Environmental Activism

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 / Press Room

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

Jailed Over Big Oil’s Attempt to Wreck a Planet Jailed Over Big Oil’s Attempt to Wreck a Planet

Ongoing nonviolent protests in front of the White House are urging President Obama to stop a prospective 1,700-mile-long tar-sands pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

Aug 25, 2011 / Bill McKibben

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

Why We’re Protesting: Tar Sands Pipeline Opponents In Their Own Words Why We’re Protesting: Tar Sands Pipeline Opponents In Their Own Words

Protesters continued gathering outside of the White House as part of a 15-day effort to convince Obama to halt construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Aug 23, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

The Campaign to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline The Campaign to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

The hotly contested pipeline would be disastrous for ecosystems from Canada all the way through America's heartland to the waters of the Gulf.

Aug 21, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Lifting the Lid on Climate Activism Lifting the Lid on Climate Activism

Just Do It is a call to action that's difficult to ignore, if not refuse.

Aug 3, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Like Water for Gold in El Salvador

Like Water for Gold in El Salvador Like Water for Gold in El Salvador

Activists are risking their lives in the fight against US and Canadian mining companies.

Jul 11, 2011 / Feature / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh

Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein Call for Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein Call for Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands

The Tar Sands are the most environmentally devastating energy project on earth.

Jun 22, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher: A Green Economy Will Be a More Fair Economy Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher: A Green Economy Will Be a More Fair Economy

Tim DeChristopher explains how environmental activists are using civil disobedience techniques to take bold action to change the status quo.

Jun 21, 2011 / The Nation

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