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.
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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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
Photo Essay: From Field to Fork at an Ethical Farm
See how Heyday Farm raises healthy animals in an environmentally and economically sustainable way.
鈥淣ature Deficit Disorder鈥� Is Making Us Sick鈥擝ut These 鈥淏ioneers鈥� Believe They Have the Cure
In this interview, the founder of the Bioneers conference talks about what he鈥檚 learned in 25 years of bringing thinkers together.
Small-Scale Traditional Farming Is the Only Way to Avoid Food Crisis, UN Researcher Says
New scientific research increasingly shows how 鈥渁groecology鈥� offers environmentally sustainable methods that can meet the rapidly growing demand for food.
See How the National Park Service Rocks Instagram
There鈥檚 no better way to celebrate America鈥檚 public lands than to visit them. But these Instagram accounts are a nice substitute for times when you can鈥檛.
For the Beaches and the Barrios: Why Next Week鈥檚 Climate March Will Be the Largest Ever
We鈥檙e tired of winning the argument and losing the fight. And so we march.
Climate Change Puts the Food System at Risk. This Guy’s Open-Source Farming Style Can Help
This story is part of the Climate in Our Hands collaboration between Truthout and 大象传媒 Magazine. As climate change progresses, access to fresh, healthy food is becoming a more critical
To Save Family Farms from Corporate Buyout, Retiring Farmers Connect with a New Generation
In the next 20 years, many American family farmers are likely to retire鈥攑utting enormous amounts of land on the market. Here's how they're connecting with young farmers to make sure the family farm survives.
Where Does All the Trash from Dollywood Go? To One of the World’s Best Composting Facilities
Sevier County, Tenn., diverts 70 percent of waste from landfills鈥攁nd it's becoming more efficient all the time.
Climate Comeback: A Grassroots Movement Steps Back Into the International Arena
Three major international meetings about climate change are on the horizon. Is this the moment to fix the failures of Copenhagen?
Why the Climate Movement Must Stand with Ferguson
The tragedy in Ferguson helps us understand why people of color aren't as active as they could be in the climate movement鈥攁nd what white allies can do to change that.
Photo Essay: Indigenous Farmers Gather in the Andes to Plan for Climate Change
These photos document a gathering of indigenous groups from China, Bhutan, and Peru. They met in the spring to discuss climate change and plan a crop exchange program.
The Leader of Canada’s Green Party Is Marching for Climate Action鈥擜nd She Wants You to Join Her in NYC
As environmental lawyer and author Gus Speth once said, "Politicians ride the waves. People's movements make the waves."
Guardians of the Plains: One Lakota Family’s Plan to Fend off South Dakota’s Epic Drought
Long years of drought in South Dakota have made it difficult for the soil to absorb water. A group led by indigenous women hopes to change that through a ambitious dam-building project.
Trash Into Treasure: 6 Cool Things Made from Sea Plastic
As the problem of marine pollution gets serious, people around the world are turning ocean trash into all sorts of useful objects.
Indigenous Seed Savers Gather in the Andes, Agree to Fight Climate Change with Biodiversity
As climate change makes it more difficult to practice agriculture in their ancestral homelands, indigenous communities are exchanging seeds in hopes of finding the hardiest varieties.
This Solar-Powered Water Wheel Can Clean 50,000 Pounds of Baltimore鈥檚 Trash Per Day
The Inner Harbor Water Wheel is proving to be an effective answer to the city's water pollution problem.
Scared of Biking in Traffic? These Cities Are Making It Safe
To get people on bikes in big numbers, cities are finding that it's essential to separate bike lanes from traffic.
“Snowpiercer”: If You Care About Climate Change, This Sci Fi Thriller Is For You
The film never flinches from the complex connections between economic and environmental problems.
Court Rules That New York Towns Can Ban Fracking
The ruling is a boon to the more than 170 municipalities in New York that have already passed bans or moratoriums.
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