Environmental Activism

A hazard sign indicating radiation

Earth’s Greatest Threats Lie With Humans Earth’s Greatest Threats Lie With Humans

But how do you explain that to a child?

Oct 2, 2018 / Frida Berrigan

‘They Saw Us as a Threat When All We Wanted Was Fair Treatment’

‘They Saw Us as a Threat When All We Wanted Was Fair Treatment’ ‘They Saw Us as a Threat When All We Wanted Was Fair Treatment’

Almost 80 percent of the Cherry-Todd Electric Cooperative’s members are Native Americans—why were there so few on the board?

Sep 26, 2018 / Audrea Lim

Kavanaugh hearing protests

Why You Should Engage in Nonviolent Civil Disobedience on Monday Why You Should Engage in Nonviolent Civil Disobedience on Monday

Stopping Brett Kavanaugh will require our bodies and souls.

Sep 17, 2018 / Ady Barkan

Broken Ice Caps in Alaska

Alaska Is Ready to Move Beyond Big Oil Alaska Is Ready to Move Beyond Big Oil

Yet “climate disconnect” continues—even in the state most impacted by climate change.

Sep 14, 2018 / Kate Troll

At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges

At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges

The California governor denounced Trump as “a liar, a criminal, and a fool.”

Sep 13, 2018 / Mark Hertsgaard

Bill McKibben: Hurricane Florence Will Be Made Worse by ‘Stupid Political Decisions’

Bill McKibben: Hurricane Florence Will Be Made Worse by ‘Stupid Political Decisions’ Bill McKibben: Hurricane Florence Will Be Made Worse by ‘Stupid Political Decisions’

The 350.org founder on the California climate summit and the importance of “keeping it in the ground.”

Sep 13, 2018 / Jon Wiener

Trump walking east room

How Bad Is Trump for the Environment? How Bad Is Trump for the Environment?

Bill McKibben on the polluter in chief, Steve Phillips on moderate Republicans, and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on the inequality industry.

Sep 13, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Shell Alaska rig

How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Loosen Offshore Drilling Rules? How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Loosen Offshore Drilling Rules?

Proposals jeopardize safety precautions put in place after the Deepwater Horizon blowout.

Sep 12, 2018 / Adam Federman

Bayou Bridge Pipeline

The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Continues—in the Bayous of Louisiana The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Continues—in the Bayous of Louisiana

Time is running out for the Louisiana water protectors, but they’re not giving up.

Sep 6, 2018 / Anya Kamenetz

Kentucky teachers protest inside Capitol builing

We’re at a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Moment We’re at a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Moment

Randi Weingarten on unions and politics, Mark Hertsgaard on climate, and David Cole on Kavanaugh.

Sep 6, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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