
How you can vote with your dollar for the environment
In a democracy, voting is commonplace from as early as kindergarten when we vote on which games to play in gym...

Environmentalist and Gaia theorist James Lovelock dies at 103
British environmentalist James Lovelock died this week on his 103rd birthday. The brilliant scientist spent much...

Will promises from world leaders at COP26 actually happen?
Leaders from around the world are meeting in Glasgow this week for a major summit on climate change. The 26th Conference...

Penalties for protesting pipelines increase in 15 states
At least 15 states have passed or proposed bills that further criminalize trespassing on fossil fuel infrastructure,...

Students around the world join climate strike on March 15
On Friday, March 15, tens of thousands of high school and middle school students in more than 70 countries plan...

Dubai firm wants to tow icebergs from Antarctica for fresh water
As global temperatures increase due to global warming, ice caps and glaciers continue to melt at an increasing...

2017 Goldman Environmental Prize recognizes 6 activists who risk life and limb to protect the environment
The winners of the 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize show you don't have to be a celebrity or politician to make...

Leonardo DiCaprio pledges abstinence until the world quits fossil fuels
Fans of Leonardo DiCaprio may be sad to learn he has pledged abstinence until we end our collective addiction to...

Bill McKibben on how to protect the earth from a Trumpocalypse
If you're feeling overwhelmed in the face of President Donald Trump's overtures to ignore climate science, resuscitate...

Floating ring-shaped memorial celebrates Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai
This ring-shaped memorial dedicated to internationally renowned Kenyan environmental political activist and Nobel...

Melissa McCarthy is hilarious as a luckless eco-warrior in Kia's Superbowl ad
When she isn't lampooning White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live, Melissa McCarthy is off...

Endangered orcas under threat from bitumen pipeline planned for Vancouver port
A population of killer whales that live off the coast of Vancouver, Canada is under threat by a planned oil pipeline...

"Trash Man" who wears all of his garbage is a walking, talking landfill
Rob Greenfield is a self-described adventurer and environmentalist, and if you happen to spot him on the streets...

16-year-old activist demands US gov end fossil fuel use by 2026
An online petition by 16-year-old climate activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez has attracted over 100,000 signatures demanding...

Meet the 6 inspiring winners of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize
Destiny Watford, United States Destiny Watford, who is now 20, began fighting construction of an incinerator...