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Actions, Activism, Fracking

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Powerful Interests: A Conversation with Sandra Steingraber

The award-winning writer, scientist, and activist talks to Sage Magazine about fracking, water pollution, surviving cancer, and why human rights and the environment are inextricably linked.
by × October 29, 2012 × 2 comments

Energy, Fracking

Oil, Oil, Everywhere, and Not a Drop to Drink

Oil, Oil, Everywhere, and Not a Drop to Drink

In Texas, just because you own the ground beneath your feet doesn't mean you own the oil beneath the ground.
by × October 19, 2012 × 3 comments

Human Landscape

Thinking Like a Mountain Climber

Thinking Like a Mountain Climber

How has Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard forged one of the world's most environmentally responsible companies? Easy: by drawing inspiration from the rock.
by × October 15, 2012 × 3 comments

Agriculture, Human Landscape

Tragedy of the Commons in Reverse: Talking Land Grabs with Fred Pearce

Tragedy of the Commons in Reverse: Talking Land Grabs with Fred Pearce

Land grabbing is emerging as one of the great international social and environmental problems of our time. Journalist Fred Pearce and anthropologist Jennifer Baka let us know what it's all about.
by × October 10, 2012 × 4 comments

Culture

Debating the Issues, Glasses in Hand

Debating the Issues, Glasses in Hand

Was that a Solyndra reference?! Glasses up, people. Live on the scene at the Presidential Debate Drinking Game.
by × October 10, 2012 × 0 comments

At Yale, Conservation, Ecosystems

Wild Things, They Make His Heart Sing

Wild Things, They Make His Heart Sing

Jamie Williams, president of the Wilderness Society, talks to Sage about preserving large landscapes, working with stakeholders, and staying persistent in the face of conservation challenges.
by × October 8, 2012 × 1 comment