The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Julia Bonds: Dethroning King Coal
A coal miner’s daughter stands up for Appalachia’s mountains
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Bill McKibben: "We Are Plenty Good Enough"
Bill McKibben on brash plans to tinker with our genes
Glen Canyon Comeback
Drought is draining Lake Powell and restoring Glen Canyon
In this story:
wilderness
Trains, Planes, & Pains: Amtrak’s High-Speed Rail Takes on the Airlines
What’s the best way to get from Point A to Point B? It could be a train
In this story:
public transit
Life Study: Balboa High School’s Wilderness Arts and Literacy Collaborative
How nature nurtures students at an inner-city high school
In this story:
education
Test page break - The Land Back Movement Unravels Manifest Destiny
Across Indian Country, tribal nations are buying back their land one parcel at a time
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indigenous communities
Good Going: WInter in Norway
Winters in Norway are protracted, giving you ample time to experience them.
In this story:
adventure
Profile: Pisit Charnsnoh
A Thai conservationist helps fishermen prosper
In this story:
international environmental justice
Who Gets the Water?
A faulty everglades plan pits alligators and pelicans against developers
In this story:
clean water
Downhill Slide
Fueled by mergers and buyouts, America’s corporate ski resorts are more about real estate than ski runs
In this story:
skiing
When Uncle Sam Wanted Us
Conservation is now just "a sign of personal virtue." In World War II, it was every citizen’s duty.
In this story:
dirty fuels
Untracked Utah
Off-road vehicle sales are booming, but wilderness isn’t a drive-thru experience
You Don’t Have to be a Grinch to be Green
Here’s how to deck the halls without wrecking the earth
In this story:
holidays
The Benefits of Locally Produced Food
Locally based diets are nearly nonexistent
Hiking the Appalachian Trail
The challenge of the Appalachian Trail seems to attract eccentrics
Decoding Organic Labels
A guide to help make your organic shopping choices clearer
In this story:
food and drink
American Roots: A tour of old-growth forests around the United States
Eastern hemlock, bald cypress, and ponderosa pines
In this story:
forests
Sacred Landscapes
To developers they’re just piles of rocks. To Native Americans, they’re places of worship.
