VIDEO: Tar Sands Action By “Gasland” Director Josh Fox
“There’s only been one tool that people have turned to in desperate times to change the world: Civil disobedience.” Director Josh Fox was nominated for an Oscar for his film…
Black Flags and Windmills: Climate Justice in Action
“Anarchy is not chaos, anarchy is self organization at its root. It’s the belief that any of us can get together and make decisions, that we don’t need someone 3,000…
The Filter Bubble Raises Important Issues – You Just Need To Filter Them Out For Yourself
If you’re under the impression that Google is piping the raw, unfiltered world to your computer monitor or smart phone every day, then you’re mistaken. And that mistake could cost…
Cure Your Summertime Blues With Coal Action Camp
It’s going to be some hot business this summer, and we ain’t talkin about the triple digit heat wave hitting much of the country. There is a rebellious spirit sweeping…
Just Do It
This is better than Harry Potter. Film maker Emily James has documented the emergence of a bold grassroots climate movement in the UK in her new film “Just Do It.”…
What Do Environmentalists And Animal Rights Activists Have In Common?
What do the environmental and animal rights movements have in common? More than you might think, including a profound love of certain vegan products that mark an intersection of our…
Breaking: Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher Sentenced To Two Years
How much are you willing to sacrifice to save a piece of the world? Today a federal judge in Salt Lake City sentenced climate activist Tim DeChristopher to two years…
Victory At Glen Cove: “A Win For the Ancestors”
Nearly 100 days of continuous prayer on-site at Segorea Te (also known as Glen Cove) near San Francisco, California, has precipitated a precedent-setting victory for the protection of a sacred…
Big Polluters Lining Up At Renewable Energy Trough
This post was written by Ananda Lee Tan at GAIA. Between the pollution trading markets and increasing public handouts for bad corporate behavior, U.S. energy corporations have been laughing all…
Brooklyn Elementary Students Walkin’ for Rainforests
UPDATE: On October 11, 2012, Disney announced a comprehensive paper policy that maximizes its use of environmentally superior papers like recycled and eliminates controversial sources like those connected to Indonesian rainforest destruction….