Balancing Act in America’s Playground

The George W. Bush administration proposed oil and gas drilling close to prized national parks near Moab, Utah. The Obama administration has responded with reforms to protect the country’s truly […]

Anthem for the Amazon

One of the most important land ecosystems for mitigating the effects of climate change, the Amazon moderates weather patterns locally and globally, carries 20 percent of the planet’s fresh water […]

Anacostia River: Making Connections, The

For decades, heavy industrial pollution has infiltrated the waters of the Anacostia River, which cuts right through the heart of Washington, D.C. A broad coalition of city and federal officials, […]

Absent House, The

Architect Fernando Abruña Charneco prioritizes nature in his ingenious designs, including a self-sufficient house, a parachute house, and a solar electric car. In the 1970s, critics scoffed at his “less […]

Are Vah!

France wants to meet the growing needs of India’s electricity. Areva plans to build six EPR reactors, creating the largest nuclear power plant in the world. It will be built […]

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

Animal agriculture is responsible for emitting more greenhouse gases than the transportation industry and causes unfathomable destruction of natural resources and habitats. Yet it flourishes, almost entirely unchallenged. This groundbreaking […]

Charlie’s Country

  Living in a remote Aboriginal community in the northern part of Australia, Charlie is a warrior past his prime. As the government increases its stranglehold over the community’s traditional […]

Black Ice

When the Greenpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise, sailed to protest the first oil platform to drill in the Arctic Ocean, no one could predict what happened next. Seized at gunpoint by […]

Beyond the Surface

Follow India’s first female surfer, Ishita Malaviya, and fellow female wave riders Crystal Thornburg-Homcy, Liz Clark, Lauren Hill, Emi Koch and Kate Baldwin on an illuminating journey through southern India. […]

Behind the Seen

We may want to act for the better, but cultures imbued with consumerism hamper change. Matt Rott escaped to a small Pacific Island to overcome his Western habits and exist […]