The New Amazon

by Marisa Handler

In the western Amazon, one indigenous tribe knows how to say no to Big Oil, and why. The Sarayacu of Ecuador are teaching conservationists, and other tribes, how to stand up and push back.

Pleading the First

by Janisse Ray

What we do when dissent is no longer someone else's job.

The War of the Senses

by Rick Bass

In the weeks following the presidential election of 2000, I began to keep a chart, a table of hours spent defending the homeland against the assault of the new administration.

Engagement

by Terry Tempest Williams

With a foreign policy run amok, the coming election offers a chance to question the simplistic view that what is good for business is good for humanity. Last in a three-part series.

Ground Truthing

by Terry Tempest Williams

The jagged heart of the Arctic refuge lies at the confluence of miracle and mystery. Terry Tempest Williams seeks out the soul of true democracy in part two of a three-part series.

The People’s Freeway

by Marcus Renner

The labyrinthine highways of Los Angeles have little use for pedestrians. But the pedestrians may have ideas of their own!

Acts of Hope

by Rebecca Solnit

A lot of activists expect that for every action there is an equal and opposite and punctual reaction, and regard the lack of one as failure. After all, activism is often a reaction...

Harbinger of Hope

by Marion Gilliam

Profits of Place

by Josh Harkinson

Is a kinder, gentler form of globalization really possible? Absolutely!

Pressing Forward

text by Tricia Louvar

Consent of the Governed

By JEFFREY KAPLAN

As corporations gain in power--and in control over our lives and livelihoods--the notion of democratic governance seems more and more quaint. But some don't see it that way.

Citizen Flora

by Todd Wilkinson

For federal environmental professionals, disagreeing with Bush administration policies can be hazardous to your health.

Tracking Toxics

by BILL SHERWONIT

The American military has left behind a trail of barrel dumps, illness, and death in the nation's last frontier, but a tiny group of Alaskans is righting the wrongs.

In Law We Trust

by MARK DOWIE

With the privatization of natural resources sweeping the nation like a new dance, it's time to polish up a venerable legal weapon.

Got Tape?

by BK LOREN

A cherished piece of land galvanizes an uproariously disparate neighborhood against corporate interlopers.

This American Land

text by Rick Bass, Richard Nelson, Robert Michael Pyle, Janisse Ray, Terry Tempest Williams

My Mileage is Better than Your Mileage

by Bill McKibben

How far can you go? The American obsession with "keeping score" takes a new turn in a hybrid car.

Green Across the Globe

by Polly Stupples

Last year in Canberra, Australia, activists from around the world gathered to forge the first international network of Green parties. Look out political cynicism! The author will not be the only one convinced by the results.

The Monarch and the Bt Corn Controversy

by Lincoln Brower

At stake in the debate over genetically modified Bt corn is not just the monarch butterfly, but the integrity of the scientific process.

Wall Street Losses, Wall Street Gains

by Anne Matthews

Snowy owls at JFK, coyotes in Central Park -- welcome to New York, where wildlife is returning to the city's double-edged habitat.

The Monarch Versus the Global Empire

by Peter Sauer

Caught in the same net as other victims of the post-NAFTA trade regime, the butterfly will fly free only when our country learns to honor human rights abroad and at home.

Las Monarcas

by Robert Michael Pyle

The monarch is beauty, delicacy, fragility, and hope; a symbol of international conservation, and a reminder to live in a way that will preserve the tiny wonders of our world.