The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Will Glow-in-the-Dark Materials Someday Light Our Cities?
Substances that persistently luminesce are already used in some bike lanes, and in the future could be applied to sidewalks, streets and buildings
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ICYMI: Armadillo Havoc, COP’s Down But Not Out & Supersize Supersaurus
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
7 Hacks for a Very Vegan Holiday Feast
The best substitution solutions for hearty celebratory fare
How to Reduce Food Waste
Make soup, organize your refrigerator, and follow these five steps to zero waste
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food and drink
Fires in the Jungle: Coca Production and Deforestation Accelerate in Colombia
Coca growers increasingly displace Indigenous communities
What’s in the Glasgow Climate Pact?
And what isn’t in it but should be?
People of Color Are More Likely to Die of Lung Cancer Than White Americans
Systemic racial health-care disparities persist, according to a new report
How Amy Tan Chose Flight Over Environmental Fury
Inside the makings of an accidental bird portraitist
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birds
"Prove Us Wrong": A Roundup of Some of the Best Speeches at COP26
Activists challenge world leaders to act to halt the climate crisis
Youth Activists Fight for Their Future at COP26
The kids are alright, and they would like to grow old with normal weather
ICYMI: Exploding Tundra, Defrauding Funders & Michigan’s Costly Blunder
A weekly roundup for busy people
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climate change
What Veterans Day Means to Me
How one US Navy vet found nature in Kuwait—and harnessed it to heal
One Vet Reveals the Healing Power of Nature and Story
This Veterans Day, let’s help former service members process their experiences
The Problem With "Net Zero"
How a perfectly decent phrase is used and abused at COP26
Douglas Chadwick Is Four-Fifths Grizzly, and So Are You
A radical treatise on the nature of nature that finally puts humans in their place
Justin Trudeau Thinks He’s a Climate Champion Even As He Builds Oil Pipelines
Canada’s Liberal prime minister is building a massive tar sands pipeline
Scenes From the Streets of Glasgow
Climate activists make their presence known at COP26
COP26: Voices From the Global South Talk Money
Developed nations need to keep their commitments and pay up
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climate change, climate negotiations, environmental justice, international climate policy, COP26
Plastic Is the New Coal, Says New Report
Here’s why that’s trouble for COP26
Two Cheers for California’s New Oil and Gas Setbacks
New drilling rigs need to be a kilometer away from homes, schools, and hospitals, but old ones stay
