Environmental Activism

How 350.org Is (Still) Changing the Climate Justice Movement

How 350.org Is (Still) Changing the Climate Justice Movement How 350.org Is (Still) Changing the Climate Justice Movement

Bill McKibben, 350.org’s longtime leader, has taken a step back—but that doesn’t mean the group is slowing down.

Dec 9, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard

What ‘Free Trade’ Has Done to Central America

What ‘Free Trade’ Has Done to Central America What ‘Free Trade’ Has Done to Central America

Warnings about the human and environmental costs went unheeded. Now the most vulnerable Central Americans are paying the price.

Nov 24, 2014 / Manuel Pérez-Rocha, Julia Paley, and Foreign Policy In Focus

I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back.

I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back. I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back.

For protesting Harvard’s refusal to divest from fossil fuels, campus police have told me I will be arrested if I return to the university—which is exactly what I plan t...

Oct 24, 2014 / Wen Stephenson

What’s Wrong With the Radical Critique of the People’s Climate March

What’s Wrong With the Radical Critique of the People’s Climate March What’s Wrong With the Radical Critique of the People’s Climate March

The movement to stop climate change needs both mass mobilizations and direct action.

Sep 30, 2014 / Jonathan Smucker and Michael Premo

These Frontline Communities Know What Climate Justice Would Mean—and They’re Not Seeing It at the UN

These Frontline Communities Know What Climate Justice Would Mean—and They’re Not Seeing It at the UN These Frontline Communities Know What Climate Justice Would Mean—and They’re Not Seeing It at the UN

Changing the path corporations and the 1 percent have set for our planet is going to take more than a march. It’s going to take a struggle.

Sep 24, 2014 / Wen Stephenson

Voices of the People’s Climate March

Voices of the People’s Climate March Voices of the People’s Climate March

Hear from some of the activists who made up the massive crowd at the largest environmental justice demonstration in history. 

Sep 22, 2014 / Agnes Radomski

The People’s Climate March Was Huge, but Will It Change Everything?

The People’s Climate March Was Huge, but Will It Change Everything? The People’s Climate March Was Huge, but Will It Change Everything?

Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of New York and cities around the world on Sunday, but the fight for climate justice is only beginning.

Sep 21, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard

The People’s Climate Weekend: A Guide

The People’s Climate Weekend: A Guide The People’s Climate Weekend: A Guide

A roster of events and happenings leading up to the People’s Climate March mobilization in New York City.

Sep 19, 2014 / Peter Rothberg

Why We Still Need Wilderness in the Era of Climate Change

Why We Still Need Wilderness in the Era of Climate Change Why We Still Need Wilderness in the Era of Climate Change

Thoreau was right: “in Wildness is the preservation of the World.”

Sep 19, 2014 / Jason Mark

While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters

While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters

As climate activists converge on New York, world leaders will meet behind closed doors with corporate honchos who bank on fossil fuels.

Sep 18, 2014 / Janet Redman and Foreign Policy In Focus

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