Discussions
A Nation of Addicts
by Franklin Kalinowski
Democracy wasn't built for a culture addicted to oil.
7 comments
Ambassador of Fruit
by Alec Wilkinson
Idaho reminded Esmaeil Fallahi of Iran. Now he's helping its growers diversify their farms with surprising fruits like jujube and persimmon.
9 comments
The Story About the One
by Sandra Steingraber
Pro-life or pro-choice, everyone can agree on one thing about abortion. And that's potentially great news for the environment.
11 comments
From the Editors
July/August 2009
"There is bleakness all around us. There is also extraordinary opportunity to remake the world."
3 comments
World at Dawn
by Diane Ackerman
The subtle delights of the ghostly realm between night and day.
6 comments
Forget Shorter Showers
by Derrick Jensen
Why personal change is not a substitute for political change.
387 comments
The Transition Initiative
by Jay Griffiths
Towns and cities are imagining different -- and positive -- futures in a warming, post-oil world.
25 comments
The Trumpet of the Swan
by Kim Todd
Childhood memories withstand the test of time, but a fragile species may be another story.
7 comments
Hell Yeah, We Want Windmills
by Erik Reece
In the heart of coal country, activists are championing an energy economy that can save mountains and save lives.
20 comments
World at Gunpoint
by Derrick Jensen
How we should live our lives is precisely the wrong question.
206 comments
The Barbaric Heart
by Curtis White
Are violence and greed too big a match for a naïve and jaded environmentalism?
58 comments
Pulverized
by Jay Griffiths
What has silenced the language of stones, and why should we want the stones to speak?
8 comments
The Poetry of Power
by Ginger Strand, with photographs by Jason Houston
When it comes to small hydro, environmentalists are damned if they do and damned if they don't. Plus EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: A Small-Hydro Road Trip.
9 comments
Oracle in the Desert
Text and photographs by Craig Childs
A retired cop wanders the canyons of Arizona looking for redemption. Plus AUDIO of the author reading this article.
4 comments
Lunch with Cheeta
Photographs and text by Kirk Crippens
In sunny Palm Springs, a retired movie star elicits reflection on the boundaries of being human. With LINKS to more about Cheeta.
9 comments
3 Bets
by Sandra Steingraber
A successful environmental human rights movement is worth everything you can possibly wager. AUDIO EXTRA: Interview with Sandra Steingraber.
16 comments
The Forbidden Forest
Photographs and text by Jonathan Olley
How a long-ago war continues to generate casualties.
FULL TEXT and slide show available.
5 comments
The Adored, Buzzing Around Us
by Sharman Apt Russell
Finding beauty in unexpectedly beautiful creatures.
FULL ARTICLE available.
10 comments
Bucking a Stiff Ebb Tide
Text and photographs by Roger Pinckney
Off the Carolina coast, it's still possible to make a real living from real fishing.
EXCERPT
1 comments
All You Can Eat
by Jim Carrier
Plunge into the disturbing world of America's favorite seafood.
FULL ARTICLE AVAILABLE
33 comments
Underfoot Earth Turns
by Gary Snyder
A spiritual journey through both topography and time.
EXCERPT
1 comments
Artifice v. Pastoral
by Jay Griffiths
Championing an old idea over a surrealistically modern threat.
EXCERPT
15 comments
Spy Flies
by Kathleen Yale
Didn't you just know they were up to something?
FULL (short) ARTICLE AVAILABLE
2 comments
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