Farmers are often among the first people to notice a shift in the climate. So I also take seriously the cumulative daily—and yearly—field research of a trusted source: My local CSA …

An author looks at a forgotten corner of exurbia—rural New England—and considers what his father's commute teaches us about the environmental consequences of the back-to-the-land lifestyle...

 

Most people, regardless of their political leanings, agree that protecting the planet is the right thing to do, even if they don't always agree on how to do it.

Cash-strapped state park managers are forging partnerships with corporations to close their budget gaps. But what does Coca-Cola have to do with outdoor recreation?…

An interview with radical ecologist Nance Klehm, 2012 Utne Reader Visionary.

“Agricultural urbanism” aims to protect farmland from suburban sprawl by creating a new kind of agri-centric community…

 

“Save the whales” may have become something of a schoolyard taunt for anti-environmentalists to hurl, but make no mistake: Some activists are still out there, saving whales…

Ecomusicology is a diverse academic field bridging sound and science...

Monks work with their hands to sustain a forest and forge inner peace...

Farmers need to make more money to feed the world...

An environmentalist begs his comrades for honesty, accuracy, and a sense of humor...

Former FEMA director James Lee Witt on adapting to climate change

A suburban farmer ruminates on loam, longevity, and living the good life...

We’ve learned, time and time again, that damming rivers causes all sorts of problems for both nature and society—and yet we keep building dams all over the world…

For millennia, the downstream effects of the upstream behavior were never seen. Whether it’s in social, economic, political or environmental terms, most people went blindly about their business without seeing the full ramifications of what they were doing.

Whisky fuels lots of things—rebellions, country and western songs, and Shane MacGowan, to name just a few. Now it’s going to power 9,000 homes in Scotland…

While fast fashion—clothes produced quick and dirty to keep up with industry trends—is de rigueur in America, a recent study suggests slow fashion could be the next big trend…

 

If you know even a little bit about the natural world, you’ll find Aelian’s On the Nature of Animals quite ridiculous, but perhaps the Roman scribe was on to something…

Current marine aquaculture conditions deplete seas and oceans of life-supporting nutrients. Find out what changes need to be made in order for marine life to thrive in and out of these fish farms.

Sanjit “Bunker” Roy’s strategy for improving access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa is all about empowering local grandmothers to use solar technology.

Activists with Marcellus Earth First! successfully delayed a hydraulic fracturing operation with a recent protest and blockade, a small but monumental victory.

With solar gardens, or community-owned solar power, neighbors team up to buy panels and share the benefits of renewable energy through virtual net metering.

Is that wood legal? Scan it and see. Liberia is putting barcodes on lumber in order to clean up its logging industry and preserve its rainforest…

A young girl's last wish inspired thousands to donate to charity: water. A year later, her mother traveled to Ethiopia to meet some of the 60,000 people Rachel helped.

Think of your favorite environmental writers, and chances are you won’t bring to mind people like Wangari Maathai, Abdul Rahman, Arundhati Roy, or Ken Saro-Wiwa…

For many years, major players in the chemical industry were aware of the damage they were doing to public health and the environment. Discover a long American history of chemical pollution and the unveiling of some tricks they still use today.

It seems like a brilliant green-power scheme: Capture the unharnessed energy created by people working out in health clubs…

Tenderloin National Forest is a welcome green space amid San Francisco’s seedy underbelly...

Free stores—shops that offer goods at no cost—encourage people of all income levels to give what they can, take what they need, and rethink consumer culture…

 

Acting as a living tribute to Martin Luther King...

Seed-lending programs are taking root in public libraries across the country...

Meet the EPA’s new eco-crime-fighting agents...

A growing community of scientists and social activists is gathering under the heading of sustainable degrowth.

Author Daniel Rirdan breaks down the history and science behind climate dynamics and global warming.

A conservationist working to save endangered sea turtles is taking a counterintuitive approach—he’s befriending the poachers…

As oil companies set their sites on warming Arctic waters, the environmental movement should reimagine its connection with the ocean.

In a crowded field of Republican hopefuls, a candidate that takes a progressive stance on climate change could win the day...

The nuclear industry is teaching its vision of a bright nuclear future to schoolchildren…

On August 25, a sacred Lakota site will be divided and auctioned off for development in Rapid City, South Dakota.

John Robbins calls into question the current state of U.S. food policies and reminds us that a food revolution is possible and more important than ever.

Beware the vine creep. That’s the name given to the widespread profusion of lianas—woody, tree-climbing vines—across the tropical forests of North, South, and Central America…

Take a video tour of Daniel Aragon’s 110-square-foot micro home—made from more than 50 percent recycled and reclaimed materials—near Telluride, Colorado.

That fresh pine scent may be harming your health and polluting the environment. A study of 25 scented products found that they collectively emitted more than 100 volatile organic compounds…

Learn about the history of seeds and plant domestication and how diversifying our crops with different seed varieties may help prevent blight.

Ethical restaurateurs take the pledge to stop selling bottled water, regardless of the effect on their bottom line....

The relationship between changing oceanic conditions and severe tornadoes...

 

Children growing up today are bombarded by a host of chemical compounds, and we’re only beginning to understand how this is affecting their health and development…

Is it possible to predict what the world will look like in 2052? Jorgen Randers thinks so, and his global forecast may surprise you.

Instead of celebrating our connection and relationship to the changing seasons and cycles of nature—as in the original May Day—we have lost our connection to the natural world, mostly through the belief that Man has dominion over nature.

Richard Louv is one of many people doing very positive things to help us maintain hope for the future.

It’s easy to make fun of biodynamic wine growers: After all, they bury manure in cow horns to absorb “life forces” from the earth, plant and harvest their grapes according to astrological charts, and concoct potion-like preparations…

In a recent lawsuit, kids led by Alec Loorz sued the Environmental Protection Agency and other government agencies over global warming and the effects of climate change.

Unlike a traditional CSA design, Dennis Derryck’s Corbin Hill Farm network is designed to fit the needs of low-income consumers in Harlem and South Bronx.

To accept that coral reefs are doomed implies that the best response is to give up hope, thus give up effort.

Why fires out west look more like a pattern than a perfect storm.

A vivid look at the water shortage facing the West’s thirsty cities that still expect population booms both now and in the future.

Gray Wolves are in trouble now that they’re no longer classified as endangered.

How do honeybees find a new home? In the same way they do most everything: Through a highly regimented, hierarchical yet democratic process—with dancing!...

The new Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change + Health ranks the best and worst food choices for our planet and our bodies. Put down the lamb chop…

 

Political candidates of all stripes can gain votes by acknowledging that human-caused climate change is real and that we ought to do something about it, a new survey suggests…

Family farmers sue Monsanto, challenging the agricultural megacorporation’s seed patents and fighting to keep a portion of the world food supply organic….

A forward-thinking experiment finds cause for concern in an artificial future...

A growing number of beer makers are incorporating green practices in their brewing operations, but a couple of brothers setting up a brewery in Chicago are setting their sights even higher: They’re aiming for a zero-waste facility…

Public golf courses, whose audience has gone the way of plaid slacks, are being remade by more cities into parks and other more in-demand amenities…

Benedictine sisters in Wisconsin employ cutting-edge sustainability practices...

A simple fire reveals the beginnings of our environmental crisis...

A canoeist is headed to court for defying a “No Trespassing” sign on a creek that passes through private property. Such cases are important to anyone who values public access to public resources…

One byproduct of polar ice melt is the release of ancient microbes that have been frozen for more than 750,000 years—microbes that are still alive and capable of being reanimated once thawed.

Author E.B. White gave voice to animals from spiders to dachsunds, but it wasn’t mere anthropomorphism that drove him...

As the global energy crisis deepens, these three energy developments will change your life...

An alliance has formed to stop the Southern Nevada Water Authority from buying water rights that would drain the national park of the Great Basin Desert.

The City of Boulder, Colorado, is transitioning from Xcel Energy to local, sustainable energy—using wind and solar power—through municipalization.

It may not sound like it, but the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is teeming with wildlife. Now, that wildlife is in danger of losing crucial habitat as the Bureau of Land Management determines how much of the reserve should be made available for oil and gas leases.

How the cultural ideal of rugged American character came to be appropriated and transformed into a generic and widely replicated template of spatial protocols...

Bill McKibben on the limits of denying climate change.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill could have an unforeseen impact on the food web.

Refugees from Bhutan and Burma plant native foods in community gardens, using seeds that were sewn into their clothing to make the long journey to America…

 

Man-made wildlife crossings save lives and money...

It’s refreshing to see an environmental documentary that forces viewers to challenge their own preconceptions and opinions. If a Tree Falls, currently playing in theaters, is one such film…

Preparing the land for a post–peak oil society...

Winners and losers in the great global energy struggle to come...

A politically conservative bike commuter tries to broach the partisan divide with the commentary “How to Talk About Cycling to a Conservative”…

Our reliance upon personal automobiles may be our downfall as a society, but what does life look like after the automobile age? One straphanger makes a case for a move toward public transportation.

Public schools are greening their curricula and teaching environmental literacy...

Four hikers look to the spirit of Ed Abbey at a moral crossroads on a mountain...

 

The reintroduction of wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains has led to a culture war, James William Gibson reports in Earth Island Journal—and the controversy is not even necessarily all about the wolves. It’s about the government keeping a good man down…

As land-grant colleges turn 150, students are ever more interested in sustainable farming.

Laojunshan National Park epitomizes natural beauty, but can it survive tourism?...

Winter in Mongolia is bleak, bitterly cold, and unforgiving...

Why is it so hard for many people to say that they’re environmentalists? ...

Concern for animals is rooted in our history, and in our nature...

On a small farm, animals are a link in the chain of life...

The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is an unlikely name for such a beautiful and crucial wildlife habitat on Alaska’s North Slope - habitat that could be threatened by petroleum interests if the Bureau of Land Management decides to change its management of the reserve.

Our wacky, complicated relationships with creatures great and small...

The recent uproar over bedbugs barely scratches the surface...

President Mohamed Nasheed, who once held an underwater cabinet meeting calling for action against climate change, discusses the Maldives’ response to the crisis…

Most people are skeptical of GM foods. Why can't we label them?

After a modified, anti-fracking Smokey the Bear went viral, the U.S. Forest Service threatened legal action against the activist who created it.

All this concern about toxins in plastic toys, baby bottles, breast milk, shampoos—is it partly the result of a bunch of worry-prone uber-moms worked up over exaggerated rumors and dubious science? No way, reports Judith Shulevitz at The New Republic…

Blamed for poor air quality and respiratory disease, particulate pollution in the Rust Belt may actually be delaying the effects of climate change.

At seed-lending libraries, gardeners and farmers “check out” seeds and see what grows…

As ethical consumerism catches on, misleading labels follow suit.

At the end of the day, your views on nuclear power come down to being either a true believer or a skeptic…

The environmental nightmare you know nothing about.

Since the beginning of the gay rights movement, it took Democratic leaders four decades to “evolve” on marriage equality. But the climate movement, and the planet, don’t have the kind of time.

Lobbyists have purchased agricultural policy. Changing our food system is a political act—one that will require a massive grassroots mobilization to challenge multi-national corporations—and one we must support. 

With moss, graffiti artists and activists go green, literally.

Innovations in environmental clean-up and green business owe their success to ingenuity and mushrooms.

Unlike doctors, animal scientists don't face strict rules about their ties to drug companies. But the growing trend raises questions about the line between advocacy and research.

Global Teach-In sets the stage for everyday people to solve the environmental, economic, and energy crises.

 How corporate power is killing the world, explained in animated GIFs 

 

After the real fur coat controversies, high-end fashion has a new animal victim—boa constrictors and other snakes killed for their reptile skin.

In New Zealand—or Aotearoa, as it is known to the indigenous Māori people—the Whanganui River has been awarded personhood status.

Chinese dominance of American waste paper recycling negatively impacts American paper mills.

Resilience strategist Johan Rockstrom on what it would take to protect the Earth’s systems from catastrophic failure…

Discover why we must change our perception of nature in order to effectively confront the range of problems facing the environment and people.

A behind the scenes glimpse of Reverend Billy's theatrical protest tactics from his new book, The End of the World.

At Green School in Bali, kids' education is centered around sustainability. This spring, Green School is offering scholarships to three of the "Greenest Students on Earth."

"Urban Food Revolution" provides a recipe for community food security based on leading innovations across North America.

If we don’t teach students the real history of the commons, they’ll have a hard time recognizing what—and who—is responsible for today’s environmental crisis.

The Farm Bill affects everything from school lunches to climate change. Its expiration in September has ignited a debate about the future of food in America...

Displacement in Bajo Aguan, Honduras, illustrates how green economy initiatives like carbon cap and trade can create a modern Tragedy of the Commons.

The idea of a protected commons was central to early Islam, and today informs efforts to protect threatened ecosystems throughout the Muslim world.

When it comes to plastic water bottles, the cash-strapped National Park Service has been putting Coca-Cola’s interests ahead of the common good. Now, a growing coalition is demanding change.

Read the stories of inspiring church communities addressing climate catastrophe by eating sustainable food.

 

The health risks of RF-EMFs, the radiation from cell phone towers and other media technology, are not entirely known, though early signs are troubling.

Demand for fir boughs, mosses of the Pacific Northwest, and other “specialized forest products” used as bouquet fillers have spawned a multimillion-dollar international black market.

With solar power reliability high and renewable-energy subsidies cheap, we have the power to become the New Greatest Generation by kick-starting solar green energy.  

A new multi-person bicycle is replacing the traditional school bus in parts of the Netherlands.

Handwashing is essential to prevent disease, but it’s a luxury many refugees cannot afford—until now with the Global Soap Project.

The growth in urban farming is sprouting some negative side effects, such as the influx of barnyard animals to humane societies across the country.

Through six decades of obsessive dedication, one Bermuda birder saw the return of the cahow—a rare bird thought to be extinct—to Nonsuch Island. 

A charming Magellanic penguin warms the hearts of scientists sent to study the endangered birds.

Bicycle-run composting services are springing up in cities across the country, giving new meaning to the idea of community gardening.

Discovering the spirituality in nature helped one young woman navigate life. She learned the secrets of the “backyard parables.”  

Having mythologized, assimilated, and raged against the world of animals for thousands of years, in Egyptian myth, Greek philosophy, and Christian art, we have yet to fully understand it.

Armed with bicycle trailers and dozens of volunteers, Boulder Food Rescue has distributed thousands of pounds of surplus food to homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and elderly homes.

The legal fight to protect organic, genetically pure seeds is heating up...

Social entrepreneur Solomon Prakash on what would it take for social entrepreneurship to help pull people out of poverty...

The Nature Conservancy is taking a new stripped-down approach to environmental protection: The green group is teaming up with the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue…

Alexandra Cousteau on what would it take to create sustainable ocean fisheries...

A pedal-powered school bus developed in the Netherlands is an eco-friendly (and fun) way for elementary school kids to get to their classrooms.

Let’s heal our relationship with water, an irreplaceable liquid

A new water ethic is not only essential—it’s possible.

A look into those using architectural salvage to create aesthetically beautiful, sustainable houses for next to nothing.

Chronicling the lives of select alternative building pioneers and the laws they broke in the name of sustainability.

A look into intentional communities and ecovillages, Diana Leafe Christian highlights appealing living alternatives for like-minded people who seek to create a family-oriented and ecologically sustainable lifestyle.

Seattle’s sprawling Beacon Food Forest—the nation’s largest public food forest—will grow a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables, free for the taking....

 

Richard Heinberg lays out what policy makers, communities, and families can do to build a new economy that operates within Earth's budget of energy and resources.

While burning biochar, a rebranded term for charcoal, is less harmful than burning firewood, the fuel source would have a negative impact if produced on a large scale.

Bill Powers provides a realistic assessment of America’s natural gas supply and demand balance, including a detailed review of all of our country’s major sources of supply.

Two portraits of urban beekeepers reveal the art and splendor of local honey...

In "A Nation of Farmers", co-authors Sharon Astyk and Aaron Newton examine the limits and dangers of the globalized food system and how returning to basics is our best hope.

You don't have to be a political radical or a homesteader to make, mend, or alter your own clothing. Katie Haegele explains the why and how behind learning to sew.

In "Beautiful Corn", market farmer and naturalist Anthony Boutard weaves together this unique plant's contribution to our culture, its distinctive biology and the practical information needed to grow and enjoy it at home.

Physicist Robert Socolow on what it would take to rein in greenhouse gas emissions and solve climate change...

Honesty has ceased to be a virtue, and in its absence “our society risks a future of moral numbness,” writes William Damon…

From climate science to grassroots organizing, for 350.org founder Bill McKibben, it's all about the numbers.

The urban homesteading movement has a dark side, sending hundreds of neglected backyard chickens and goats to city animal shelters that aren’t equipped to care for them....

 

There’s a powerful way for marketers to signal an environmental product to shoppers: Make it brown…

Author and optimist Alex Steffen on what would it take to make a city carbon neutral...

Searching for lost youth and the world’s most luscious apricots

A higher percentage of African Americans consider climate change a serious problem than whites, yet the organizations at the forefront of the American environmental movement display a surprising lack of ethnic diversity.

The Great Green Wall of Africa may help limit the spread of desertification.

Does political conflict act as a catalyst for environmental preservation?

The Spine of the Continent is a landscape conservation initiative named for the entire Rocky Mountain expanse from the Yukon down through Mexico. Grizzly bears are a key species in this area.

Guitar manufacturers are shredding the rainforest faster than a Van Halen solo...

Lester Brown’s new book “Full Planet, Empty Plates” takes a close look at the variables contributing to the growing crisis of food scarcity.

Aggravated by impending climate chaos and policies like Justice in Time delivery, most of the industrial food system is about “nine meals away from anarchy.”

We may sit as kings on top of a richly diversified food chain, but our existence depends on fertile soil and the hidden life that dwells within it.

A disturbing trend of murder is on the rise in developing countries where environmental activists are standing up to corporations stripping their land of natural resources.

The Map of Life aims to helps us understand and save the world’s species biodiversity.

Monsanto Corporation is notorious for its litigious ban on seed saving, but a current Supreme Court case could challenge the company’s strict patent rights.

Utne Reader Visionary Raj Patel talks to a Wisconsin farmer about agriculture, globalization, and why it’s time to let people feed themselves.

When it comes to climate change, it's time for baby boomers to step up as mentors.

2013 will be a pivotal year for the planet. How it turns out is up to us.

Underwater construction is dangerous for salmon swimming to spawning grounds. Luckily, we can help....

India is pushing organic cultivation initiatives to stanch the spate of farmer suicides...

Some argue that the big business is sustainable design is a fraud...

Some fallacies die long, slow, hard deaths, and it appears that’s what’s happening with the happy, comforting, brainless mantra “Growth is good”…

Oyster mushrooms can turn disposable diapers into a profitable food staple...

Did the United States poison tens of thousands of its own soldiers in Iraq with fumes from burning toxic trash?...

While everyone has been distracted by mystical messages hidden in an ancient calendar, we’ve neglected a different Mayan warning that’s actually very real.

The U.S. military no longer wants to trade blood for oil...

Getting the commons into school curriculum will help students understand climate change (and a lot more).

Broadcast meteorologist Paul Douglas is trying to convince his fellow Republicans to acknowledge the reality of human-caused climate change.

Revolution Recovery is a green business that’s pioneering ways to keep the daily deluge of construction and demolition waste out of landfills…

The decisions, or lack thereof, that come from the UN Climate Summits affect the least powerful on the planet—those who have come to be known as the 99 percent—the most...

It’s been an uplifting several days for anyone who’s opposed to the massive Keystone XL oil pipeline, which had seemed to be steamrolling toward approval …

As the epic floods of '97 showed, North Dakota's publicly-owned bank puts citizens and disaster victims first.

Two California vintners want to cut down 2,000 acres of redwood trees and replace them with vineyards in the largest woodland-to-vineyard conversion in California’s history…

As the Girl Scout organization turns 100, they introduce a new merit badge that celebrates going local….

Why a real Christmas tree is a healthier and more environmentally friendly option than an artificial tree…

You can a start a career that gives to the environment at the same time it earns green in your wallet. Here's how. 

One woman comes to better understand the range, nature as a whole, and herself by spending a season with the sheep.  

Is there a better use for greens and fairways?...

Forward-thinking scientists are trying to weed out the toxic chemicals from the sustainable ones...

The film Urban Roots focuses on the gardeners who are turning the vacant lots of Detroit into fields of abundance…

The sun is a lesson in how we can become our best selves. It might bring us all back down to earth a little and remind us that the very best lessons are all around us in the natural world.

A new program is pointing the way toward a more sustainable future for Mongolia, using the concept of the commons as a way to share resources—in this case, those seemingly endless pasturelands…

One man’s seed-saving pilgrimage builds connections and community around plant diversity and local, heritage foods.

It’s time to confront our long-held, deeply ingrained belief that water should be forever free…

Is global warming an election issue after all?

A cap and trade deal between California and Chiapas threatens indigenous land rights, in a region with a history of human rights abuses and land grabs.

Boulder, Colorado, took a landmark step toward energy independence when its voters chose to allow the city to consider creating its own municipal power utility…

When disasters like Superstorm Sandy hit, the government is the only agent with the authority and capacity to marshal and mobilize resources sufficient to the undertaking. That’s because its mission is not to enhance its balance sheet but to preserve the well being of its citizens.

On Factor e Farm in Missouri, Marcin Jakubowski’s brainchild, Open Source Ecology, develops farm machinery and shares the designs in the Global Village Construction Set.

Some architects believe that in order to build the sustainable cities of the future, we need to look back to the log cabin era and build “skyscrapers” out of strong wood such as laminated veneer lumber.

While we might be doomed by climate change and unregulated capitalism, our best recourse is defiance.

Much “Indian land” is actually out of the control of Indians. Non-Indians own more than 65 percent of the reservation land in the United States…

Far from a new age of North American oil, unconventional fossil fuel sources present innumerable environmental and political problems.

Runaway corporations aren’t held to any standards of good citizenship. But where governments fail to regulate, organized communities can make a difference.

The world population reaches 7 billion people….

In the last 50 years, sea-ice cover in the Bering Strait has decreased dramatically. Now indigenous tribes from the area are facing the repercussions of a ravenous fishing industry and a rapidly changing climate.

As the temperature of the earth climbs ever higher, Bill McKibben lays out his prescription for battling the fossil fuel industry and confronting climate change.

Environmental activist and filmmaker Nicola Peel shares the story of eco-bricks — sturdy building materials made out of plastic bottles filled with non-recyclable waste.

Recognizing that cheap gas is doing little to change the way we view and use oil, the members of the interdenominational Community of St. Martin in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have volunteered to pay more than the pump price for gas, and donate the collected “taxes” to organizations that are committed to breaking our dependence on oil.

Urban gardening isn’t just about harvesting vegetables, it is a form of protest, an escape from modernity and a world of efficient systems.

The proposed Florida Wildlife Corridor, a 1,000 mile network of wildlife preserves, will depend on a unique alliance of private ranchers and environmental interests.

You don’t have to be a tree hugger to understand Diana Beresford-Kroeger’s message: We had better take care of the trees, because the trees take care of us…

Futurists describe an optimistic but attainable vision of the future where we learn to live as one with the earth.

Research shows that tree cover correlates with lower crime rates and higher yields of cocoa beans for sustainable chocolate.

Most individuals have enough sense to know when they reach the limits of their knowledge. The media accepts the idea of specializations and accords greater respect to those with greater expertise. With one exception: climate science.

OnEarth magazine’s no-holds-barred story about Canada’s environmental record is a particularly tough pill to swallow for any Canadian who still harbors the illusion that his or her country is a beacon of enlightenment…

What makes us love getting our hands dirty in urban gardens? Alemany Farm co-manager Jason Mark digs up the benefits behind the urban farming movement—from personal satisfaction to a reconnection with nature, even if the freeway is just a few feet away….

 

If the consumer frenzy of Halloween gives you the shivers, we’ve got tips to soothe your socially conscious soul, including a company that collects and recycles mini candy wrappers….

Many scientists believe that man-made global warming has ushered in a new geological epoch called the Anthropocene. It may be too late to save the world we live in today, but that's OK because this world is unsustainable. Instead, we should consider the Anthropocene a clean slate, and look forward to making a world that benefits not only humanity, but the Earth, too.

Futurists Søren Steen Olsen and Steen Svendsen of House of Futures in Denmark, imagine 2112 as a "man-made world" where humanity realizes that when it puts its collective mind toward something, it's capable of developing technologies, organizations, political institutions and business models that allow for prosperity without jeopardizing the planet.

Make no mistake: Environmental activist and Utne Reader visionary Tim DeChristopher is in prison mainly because he dared to continue speaking out…

Extreme gardeners are pushing the limits of pumpkin-growing science...

Bisphenol A and two other chemicals have been linked to infertility in several recent studies, adding new environmental concerns to couples trying to conceive…

Where did the President’s mojo go?...

Generation Food, a documentary from Utne Visionary Raj Patel.

Michel Nischan, co-founder of Wholesome Wave, talks about the Double Value Coupon Program, which makes SNAP benefits twice as valuable at farmers markets.

The story behind The Plant—John Edel’s net zero vertical farm/food business incubator, which is the first of its kind in the nation.

Radical ecologist Nance Klehm talks about habitat, soil and health on her urban foraging tours.

Electric vehicles are creating a lot of promise in the green world, but they don’t necessarily lead to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Consider the cases of China and Sweden…

Driven to act for the wilderness and against climate change, activist Tim DeChristopher threw a monkey wrench into a federal auction for oil leases. He’s spending two years in prison, but in the process he’s become a folk hero to many greens...

A Lebanese American living in the Southwestern United States, Gary Paul Nabhan has for decades been writing, speaking, and doing research on the importance of local, sustainable food. His work has been vital to the current conversation about how we eat...

Scientist and author Diana Beresford-Kroeger speaks for the trees. She has studied their environmental, medicinal, nutritional and even spiritual aspects, and she has a “bioplan” in which they could reforest and heal the planet...

Monsanto has a well-documented history of aggressively defending its genetically modified seeds. Organic farmer Jim Gerritsen is leading a lawsuit against the corporate agriculture giant on behalf of 270,000 family farmers, gardeners, and consumers who are suing to keep a portion of the world food supply free of genetic modification...

The concept that we are separate is a worn and tired idea that resides at the root of many, if not all, of our modern crises.

The twentieth-century economic approach is a train headed for derailment. Now’s the time to create a sustainable economy in order to survive and thrive.  

Why climate change won't wait for the president.

A comprehensive analysis of our present environmental, economic, social, and political circumstances combined with a holistic treatment protocol for restoring health to vulnerable human and natural communities.

Raj Patel's reaction to Mark Lynas' claim that science and sustainability cannot mix.

The city of Vancouver, British Columbia, is hoping to reduce greenhouse gases by 300 tons per year by using a hybrid asphalt made with recycled plastic.

Protecting mangroves in Everglades National Park is vital to battling sea level rise, a result of climate change.

Woody Tasch, an Utne Visionary and founder of Slow Money, has a new project that aims to help communities and small farms—Soil Trust.

To the power brokers of America’s right, climate change poses a dire threat to business as usual…

Fears of violence and a hunger for profit are sparking a worldwide run on farmland...

Lynx, wolves, moose, and wild boars still roam under dense tree cover in Latvia—but the country’s alarming logging spree may endanger this rich European outpost of wildlife…

Educators are cultivating emotional intelligence for improved ecoliteracy and a path to protecting the natural world. 

Without valuing ecosystem services, like pollination by bees or the water purification of a watershed, society cannot accurately measure the overall impact of our economic decisions.

The modern wilderness expedition is typically a heavily sponsored, satellite-uplinked, closely tracked affair. So it’s a breath of fresh air to read an expedition account that truly takes you to the edge of adventure and to the limits of human endurance…

We ought to put aside our extremism and come together to find common solutions, goes the conventional wisdom—and you can see where that kind of thinking has gotten us. Well, it’s time to reject this middling middle-of-the-roadism…

The climate challenges of the twenty-first century demand that we harness renewable energy resources on both the local and regional level.