The Era of Small and Many

by Bill McKibben

We are living through a giant turning of the tide, away from the brittle and toward the resilient.

Evolve

by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus

Turning away from technology ignores thousands of years of evolution between humans and nature.

Back to the Future

by James Howard Kunstler

The cities of tomorrow will be less like The Jetsons and more like déjà vu.
Also available: audio interview with the author.

When Cowboys Cry

by Sandra Steingraber

The fossil fuel-based economy is breaking hearts all over the fracking place.

Track Back

by Janisse Ray

Frequent fliers of the world take note: redemption aplenty awaits those who ride the rails.

The Gulf Between Us

by Terry Tempest Williams
Photographs by J Henry Fair

Oil spill stories from the Gulf Coast that underscore one thing: this moment belongs to us all.
Accompanied by an audio slide show including extra images, narrated by photographer J Henry Fair.

The Economics of Estuary

by Ginger Strand

Is free-market environmentalism the solution or the problem?

Calamity on the Colorado

Text by James Powell, photographs by Peter M. McBride

Beneath the shrinking waters of Lake Powell, a massive problem is building.
With added photos and Peter McBride's audio slideshow.

Shale Game

by Sandra Steingraber

Four ways of looking at a natural gas deposit.

Theses on Sustainability

by Eric Zencey

We all love it. Everyone says they want it. So we might want to get very clear on what it actually is.

Return to the Center of the World

Photographs and Text by Carolyn Drake

A cautionary tale, inscribed in and along two of Central Asia's most storied rivers. Website exclusive: audio slide show, narrated by the photographer.

The Transition Initiative

by Jay Griffiths

Towns and cities are imagining different -- and positive -- futures in a warming, post-oil world.

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.

The Barbaric Heart

by Curtis White

Are violence and greed too big a match for a naïve and jaded environmentalism?

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.

Nails

by Katrina Vandenberg

A general store, a relic from an otherwise-abandoned small town in Minnesota, connects the author to thoughts about peak oil.
EXCERPT

Human/Nature Slide Show

A slide show and captions from the exhibit Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet

Human/Nature

by Laurel Braitman

What happens when a museum and a conservation organization join forces to dispatch artists to World Heritage sites? See the article for 9 video interviews with the artists involved.

Under the Fence

Photographs and text by Jason Benjamin Smith

A small river connects a divided landscape.

The Sustainability Revolution

by Greg Gordon

The revolution of Nuevo Horizonte

Community Supported Fishery

by Peter Smith

One tactic for a more sustainable fishery

Change Everything Now

Interview with Gus Speth, by Jeff Goodell

A paragon of mainstream environmentalism says it's time to get a lot more radical.

Running on Wind and Sun

by Wren Farris

Let's talk about the real changes we need to make for sustainability

Environmental Self-defense

by Tom Callos

Martial arts applied to sustainability

Bicycle Recycler

by Peter Friederici

"Only a dull ecosystem, after all, lacks frequent interactions between its components..."