Polymers Are Forever

by Alan Weisman

There was hardly any prior to 1945, but it may now be the most ubiquitous man-made substance on Earth.

The Ecology of Work

by Curtis White

Abandoning those cubicles and the consumerism they fuel could help the environmental movement, but better yet, it will invariably make us more human. Second of two parts.

Being on the Land

Photographs and text by Robert Semeniuk

By going out on the land, the Inuit enact archetypal connections that are more universal than they appear.

The Consolations of Extinction

by Christopher Cokinos

Feeling responsible for saving the entire biosphere can be a real drag, but one can take comfort in those who've come and gone before.

Nature Restructured

Sculpture and text by Bryan Nash Gill

An artist's give and take with the natural world releases the hidden beauty of things.

Burgers à la Thomas Jefferson

An interview with Tod Murphy

A Vermont diner embodies one farmer's faith in the nexus of food, democracy, and community.

To Remake the World

by Paul Hawken

Unheralded and often ignored, the largest movement in history is marching, meeting, creating, and resisting in order to safeguard nature and ensure justice.

Measuring Your Ecological Footprint

by Adam Stein

Tesco, a British company, launches a 20-point plan to address climate change, starting with a program of "carbon labeling"

Low Life

by Julia Whitty

A visit to Tuvalu, which climate change threatens with extinction.

Telltales

by Kisha Lewellyn Schlegel

Alyce Santoro, inspired by Tibetan prayer flags, creates Sonic Fabric

Think Like an Ocean

by Andi McDaniel

How will we steward a realm that's vast beyond comprehension?

A Place-Based Malady

by Gregg Mitman

In the battle to breathe easy, the allergies seem to be winning.

Social Justice: Now More than Ever

Interview by Erik Hoffner, Orion Grassroots Network

Profile of Project South

The Tortilla Cycle

by Rebecca Allen

In Guatemala, corn is the stuff of life, and tortillas....

The Thoreau Problem

by Rebecca Solnit

Must beauty and pleasure wait until after the revolution?

Book Tourist

by Robert Michael Pyle

An author with an offering ventures out into the world of readers.

Energy Co-op, Sabbath Sustainability, Localvores in Vermont...

by Lynn Benander, Jenny Holmes, Janisse Ray

Motivated by peak oil and climate change, as well as good common sense, Orion readers envision a better future and move toward it. Read their stories in Orion's newest department, Making Other Arrangements.

Reviews

Swimming in Circles
The Creation
Truck
American Conservatism
The Chances of the World Changing
Back on the Fire

Poetry

Snapper by Nicky Conroy
Thirty Second Concert by Robert Cording
Lilacs by John Skoyles
The Rest of Life by Tony Hoagland