The Magazine of The Sierra Club
September Stargazing: The World’s Biggest Membrane
Our atmosphere stands between us and the lifeless void of space
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astronomy
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Nuclear War Makes a Comeback
It's time to revisit the old fear that kept your parents up at night
Can Farmington, New Mexico, Survive Without Fossil Fuels?
A town seeks to reinvent itself after its economic engine collapses
How Xavi Bou Captures the Flight of Birds
This Catalan photographer makes the invisible visible
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photography
This Is What It Would Look Like if Birds Made Tracks in the Sky
Photographer Xavi Bou uses video techniques to reveal the paths of birds in flight
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photography
Fabian Oefner’s Art by Experiment
Meet the Swiss photographer at the border of art and science
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photography
In Central America, Climate Change Is Driving Families North
Extreme weather is forcing farmers and their families off their land
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climate change
ICYMI: Paint It Black, Pebble Mine Goes Poof & An Asteroid Won’t Save Us
A weekly roundup for busy people
Soundscapes on a String
How one artist uses custom-built kites to capture nature’s music
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music
The Trump Administration Wants to Drill in the Arctic. Do Oil Companies?
Economic headwinds, political uncertainty could hinder the fossil fuel industry's plans
Bailout: Billions of Dollars of Federal COVID-19 Relief Money Flow to the Oil Industry
The Trump administration is spending pandemic money for oil bailouts
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oil
What Makes a Firenado?
There’s a lot to learn about the fiery twisters
The End of Oil Is Near
The pandemic may send the petroleum industry to the grave
In New Mexico’s Oil Patch, Public Lands Face New Pressures
Oil and gas drilling in the Permian Basin threatens Carlsbad Caverns
Dispatch From the Border Wall
Inside Indigenous actions to stop construction on ancestral sites
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borderlands
ICYMI: Firenado Warning, Hottest Temp Ever & Eagle 1, Drone 0
A weekly roundup for busy people
The Desert Refuge Is Sacred. Don’t Bomb It.
The air force wants to expand bombing
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public lands
What Do We Do With Too Much Renewable Energy?
It's not easy to turn off a wind turbine, but the electricity has to go somewhere
Raising Nature on Florida Ranchlands
Losing ranchlands to subdivisions is bad news for wildlife and the water supply
