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Kenny Ausubel at the 2014 Festival of Faiths. Photo by Center for Interfaith Relations / Flickr.

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.

Ruair矛 McKiernan | Oct 7, 2014

Photo by International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center / Flickr.

Sustainable food and farming

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.

Nafeez Ahmed | Oct 4, 2014

Jennifer "Tootie" Jones visits the beef cattle she raises at Swift Level Farm in West Virginia

Sustainable food and farming | Local economies

West Virginia Cattle Farmers Build the Local Food Economy They Need to Thrive

The farmers working to build West Virginia鈥檚 local meat economy know that their fate relies on the success of the entire local meat ecosystem.

Erin L. McCoy | Oct 2, 2014

The Incredible Hulk wants YOU to divest from fossil fuels. Photo by marvelousRoland / Flickr.

Divestment | Climate

Incredible Hulk and Former Goldman Sachs Guy Are Among the Many Pulling $50 Billion Out of Fossil Fuels

鈥淒ivest from fossil fuels and invest in a clean energy future. Move your money out of the problem and into solutions.鈥�

Chuck Collins | Sep 26, 2014

Climate

Young Climate Marchers: Support From Boomers Makes Us Feel Less Alone

鈥淚t makes me feel happy and inspired that we have people of all generations who are thinking that more drastic, extraordinary actions are necessary.鈥�

Kristin Moe | Sep 25, 2014

Climate

Largest Climate March in History Connects Crisis to Corporations

The enormous event will provide support to world leaders who will be asking for climate action at this week鈥檚 United Nations summit.

Matt Surrusco | Sep 22, 2014

Citizens United | Climate

Can a 鈥淔irewall Strategy鈥� Keep Big Energy Out of Climate Talks? It Worked for Fighting Tobacco

Kicking the polluters out of the negotiations may sound like wishful thinking. But there is a precedent: the global effort to regulate the tobacco industry.

Alexis Goldstein | Sep 20, 2014

Climate

Stanford’s Coal Divestment: Meet 2 Students鈥擜nd 1 President鈥擶ho Made It Happen

The movement to persuade schools to divest from fossil fuels has taken off around the country. Meet a few people who helped get Stanford鈥檚 money out of coal.

Dana Drugmand | Sep 19, 2014

Renewable energy | Climate

Beyond Divestment: Climate-Concerned Philanthropists Pledge to Move Billions to Wind and Solar

Groups have been divesting money from oil, coal, and gas for years. Now they鈥檙e hoping to get more climate-healing bang for their buck.

Chuck Collins | Sep 19, 2014

Water | Climate

Coral Reefs for Climate Justice? The Oceans Can鈥檛 Speak, But They Need Our Help

The world under the waves is under attack from climate change, overfishing, and pollution. But major marine sanctuaries are making a difference.

Richard Schiffman | Sep 18, 2014

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.

Mary Hansen | Sep 17, 2014

Climate

Why the People鈥檚 Climate March Won鈥檛 Stop Climate Change (And 5 Ways to Go Further)

An incisive critique of the People鈥檚 Climate March comes with a list of ways to step up our game.

Quincy Saul | Sep 16, 2014

A member of New York's transit workers union attends Occupy Wall Street in September 2011. Photo by Timothy Krause / Flickr.

Climate | Jobs

NY Unions Will Bring Fresh Ideas about Jobs, Energy to Historic Climate March

Key national unions are stepping up to support the People's Climate March on September 21. But some green radicals say unions need to create their own climate protection strategy that democratizes the energy sector.

Abby Scher | Sep 14, 2014

Sustainable food and farming | Climate

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

Dahr Jamail | Sep 14, 2014

Octavio Garcia and his brothers now manage their own 6.5 acres leased from ALBA. Photo by Nancy Porto / ALBA.

Jobs | Sustainable food and farming

Migrant Farmworkers Find Paths Out of Poverty Through Incubator Farms

Incubator farms help seasonal workers start their own businesses, where they get better pay and the support of a community.

Lisa Gale Garrigues | Sep 11, 2014

Sustainable food and farming

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.

Liz Pleasant | Sep 6, 2014

Renewable energy

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.

Erin L. McCoy | Aug 28, 2014

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.

Deirdre Smith | Aug 23, 2014

Sustainable food and farming

Americans Spend $1.8 Billion on Eating Out Every Day (And 23 Other Facts You Should Probably Know)

Meanwhile, more Americans got insured, the oceans continued to become more acidic, and the world鈥檚 largest collection of rubber ducks grew at a rapid pace.

Dana Drugmand, Yessenia Funes | Aug 19, 2014

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