Climate Crisis Heather McTeer Toney Apr 20, 2023

When It Comes to the Climate, the Heat Is On

Heather McTeer Toney Apr 20, 2023

In this exclusive excerpt from 'Before the Streetlights Come On,' the Environmental Defense Fund's Heather McTeer Toney reveals the hazards of excluding Black and brown communities from the conversation around global warming.

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Climate Crisis Sarah Sloat Sep 28, 2022

Sharing Is Caring: How We Give Back Land to Animals

Sarah Sloat Sep 28, 2022

Animals have been forced to adapt to people since we started messing up their land. To save them, it's time to reimagine the status quo.

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The Optimist's Guide Yessenia Funes Jun 22, 2022

The Optimist’s Guide to Addressing the Climate Crisis

Yessenia Funes Jun 22, 2022

A planet in climate catastrophe is overwhelming, to say the least. Climate grief is normal, but it's optimism that can sustain the energy we need for solutions.

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Disinformation Brooke Binkowski Apr 6, 2022

Reimagining Borders Could Help Contain Disinformation

Brooke Binkowski Apr 6, 2022

Disinformation around immigration has become pervasive over the last decade. With increasing numbers of refugees displaced by war and climate emergencies, resilience demands that we reevaluate the value of lines on a map.

A photo of Dr. Beverly Wright, a Black woman, in front of a transparent image of the Earth globe, with two fields in the background.

Climate Crisis Heather McTeer Toney Mar 17, 2022

The Essential Role of Race in Climate Justice

Heather McTeer Toney Mar 17, 2022

Environmental justice expert Dr. Beverly L. Wright, Ph.D. explains that addressing the climate crisis in the U.S. begins with unpacking centuries of inequality rooted in racism.

A Black person holding a sign that says "Federal voting rights protections now!" In this collage, there is also a mask, a COVID-19 symbol, a sign that says "There's no Planet B," a drawing of the Earth," a picture that says "I voted," a drawing of the Ukrainian flag in front of the Earth, which is in the background.

State of Disunion Kaitlin Byrd Mar 1, 2022

Why Do We Make Politics So Complicated?

Kaitlin Byrd Mar 1, 2022

Americans are up to their necks in urgent crises, from an ever-evolving pandemic to climate disaster to supremacist autocracy, and can't bring themselves to tackle, let alone acknowledge any of them.

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Climate Crisis Alex Tzelnic Jan 19, 2022

Parenting Through the End of the World As We Know It

Alex Tzelnic Jan 19, 2022

Teaching our kids to practice mindfulness, the very act of slowing down and connecting with the world around us, might be the secret to helping them live on an unstable planet.

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First Person Anja Jerkovic Sep 21, 2021

The Western Way of Life Isn’t Climate Conscious

Anja Jerkovic Sep 21, 2021

How one writer found a sustainable way of life beyond American borders

Book cover for 1,001 Voices on Climate Change

Books Rainesford Stauffer Sep 8, 2021

Telling the Stories of the Climate Crisis

Rainesford Stauffer Sep 8, 2021

Devi Lockwood’s new book documents the changing planet from the everyday person’s perspective and sheds light on the connective power of Earth and conversation.

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Climate Crisis Heather McTeer Toney Sep 7, 2021

Earth Has Filed for Divorce

Heather McTeer Toney Sep 7, 2021

The latest IPCC report paints a bleak climate future. Here’s what we need to do to create a lasting, sustainable relationship with our planet.