Reflection on Journey to Earthland
Do we, as humankind, understand how dire our situation is, and how radical our responses must be?
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Sustainable Activism: Managing Hope and Despair in Social Movements
In our own experience of movements for change from the 1970s onwards we’ve been struck by the way in which a failure to contain despair can lead to unrealistic hopes, built on a denial of and a flight from some difficult truths.
“People’s Hearing” Demands Oversight of FERC for Allegedly Rubber-stamping Pipeline and Gas Projects
Since 1977, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has been quietly reviewing and authorizing liquid natural gas (LNG) terminals, interstate natural gas pipelines, and non-federal hydropower projects.
After Flint Failure, EPA Refocuses Federal Drinking Water Role
The lead contamination scandal that unraveled in Flint the last two years and the failure of local, state, and federal officials to address it brought drinking water safety to the forefront of U.S. public policy.
Investigating Environmental Racism
In Nova Scotia, minority and low-income communities are disproportionately located near degraded environments. An ongoing research project raises awareness of the issue, while also mobilizing affected residents to action.
Climate Science Communication: Trust begets Trust
Why are we failing at communicating the danger of climate change?
Water, History, and Finance Converge As Sioux Nation Mounts Storied Battle Over Oil Pipeline
Heavy snow and winter cold settled this month on thousands of Native Americans and their supporters encamped on the banks of the Cannonball River, some 30 miles south of Bismarck, North Dakota.
Moving Slowly and Deliberately at Standing Rock: A Report on Life in the Camp
I am moving slowly and deliberately and thinking about the world we need to build together, on a much larger scale.
Rise of Trump and Trudeau haven’t changed need for radical climate action
The entire system must be put into question, not just who joins the new executive committee.