Environmental Activism

Barbie’s Rainforest Destruction Habit Revealed Barbie’s Rainforest Destruction Habit Revealed

Implore Mattel to become a leader in the use of sustainable forest products.

Jun 13, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

A five-day march on Blair Mountain seeks to harness the rich labor history of Appalachia to expand a growing movement to end the destruction of Appalachia through mountaintop remov...

Jun 8, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Chicago Protest Ups the Ante in the Fight Against Big Coal

Chicago Protest Ups the Ante in the Fight Against Big Coal Chicago Protest Ups the Ante in the Fight Against Big Coal

Will direct action against big polluters prove more successful than Capitol Hill–based attempts to fight climate change?

May 25, 2011 / Robert S. Eshelman

Detroit: Place and Space to Begin Anew

Detroit: Place and Space to Begin Anew Detroit: Place and Space to Begin Anew

Detroit stands as a symbol of the destruction deindustrialization left in its wake, but new initiatives in the Midwestern city have made it a leader in sustainable living, and have...

May 4, 2011 / Grace Lee Boggs

The Nation Celebrates Earth Day 2011 The Nation Celebrates Earth Day 2011

In honor of Earth Day 2011, The Nation has collected some of our strongest reporting from the past year on the environment, climate change and what can be done to protect our pla...

Apr 22, 2011 / The Nation

Mark Hertsgaard and James Hansen: Adapting to Climate Change Now

Mark Hertsgaard and James Hansen: Adapting to Climate Change Now Mark Hertsgaard and James Hansen: Adapting to Climate Change Now

Now that climate change is an undeniable reality around the world, the only option left requires not only reducing carbon emissions, but also adapting to the effects of man-made gl...

Apr 21, 2011 / The Nation

Obama to Thousands of Young Climate Activists: Push Me

Obama to Thousands of Young Climate Activists: Push Me Obama to Thousands of Young Climate Activists: Push Me

PowerShift's green organizers descended on Washington this weekend and gave Obama some tough love.

Apr 18, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard

Climate Change Deniers Aren’t ‘Skeptics,’ They’re Cranks Climate Change Deniers Aren’t ‘Skeptics,’ They’re Cranks

Climate change is happening and it's dangerous, so at this point, science deniers should have no say in the discussion.

Feb 28, 2011 / Press Room

Wendell Berry on the Kentucky Statehouse Sit-in to Stop Mountaintop Mining Wendell Berry on the Kentucky Statehouse Sit-in to Stop Mountaintop Mining

A harmful coal extraction technique has sparked a growing movement across the central Appalachian region.

Feb 15, 2011 / Huffington Post

Wendell Berry on the Kentucky Statehouse Sit-in to Stop Mountaintop Mining Wendell Berry on the Kentucky Statehouse Sit-in to Stop Mountaintop Mining

A harmful coal extraction technique has sparked a growing movement across the central Appalachian region.

Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room

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