Environmental Activism

Student Climate Strike

Europe’s Striking Climate Kids Show How to Defeat the Far Right Europe’s Striking Climate Kids Show How to Defeat the Far Right

Fighting climate change now polls as a top priority among European voters—while most far-right leaders are climate denialists.

May 20, 2019 / Paul Hockenos

AOC

The Political Power of the Green New Deal The Political Power of the Green New Deal

Climate activists are pushing Democratic candidates to give voters “something worth voting for.”

May 17, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

Okinawa Base Protest

In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers

For the Japanese government, which has never acknowledged Okinawan indigenous rights, the island is a convenient location for the American military.

May 16, 2019 / Maia Hibbett

Group Rallying for Justice on Race, Climate and Immigration Issues

Take Action Now: Keep the Conversation on Climate Take Action Now: Keep the Conversation on Climate

Protect the environment, push candidates on climate, and join local groups to keep up the fight.

May 14, 2019 / NationAction

The Energy Industry’s Secret Campaign to Get Us to Build More Power Plants

The Energy Industry’s Secret Campaign to Get Us to Build More Power Plants The Energy Industry’s Secret Campaign to Get Us to Build More Power Plants

As the energy market has shifted and stalled, utilities have become masters of deceptive astroturfing scams.

May 14, 2019 / Michael Isaac Stein

Sara Nelson

Sara Nelson Is Not Afraid to Strike Back Sara Nelson Is Not Afraid to Strike Back

For the president of the Association of Flight Attendants, radical politics starts in the workplace.

May 10, 2019 / Sarah Jaffe

How Carbon Farming Can Help Stop Climate Change in Its Tracks

How Carbon Farming Can Help Stop Climate Change in Its Tracks How Carbon Farming Can Help Stop Climate Change in Its Tracks

New agricultural methods offer hope of restoring ecological balance.

May 6, 2019 / Feature / Wilbur Wood

Live, April 30: Covering Climate Change in a 1.5-Degree World

Live, April 30: Covering Climate Change in a 1.5-Degree World Live, April 30: Covering Climate Change in a 1.5-Degree World

A town hall, convened by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation, and co-sponsored by The Guardian and WNYC.

Apr 29, 2019 / The Nation

Cathedral of Notre Dame going up in flames

Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over

The global response to climate change is akin to Paris completely ignoring the cathedral’s near destruction.

Apr 25, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill?

Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill? Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill?

Residents of a historic African-American community in Virginia are asking the governor to keep a major natural-gas project out of their town. 

Apr 25, 2019 / Jesse James DeConto

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