Rural-Urban Divide Here: We All Want Good Jobs and Strong Local Economies
Local control is a foundational conservative principle鈥攂ut progressives also embrace it.
How to Keep Businesses (and Small Towns) Alive When Owners Retire
In Kansas, a new matchmaking service is helping transition small businesses to new hands. Could it be a model for the rest of rural America?
ING Bank Just Divested Their DAPL Financing鈥擶e All Helped to Change Their Mind
Last month, bank officials met face to face with leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux, and this week they announced the bank had sold the loan at the request of tribal leaders.
How Nature Makes Us Healthier and Happier
Over 100 studies have shown that being in nature鈥攐r even watching it in videos鈥攂enefits our brains, bodies, feelings, thought processes, and social interactions.
This Invention Lets Rural Hondurans Clean Their Water鈥擜nd Own the Treatment Plants
What鈥檚 at stake in a world where science is marginalized? Programs like AguaClara, which offer sustainable, low-cost solutions to communities in need.
Water Is Life: The Story of Standing Rock Won鈥檛 Go Away
The Dakota Access pipeline is set and oil will flow. But this is not the only fight about water, and Standing Rock is only one chapter somewhere in the middle of a long story.
As Police Evict Water Protectors, Tribes Vow to Continue the Fight
鈥淭his isn鈥檛 the end by any means. This is the spark. The whole world is waking up now.鈥�
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