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Environmental Defense Fund's Virtual Event Discusses Systemic Racism and Environmental Justice

As one of the world’s leading environmental organizations, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) uses science and different perspectives to make the environment safer and healthier for us all. The EDF has hosted a few Instagram live events to further dive into the environmental and climate justice conversation. On

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On "Dark Waters," PFAs, and Pollution

Some public safety risks are impossible to ignore, such as the prevalence of fires on the West Coast or hurricanes in the South East. These dangers are very real and we should be doing all we can to combat them. Yet, there are a number of equally dangerous threats to

Climate Change

3 Environmental Campaigns from the Past that Provide a Blueprint for Tackling Climate Change

The past can often provide us a blueprint for a way forward and this applies to climate change. While the task of tackling toxic industries perpetuating the crisis seems like a daunting task, campaigns have been launched and successfully executed against key environmental issues in the past, indicating that with

Climate Change

DAPL Victory Part of Larger Battle Towards Greener Future

Earlier this month, Judge James E. Boasberg of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to be shut down. This shutdown was ordered to conduct a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) by the Army Corps of Engineers. The DAPL is an

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On the Intersection of Environmental and Racial Injustice

In the late fifteenth century, when the first European ships landed on the shores of the American continent, colonizers exploited and claimed the land held sacred by the Native Americans. This colonization set a pattern that continues to this day —that of people of color being displaced to less desirable

“From Crisis to Justice”: A Panel Discussion About the Global Green New Deal

According to Milton Friedman, “A crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change,” A decades-old quote, yet stunningly indicative of the ethos of an online event entitled “Global Green New Deal: Into the Portal, Leave No One Behind,” which took place in May. The event was co-sponsored by The

Rethinking Animals: From Animal Trafficking to Global Security

Thinking Animals United’s annual animals rights summit, “Rethinking Animals,” ran from September 13th to the 15th in partnership with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (ifaw) and Compassion in World Farming. Panel topics ranged from the economic impact of animal farming to the threat animal trafficking poses to global

Last Day of the "Rethinking Animals" Summit

By: Allison Hagg It is the last day of the “Rethinking Animals” Summit, and leaving behind the early Sunday sun for the cool dark of the SVA Theatre lobby, I already feel as if things have gotten serious. I’m not long positioned at one of the few precious tables

Starring Three Generations of Black Women, Fast Color Is a Sci-Fi, Eco-Apocalyptic Whirlwind

By Eden Gordon This review contains spoilers. At the start of Fast Color, which opened the ninth Athena Film Festival on February 28th in New York, you watch a woman arrive in a darkened motel. There’s talk, bills exchanged, but the air is thick with tension. Something thuds in

Regenerate or Detonate: Talking Soil, Hemp, and Corporate Greed with John Roulac

Interview by Ronit Pinto and Jaime Lubin; additional reporting by Eden Gordon and Jackie Hajdenberg John Roulac is internationally known as a preeminent authority on hemp and superfoods with over 20 years in the industry. A passionate environmentalist, author of four books concerning ecology and conservation, founder of five nonprofit

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China Is Done Cleaning Up Our Mess

By Gary SchwartzI was listening to NPR one day this summer while driving to pick up my son from camp. The podcast reported on how China alerted the World Trade Organization that it was no longer accepting most of the world’s waste for recycling. The story went into great

Activism

Natural Woman: The Sustainable Life of Emma Bell

If you’re a fan of The Walking Dead, Dallas, the ensemble comedy Relationship Status or any number of popular TV series, you probably know Emma Bell. But you may not realize the actress-director is also a lifelong environmental activist who regularly works with organizations such as Earthjustice, Unitepeople, and

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EcoOptimism, or How We Come Out Ahead of the Game

<img src=”https://cdn.getmidnight.com/ee9375a9e35b070b930b27b8e868dc1c/wordpress/2020/02/EcoOptimism-Sky-Environment.png” alt=”EcoOptimism-Sky-Environment.jpg” /> In the college ecodesign classes I teach, my first task usually is to address what we call “eco-literacy”: understanding the litany of environmental issues we face. Climate change, plastics

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Rock the Vote: Geologist Jess Phoenix Runs for Congress with a Patton Oswalt Comedy Fundraiser

By Christopher DeWanA rumble shakes through the old deco auditorium in Newhall, CA, just a few miles from California’s infamous San Andreas fault—but Jess Phoenix takes it in stride. Phoenix, a career geologist who’s now running for Congress, is working her way through her first-ever

Climate Change

Even Without Trump, the U.S. Will Fail to Meet the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Here's Why.

By Nick Konstantine LioudisThere is overwhelming evidence that climate change is impacting our environment. In fact, it’s been such an area of focus that it was singled out by the United Nations in its January 2016 launch of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of global guidelines as