Tag: Activism - Page 14
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Artist Graffitis Trees Blue to Raise Awareness About Deforestation
Australian-based artist Konstantin Dimopoulos is painting trees around the world to raise awareness about deforestation and our impact on the environment.
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Hundreds of Canadian Websites Go Dark To Protest Government's Treatment of Environmental Charities
The new budget weakens environmental laws and attempts to silence the voices of those who would defend them.
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Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson Confident Germany Won't Send Him to Costa Rica for Trial
With a new season of Whale Wars upon us, I had a chance to talk to Paul Watson to get an update on his possible extradition to Costa Rica and who's really pulling the strings in this curiously-timed arrest.
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When an Anti-Clean Energy Conspiracy Isn't
We must resist the urge to paint all opponents of clean energy as fossil fuel-funded boogeymen.
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What To Do When Green Tax Breaks Are Too Effective?
UK Ministers are considering scrapping tax breaks on fuel efficient vehicles. Too many people are taking advantage of them.
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YES! Magazine 2nd Annual Celebration of People Power
YES! Magazine’s 2nd Annual Celebration of People Power with Alice Walker, Frances Moore Lappé, and Makana.
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In a World Without Gas, What Would We Do With The Gas Pumps?
Nissan is asking Australians to find a new purpose for unloved "bowsers", or gas pumps, now that the LEAF is making gas-free transportation a reality.
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Climate Change is Frying Our Cities
Rising temperatures are set triple the heat-related deaths in cities across the U.S., a new report finds. Cities need to fight back.
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How Permaculture Could Transform Campuses Across the Globe
An international conference looks at how permaculture could be applied to transform university and school campuses into food producing, nature-friendly sustainable spaces.
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Would Paul Watson Really Voluntarily Go to Costa Rica for Trial? And Collaborate on Ocean Conservation?
Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?
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There's So Much Fracking in Pennsylvania That Indie Bands and World-Famous Hitchhiking Directors Can't Find Hotels
So this is a pretty surreal story.
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Ol' Keystone XL Will Raise Gas Prices After All: New Report
Wasn't this thing supposed to lower gas prices and create like 10 million jobs?
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Paul Watson's First Talk With Media After Being Released From Jail (Video)
When this is all said and done a far more complex picture may emerge than simply targeting a high profile activist.
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The Decline and Fall of the Nation's Top Climate-Denying Think Tank
As donors, staff, and supporters flee, the nation's top climate change-denying think tank circles the drain.
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It's National Bike Month - Three Weird Ways to Celebrate
Yes, it's National Bike Month. What's even better - it's National Bike Year, and Maybe National Bike Decade. Here's Three Ways to Up Your Cycling Enjoyment
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Doctors Office Transforms 4,000 Sq.Ft Lawn into Edible Landscape
With diabetes and obesity causing major health problems, one family practice is transforming its front lawn into an educational, edible garden.
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The Paul Watson Saga Continues: Sea Shepherd to Protest Costa Rican Presidential Visit to Germany
The timing of this, from reissuing an arrest warrant, to Watson's arrest, to a presidential visit to Germany is all curious.
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David Foster Wallace's Advice for Graduating Environmentalists Still Resonates
The brilliant writer who met a tragic end gave an inspiring speech 7 years ago; it's worth revisiting this graduation season.
