Tag: Activism - Page 4
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Disturbing video of a seagull eating a plastic bag
This one hammers home the point about how bad single-use plastic really is.
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Is Keystone worth the fight?
David Roberts has an excellent rebuttal to those that argue the fight over Keystone XL pipeline is not worth the fight.
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The case for civil disobedience on climate
To understand why it is so important to stop the Keystone XL pipeline and the development of the Canadian tar sands, you must understand the math of global warming.
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Why Keystone matters. It's not just a pipeline.
Tens of thousands gathered in Washington DC Sunday for the #ForwardOnClimate rally. Here's why it is about more than just Keystone XL.
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Climate News: media bias, Rubio's denialism and Obama's next steps
There's lots being said and done (sort of) about climate change. Here's a look at the latest.
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Drowning for attention
PETA's new ad features actor Joaquin Phoenix drowning to bring attention to veganism.
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Sierra Club leads civil disobedience at White House, 48 arrested
For the first time in its 120 year history, the Sierra Club is encouraging - and participating - in civil resistance to raise awareness about climate change.
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Americans Continue to Embrace and Push for Clean Energy
People are taking action to stop climate change. Now, it's time for action from President Obama, says the Sierra Club.
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7 Conservation Photographers Documenting Disappearing Wildlife
These seven photographers are working on outstanding conservation projects. Check out their gorgeous photographs.
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10-Year-Old's Recycling Business Hailed by City Leaders
At an age when most youngsters are just beginning to get aquatinted with the world they've inherited, 10-year-old Vanis Buckholz was already thinking of ways he could help make it a better one for others.
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Sierra Club's Board of Directors Endorses Act of Peaceful Civil Disobedience
Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, explains why the non-profit will add civil disobedience to its roster of tactics in an effort to curtail the "global crisis unfolding before our eyes."
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A Tribute to a Friend and a Hero, Rebecca Tarbotton of RAN
As executive director of the Rainforest Action Network, Becky Tarbotton, who died last month, was whip-smart activist tireless advocate of the environment.
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Can Rooftop Farms Green the Skylines of China's Megacities?
Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.
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The Most Inspiring Art of 2012
There has been some great art on TreeHugger the past year. These are the pieces that inspired (or wowed) me most in 2012.
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Rebecca Tarbotton of Rainforest Action Network, 1973-2012
Activist and environmentalist dies in tragic swimming accident
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Tween Boys Help Save a 500-million-year-old Species
These 'living fossils' have survived mass extinctions over the course of their eons of existence, but it just might be two youngsters that save them from the human threats they face today.
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We'll Never Run This Economy On Renewables (We'll Never Have To)
You can't talk about the potential for clean energy without also talking about creating a radically different economy.
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Sandra Steingraber is TreeHugger's 2012 Person of the Year
By channeling raw emotion stemming from her own experience as a cancer surviver, the ecologist and outspoken environmentalist is making herself heard around the world.























