Can You Imagine a City Where Trees and Swing Sets Matter More Than Cars?
As we reimagine our future cities, we can make room for nature and humanity.
Environment
How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms at Home (and Get Plenty of Flavor and Protein for Free)
You don't need a garden to grow mushrooms鈥攁ny cool, shady space will do, even a cupboard or dark corner.
How a Low-Tech Seed Bank in Greece Preserves Thousands of Heritage Crops
Members of the Greek seed bank Peliti say that keeping their wares in production鈥攊nstead of in refrigerators鈥攊mproves the health of the plants they鈥檙e working to save.
10 Ways Human Rights and Democracy Won in 2014 (Yeah, You Heard That Right)
Let鈥檚 be honest: It was a brutal year for human rights. But we still have victories worth celebrating.
How to Feast Sustainably During the Holidays
Stories in classic literature remind us that for most of our history, end-of-season gatherings celebrated local harvests. Can we find our way back?
Northern California’s Railroads Are Carrying More Crude Oil Than Ever鈥擝ut These Neighbors Aren’t Having It
Residents who have joined the fight against transporting oil by train have also come to understand aspects of the wider context.
UN Climate Negotiators Drop the Ball in Lima鈥擭ow It鈥檚 Up to the Grassroots to Pick It Up
Negotiators have stopped trying to win a binding international agreement on carbon emissions. Now it鈥檚 up to the people to push our governments to action.
These 3 Colleges Stopped Investing in Fossil Fuels鈥擮ne Year Later, Their Endowments Are Doing Just Fine
Colleges argue that divestment is not financially responsible鈥攂ut those who鈥檝e already done it say the risk is minimal.
An Insurance Policy for Climate Change? How Seed Banks Are Protecting the Future of Food
鈥淲hile not every traditional variety tastes great or looks great, its genetics may be invaluable 50 or 100 years from now when the climate is different.鈥�
Photo Essay: At a Half-Mile-Long Table, Chefs, Farmers, and Volunteers Feed a Neighborhood for Free
In St. Paul, Minnesota, artist Seitu Jones wanted to start a community-wide conversation about food access and food justice鈥攁nd where better to talk than over a good meal?
When the City Turned Off Their Water, Detroit Residents and Groups Delivered Help
Grassroots action has backed down the city鈥檚 aggressive water shutoffs.
New Film Shows How Florida Farmworkers Won Fairer Pay From America’s Biggest Food Companies
"This is not a film about oppression," said Food Chains executive producer Eva Longoria. "It's actually about transformation."
Dutch Company Powers Streetlights With Living Plants; Will Your Cell Phone Be Next?
Forget potato clocks. This promising new technology derives substantial amounts of electricity from living plants.
This Food Stand Celebrates Palestinian Culture. When It Received a Death Threat, Students Stood Up
Conflict Kitchen serves up food from countries in conflict with the United States鈥攁nd its customers think it's worth defending.
10 Climate Conscious Cities鈥擡lectric Cars, Rooftop Farms, and Other Ways They鈥檙e Preparing for the Future
There鈥檚 no time to waste when it comes to acting on climate change. The world鈥檚 most forward-thinking cities are curbing carbon and building for a sustainable future, now.
Want to See How Governments Are Making Real Progress? Look to the Cities Tackling Our Biggest Problems
New energy is transforming our cities into hotbeds of democracy and progressive innovation.
Urban Comeback: How Cities Are Leading Us Into the Future
At a time when nations are gridlocked and corrupted by special interests, cities are taking on poverty, social isolation, and the climate crisis.
Permanent Housing for 85 Homeless People Saved Taxpayers $1.8 Million (And 18 Other Facts to Think About)
Did you know an elephant can bring in more than $1.6 million during its lifetime鈥攆rom ecotourism?
The New Grassroots Heroes: They Fight Pollution鈥攁nd Police Brutality鈥擜nd They’re Changing How Social Movements Happen
"The global justice movement, the antiwar movement, the climate movement: We are now part of a much larger, more systemic movement that really sees the interrelationships between all these systems and climate destruction."
7 Ways to Get Happy鈥擶ithout Costing the Planet
The starting point is to realize we have choices鈥攍ike meaningful work, authentic relationships, and gratitude.
These 14 Teenage Inventors Built a Glove That Translates Sign Language鈥攁nd Other Tech Solutions
What these kids came up with will leave you wondering what adults are even doing anymore.
Land, Co-ops, Compost: A Local Food Economy Emerges in Boston’s Poorest Neighborhoods
From kitchens that buy and sell locally grown food, to a waste co-op that will return compost to the land, new enterprises are building an integrated food network. It's about local people keeping the wealth of their land at home.
Divestment Helped to End Apartheid in South Africa鈥擟an It Work for Fossil Fuels?
When it comes to divestment, the anti-apartheid struggle is always cited as an influence. Here's how South Africans are starting to apply those same lessons to addressing climate change.
In Washington State, a Green Governor Fights Climate Change on Multiple Fronts
Jay Inslee鈥檚 multipronged approach includes meeting with farmers and members of indigenous tribes, working toward policies like cap-and-trade, and closing the state鈥檚 last coal-fired power plant.
Wind and Solar Create More Jobs When They鈥檙e Locally Owned, Report Finds
When it comes to providing jobs and money to towns and cities, not all renewable energy is created equal.
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