20 Photos: My Seven Months of Living at Standing Rock
The community we have built here has taught many how to live a large-scale sustainable, decolonized, anticapitalist lifestyle.
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Standing Rock Prepared Us for Trump’s Billionaires and Oil Giants
Continuing to shrink our oil consumption is one way to challenge the oil uber alles mentality of the Trump administration.
Arctic Waters Have Been Rescued From Drilling, But What About the Land?
Time is running out for Obama to say no to Big Oil and permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—and the people who depend on it.
In One of the Nation’s Unhealthiest Places, This Hospital Prescribes Fresh Food From Its Own Farm
In an industry usually focused on medicine and procedures, a Philadelphia-area hospital decided what its patients needed was a farm and advice about food.
What Happens After a Kinder Morgan Pipeline Approval? Anger, Then Strategy
In a moment like this, direct action needs to call attention to a moral crisis that demands intervention, much like what we're seeing at Standing Rock.
They Lost Their Jungles to Plantations, But These Indigenous Women Grew Them Back
When a governmental effort to encourage cash crops threatened their food security and native land, India’s indigenous families came together to revive their traditional food systems.
Voters Win More Solar Energy Options Despite Opposition From Big Energy
Corporate-backed utilities have quashed solar initiatives for years, but residents fought back.
My Desperate Search for Environmentally Friendly Underwear
The apparel and textile industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. But can consumers shape a greener fashion industry with our shopping choices?
Four Ways to Look at Standing Rock: An Indigenous Perspective
In the shadow of the Trump election, I found myself explaining to world climate leaders how to see Standing Rock through an indigenous lens.
What Standing Rock Needs Obama to Do Quickly—Before Trump Takes Over
Trump will try to fast-track fossil fuel projects across the country. That makes the final months of President Obama’s term more important than ever.
What the Trump Victory Means for Standing Rock
The Sioux tribe is facing a pro-oil president-elect with personal investments riding on the completion of the Dakota Access pipeline.
After Trauma at Standing Rock, Recovery and New Resolve
Songs and prayers, words of encouragement, and spaces for recovery are at the core of the healing happening here at Standing Rock.
Why Exxon Loves the Carbon Tax—and Voters Should Not
Washington state is considering putting a price on carbon emissions. This will not fix our climate problem and, in fact, will help fossil fuel companies continue to profit from it.
Labor Leaders Support the Dakota Access Pipeline—But This Native Union Member Doesn’t
Some of the biggest unions have denounced the water protectors. But critical voices have been missing from the conversation: those of indigenous union members themselves.
Calling All Climate Activists: “Go Out and Get Yourself in Some Holy Trouble”
After activists launched a strike shutting off the flow of tar sands oil across the U.S. this week, a movement leader calls for more faith-based direct action.
What? Army Corps Suddenly Decides Coal Trains Won’t Harm Salmon-Filled Columbia River
The next Standing Rock is the Longview Millennium coal export facility. Water protectors know coal dust is like a pipeline accident that happens daily.
Why Standing Rock Is a Test for Obama—And All Climate Choices Ahead
Paris agreements take effect November 4, and the climate change math shows we need a managed decline of fossil fuels in the U.S. That means no Dakota Access pipeline.
How to Raise an Environmentalist
Encouraging children to form an emotional attachment to nature may be key to protecting our planet’s future.
10 Photos That Show the Magnificent Light Shining on Standing Rock
Despite all the news of pipeline regulation, court appeals, and activist arrests, Native photographer Josue Rivas reminds us that it is actually a peaceful place.
The Big Lie Going Around About a Tribe, a Pipeline, And Too Much Federal Regulation
Those with something to gain from the Dakota Access pipeline want us to believe the energy company is an overburdened victim.
These Minneapolis Bicyclists Will Take You on a Spirited Tour—Of Their Polluted Neighborhood
Bicycle equity for the Latino community of East Phillips means more than protected bike lanes—it means clean air.
The World’s Biggest School Meal Program Is Keeping Local Farmers in Business
Emphasizing local food under a radical policy of “zero hunger,” Brazil’s school lunch initiative helps small farmers buy the land they’ve been farming for generations.
Yes, They’re Killing the Wolves—But There’s More To It
Misdirected public outrage over the killing of a Washington wolf pack may do more harm than good.
Can Washington State Save the Fewer Than 10 Grizzly Bears It Has Left?
Environmentalists, industry, and politicians have a second chance to learn from decades of wolf debates and save the grizzlies.
Winona LaDuke on the Dakota Access Pipeline: What Would Sitting Bull Do?
I am not sure how badly North Dakota wants this pipeline. If there is to be a battle over the Dakota Access, I would not bet against a people with nothing else left but a land and a river.
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