activism

Financial Statement

Universities divest from fossil fuel stocks—with varying degrees of commitment.

By Reed McManus July 25, 2014

In this story: cool schools, coal, climate change, activism

Stanford’s decision to divest its $18.7 billion endowment of coal stocks is a narrow response to the Fossil Free movement, but it carries a lot of clout.

Falling Stock

As renewables get cheaper and climate risks grow, Wall Street sours on the coal industry

By Richard Martin July 25, 2014

In this story: coal, climate change, activism

The 500-foot exhaust stack of the Mohave Generating Station in Laughlin, Nevada, was felled by explosives on March 11, 2011.

Animal Saboteurs

By Dashka Slater July 25, 2014

In this story: wildlife, activism

See that bushy-tailed rodent chattering in the tree outside your house? It could be preparing to take down the electric grid.

Sunlight to Spare

By Reed McManus July 25, 2014

In this story: activism, clean energy, dirty energy

Up to Speed

Two Months, One Page

By Paul Rauber July 25, 2014

In this story: climate change, wildlife, activism

The Baird's sparrow, a favorite of U.S. birdwatchers, is being pushed out of North Dakota and Montana and into Canada by climate change.

Waiting for Light

Will off-grid solar fix India's energy problem?

Text and photographs by Jake Abrahamson July 25, 2014

In this story: solar, international climate policy, activism

Will off-grid solar fix India's energy problem?

Senior Project

How two college students are turning a coal-era relic into a cultural center

By Andrew Nemethy August 25, 2014

In this story: activism, clean energy, cool schools

The carcass of the abandoned Moran Municipal Generation Station, on Burlington's lakefront, inspired Tad Cooke (left) and Erick Crockenberg. Their charge: Turn the cavernous interior into an "innovation space."

Can Art Schools Save the Planet?

Art professors and students lit fires under the civil rights and antiwar movements. Can they do the same for environmentalism?

By Amy Westervelt July 25, 2014

In this story: lifestyle, diy, art, climate change, cool schools

A detail of Pam Longobardi's 20-foot-long Economies of Scale (2013), made from plastic debris the artist found in oceans from Greece to Alaska.

Where Ideas Get Schooled

By Avital Andrews July 25, 2014

In this story: cool schools, activism, education

Flying a Fine Line

Drones could be a boon for conservation—but first, they need to overcome their stigma

By Caitlin Kauffman July 24, 2014

In this story: animals, technology, activism

Drones could be a boon for conservation--but first, they need to overcome their stigma

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