Environmental Issues

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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Is a Climate Criminal—and I’m Willing to Go to Jail to Say So Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Is a Climate Criminal—and I’m Willing to Go to Jail to Say So

A big part of what makes nonviolent civil disobedience powerful is the willingness of those engaging in it to suffer the consequences.

Nov 21, 2017 / Wen Stephenson

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These Women Nobelists Are Fighting for Grassroots Activists in Central America These Women Nobelists Are Fighting for Grassroots Activists in Central America

They’re bringing limelight to women-led movements resisting land grabs and destruction from mining companies, hydroelectric plants, and monoculture plantations.

Nov 17, 2017 / Laura Carlsen

The Plot to Loot America’s Wilderness (Video)

The Plot to Loot America’s Wilderness (Video) The Plot to Loot America’s Wilderness (Video)

A little-known bureaucrat named James Cason is reshaping the Department of the Interior.

Nov 17, 2017 / OppArt / The Nation

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Could a Marshall Plan for the Planet Tackle the Climate Crisis? Could a Marshall Plan for the Planet Tackle the Climate Crisis?

Professor Kevin Anderson is one of the few climate scientists willing to grapple with our unsustainable economic system.

Nov 16, 2017 / Kate Aronoff

S.O.S. Puerto Rico

S.O.S. Puerto Rico S.O.S. Puerto Rico

As the crisis mounts government support dwindles.

Nov 16, 2017 / OppArt / Martin Kozlowski

The Plot to Loot America’s Wilderness

The Plot to Loot America’s Wilderness The Plot to Loot America’s Wilderness

A little-known bureaucrat named James Cason is reshaping the Department of the Interior.

Nov 16, 2017 / Feature / Adam Federman

Pillaging America’s Parks Pillaging America’s Parks

Trump's Department of the Interior has plans to loot our public lands.

Nov 15, 2017 / OppArt / The Nation

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Elon Musk Will Not Help Lead a Climate Leap Elon Musk Will Not Help Lead a Climate Leap

Los Angeles activists are fighting for climate justice, but, at nearby Tesla, green jobs aren’t good jobs.

Nov 15, 2017 / Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis

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California Governor Jerry Brown Is Doing Far More to Combat Climate Change Than Trump’s Washington California Governor Jerry Brown Is Doing Far More to Combat Climate Change Than Trump’s Washington

When Trump opened a massive leadership void on climate change, nuclear weapons, and more, Brown stepped in.

Nov 15, 2017 / James Carden

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A New Report Sheds Light on the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres A New Report Sheds Light on the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres

In Honduras, the United States willfully ignores institutional rot and buttresses crooked strongmen.

Nov 14, 2017 / Lauren Carasik

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