environment-people
Climate Change Is Violent. Should the Fight Against It Be Too?
Peaceful protest isn't curbing the rapidly worsening crisis. Some activists say it’s time to attack the actual tools used to destroy the planet.
How to Provide for Your Neighbors and Yourself in a Racist Food System
Leah Penniman, the founder of Afro-Indigenous community–centered Soul Fire Farm, on food apartheid, reparations, and community-building.
Bill Gates Says He's Fighting Climate Change While Cashing in on Oil
The billionaire's investment portfolio includes millions of shares of companies contributing to the climate crisis.
'It's Been Hell': Inside the Town Where Trumpers Are Building a Private Wall
A sleepy South Texas town is facing environmental destruction as a citizen-funded wall gets erected.
Who Is Arguing About Bernie and Hillary? Certainly Not This Playful Owl
The 2016 primary will never, ever, end.
Young Republicans Want to Fight Climate Change 30 Years Too Late
College conservatives support a carbon dividend, but what they really need is a time machine.
The Green Jobs That Could Help Save the Amazon
The beef industry is destroying the rainforest. The sustainable rubber industry might be part of saving it.
What I Saw Inside the Messy, Desperate Chaos of the UN Climate Summit
Under rapidly approaching deadlines to keep global warming to a tolerable level, too many world leaders seem unable or unwilling to act.
The Era of Polite Climate Activism Is Dead and Buried
Activists blocked the streets of Washington as Greta Thunberg issued an ultimatum to world leaders at the UN.
Trolls' Attacks on Greta Thunberg's Appearance Are Sadly Predictable
Why would we listen to a child who’s begging us to avert the impending climate crisis when we could simply comment on how she chooses to style her hair?
Naomi Klein Is Not Here to Make You Feel Better
The legendary author and climate justice activist lays out her vision of the future. It's not pretty.
The UN Promised Aggressive Climate Action. Will It Follow Through?
After a day of angry, passionate rallies, United Nations officials had a message for young protesters: We hear you.