Environmental Activism

Students Are Leading the Fight Against Climate Change With a Simple Strategy: Divest Now!

Students Are Leading the Fight Against Climate Change With a Simple Strategy: Divest Now! Students Are Leading the Fight Against Climate Change With a Simple Strategy: Divest Now!

It could just be the first step toward reversing this slow-motion apocalypse.

Nov 21, 2013 / Todd Gitlin

#WeStandWithYou: Young Activists Fast for the Climate

#WeStandWithYou: Young Activists Fast for the Climate #WeStandWithYou: Young Activists Fast for the Climate

At the UN climate conference in Warsaw, a youth-led fast in solidarity with the Philippines is spreading around the world.

Nov 19, 2013 / Wen Stephenson

Are We on the Brink of a Green Revolution?

Are We on the Brink of a Green Revolution? Are We on the Brink of a Green Revolution?

Take a look and you will see that the assorted environmental protests that have long bedeviled politicians are gaining in strength and support.

Nov 18, 2013 / Michael T. Klare

South Korea: Ground Zero for Food Sovereignty and Community Resilience

South Korea: Ground Zero for Food Sovereignty and Community Resilience South Korea: Ground Zero for Food Sovereignty and Community Resilience

South Korea may be better known for its high-tech exports, but its small farmers are leading the way when it comes to food sovereignty and community agriculture.

Nov 14, 2013 / Foreign Policy In Focus, Christine Ahn, and Anders Riel Muller

Questions for Dayton Hyde, Cowboy and Conservationist

Questions for Dayton Hyde, Cowboy and Conservationist Questions for Dayton Hyde, Cowboy and Conservationist

In a new documentary, Running Wild, an 88-year-old rancher leads the charge against a proposed uranium mine, while the fate of wild horses hangs in the balance.

Oct 22, 2013 / Sasha Abramsky

Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment

Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment

The Brown Divest Coal Campaign is asking Brown University to divest from any holdings it has in America's fifteen largest coal companies and is hopeful for a “yes” ...

Oct 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil

The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil

Activists in Texas are connecting the fight against the Keystone pipeline with the struggle for environmental justice.

Oct 9, 2013 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

When Divestment Isn’t Enough

When Divestment Isn’t Enough When Divestment Isn’t Enough

In the case of students with the passion to fight climate change, it’s time to face the truth and overcome it: we are the enemy.

Oct 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Alex Suber and StudentNation

Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight

Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight Tim DeChristopher: There Is No ‘Neutral’ in the Climate Fight

A response to Harvard President Drew Faust by climate activist Tim DeChristopher, now studying at Harvard Divinity School, on fossil-fuel divestment.

Oct 4, 2013 / Wen Stephenson

Yes, Harvard, the Climate Crisis Is an ‘Extraordinarily Rare Circumstance’

Yes, Harvard, the Climate Crisis Is an ‘Extraordinarily Rare Circumstance’ Yes, Harvard, the Climate Crisis Is an ‘Extraordinarily Rare Circumstance’

Harvard tells students and alumni that it will only consider divestment in "extraordinarily rare circumstances." Well, let's see...

Sep 16, 2013 / Wen Stephenson

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