David Strathairn: Stop Keystone XL David Strathairn: Stop Keystone XL
The celebrated actor explains why he’s coming to Washington, DC, on November 6 to join a symbolically powerful encircling of the White House.
Oct 31, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Occupy Earth: Environmentalism in Zuccotti Park Occupy Earth: Environmentalism in Zuccotti Park
It’s not hard to understand how environmental quality and economic inequality came to be joined at the hip.
Oct 27, 2011 / Chip Ward
Mark Ruffalo’s Call to Action Mark Ruffalo’s Call to Action
Last week, actor Mark Ruffalo grabbed the people’s mic at Zuccotti Park to connect the dots between fracking, the occupation of Wall Street, and climate change.
Oct 24, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Stop the Pipeline: The Rise Against Keystone XL Stop the Pipeline: The Rise Against Keystone XL
The next step for Tar Sands Action will take place on November 6 at the White House where thousands of concerned citizens will implore President Obama to say no to the pipeline an...
Oct 19, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Gar Alperovitz: The Environmental Movement’s Civil Disobedience Gar Alperovitz: The Environmental Movement’s Civil Disobedience
Civil disobedience is a transformation of consciousness, a sudden revelation that something new must be done.It is the knowledge that there are two options: disrupt and change the ...
Aug 29, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
State Department Issues Flawed Blessing of Keystone XL State Department Issues Flawed Blessing of Keystone XL
The State Department has issued an environmental assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline that contradicts many experts—and even the EPA.
Aug 26, 2011 / George Zornick
Bill McKibben: Protesting a Pipeline Bill McKibben: Protesting a Pipeline
Bill McKibben and Chris Hayes discuss why it's essential for President Obama to block the construction of the Keystone pipeline.
Aug 26, 2011 / MSNBC
Keystone Cops Keystone Cops
The largest act of civil disobedience by environmentalists in decades began outside the White House on August 20, as more than seventy people were arrested during a protest against...
Aug 24, 2011 / George Zornick
Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands Begins Outside the White House Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands Begins Outside the White House
More than seventy activists, including Bill McKibben, were arrested outside the White House in a protest against the potentially devastating Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Aug 20, 2011 / George Zornick
Rick Perry’s Polluter Cronies Rick Perry’s Polluter Cronies
Texas Governor Rick Perry has raised massive campaign contributions from a network of wealthy executives with business before his state and anti-environmental interests.
Aug 17, 2011 / Ben Adler