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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.
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.
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.
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 labyrinthine highways of Los Angeles have little use for pedestrians. But the pedestrians may have ideas of their own!
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...
Is a kinder, gentler form of globalization really possible? Absolutely!
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.
For federal environmental professionals, disagreeing with Bush administration policies can be hazardous to your health.
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.
With the privatization of natural resources sweeping the nation like a new dance, it's time to polish up a venerable legal weapon.
A cherished piece of land galvanizes an uproariously disparate neighborhood against corporate interlopers.
How far can you go? The American obsession with "keeping score" takes a new turn in a hybrid car.
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.
At stake in the debate over genetically modified Bt corn is not just the monarch butterfly, but the integrity of the scientific process.
Snowy owls at JFK, coyotes in Central Park -- welcome to New York, where wildlife is returning to the city's double-edged habitat.
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.
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.