activism

How Deepwater Horizon Created a Cross-Cultural Activist

By Wendy Becktold August 10, 2015

In this story: volunteers, activism, profiles

Tony Nguyen, in Biloxi, Mississippi, became an environmental activist after the 2010 BP oil spill and later helped train activists in Vietnam.

5 Environmental Stories You Don't Want to Miss

By Jules Zucker August 7, 2015

In this story: activism, climate change

Turns out there's more life in Antarctica than we thought.

Tsechu Dolma and the Indomitable Greenhouse

A Columbia student helps Nepali villagers deal with climate change

By Wendy Becktold August 4, 2015

In this story: climate change, activism, profiles, women

Tsechu Dolma, New York; founder of Yulha Fund

How Student Activists Are Battling Plastic

At colleges in Senegal, Puerto Rico, and New Zealand, students fight to phase out the nonbiodegradable stuff

By Natalya Savka August 3, 2015

In this story: recycling, activism, plastic

A 3,000-person demonstration in the streets of Dakar last May to push Senegal's government to ban plastic bags.

5 Environmental Stories You Don't Want to Miss

By Jules Zucker July 9, 2015

In this story: clean energy, activism, animals, Yosemite, climbing

Wolf OR7 is a proud father -- again! Photo courtesy of USFWS

Activating Climate Control

The Yes Men test the waters on climate change in new film

By Stephanie Steinbrecher June 18, 2015

In this story: film, activism

Celebrities and Their Environmental Causes

By Reed McManus June 4, 2015

In this story: activism

Icons of screen and stage who champion environmental issues seem as numerous as the stars in the sky. You might expect celebrities to throw their support behind saving cute, endangered creatures, but a heartening number have risen to the more abstract cha

Why Hope Is Not a Strategy

By Michael Brune June 3, 2015

In this story: climate change, international climate policy, federal climate policy, activism

You could say that progress on an international climate change agreement has been glacial, except that glaciers have been melting faster.

Sierra Club Runs Boston Marathon

Sierra Club Foundation Director lined up among thousands of competitors at the annual Boston Marathon, to run for a cause that’s close to his heart

By Phalon Joy Evergreen May 5, 2015

In this story: activism, lifestyle, bucket list, sports

Free Mobile Game Helps Kids Fight Climate Change

Nonprofit Cool the Earth releases the environmental app for Earth Day

By Wendy Becktold April 22, 2015

In this story: children, activism, technology, polar bears

A free mobile game released by the nonprofit Cool the Earth helps kids fight climate change.

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activism

How Deepwater Horizon Created a Cross-Cultural Activist

5 Environmental Stories You Don't Want to Miss

Tsechu Dolma and the Indomitable Greenhouse

How Student Activists Are Battling Plastic

5 Environmental Stories You Don't Want to Miss

Activating Climate Control

Celebrities and Their Environmental Causes

Why Hope Is Not a Strategy

Sierra Club Runs Boston Marathon

Free Mobile Game Helps Kids Fight Climate Change

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