A suspicious and powerful government. Home to incredible biodiversity and the world’s biggest polluters. A citizenry struggling to define its notion of civil society. Despite these challenges, the environmental movement in China is gaining momentum.
Mike Ives
Feature Articles
“Objectivity is the greatest threat to the United States today.”
An Excerpt from Encounters with the Archdruid
John McPhee
A Voice for the Wilderness
An Excerpt from The Wildness Within
Kenneth Brower
Life on Refinery Row
Residents of Corpus Christi, Texas are afraid of the chemicals around them – and scared to leave home.
Stephanie Elizondo Griest
Smoke Jumpers
With global action on reducing CO2 emissions all-but-stalled, governments focus their energy on another global warming pollutant: Black Carbon
Elizabeth Grossman
To Our Readers
World of Wonder - Dave Brower
Two years ago, The Nation magazine published a list of the “The 50 Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century.” Among giants like Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, and Cesar Chavez...
Jason Mark
Earth Island Reports
The Borneo Project - The Baram Dam
Defending Rivers and the Communities that Rely on Them
Brihannala Morgan
Serengeti Watch - The Serengeti Highway
Fighting the Paving of Paradise
Boyd Norton
Earth Island Journal: Finding Solutions to Protect the Planet
When it came to journalism, Dave Brower had a rule: Don’t just present problems; present solutions. For 16 years, it was my honor to helm the Journal as it became both a tool to communicate informat...
Gar Smith
1000 Words
Inside the Abattoir
Sue Coe
Journal Staff
Conversation
Jane Kleeb
Bold Nebraska and Keystone XL
Jason Mark
Reports
No Smoking
The Search for a Stove to Save the World
Jason Mark
Flight Plan
A successful crane conservation program in China’s Guizhou province holds lessons for people’s participation in restoration projects
Eric Wagner
All’s Fair
A controversy splits the fair trade movement
Richard Schiffman
In Review
A Royal Proclamation
The Prince’s Speech: On the Future of Food By HRH The Prince Of Wales Rodale Books, 2012, 64 pages
Antonio Roman-Alcalá
The Limits of Limits
The Race for What’s Left: The Global Scramble for the World’s Last Resources By Michael T. Klare Metropolitan Books, 2012 306 page
Tom Athanasiou
Voices
In the Wild, There Is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch
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Worth a Dam?
Hetch Hetchy in Yosemite
Journal Staff
Time to Repair the Damage of the Past
San Francisco’s water system includes eight other reservoirs that collectively hold several times the volume of Hetch Hetchy.
Spreck Rosekrans
… Not until we have a Clean energy system
The city would lose 42 percent of its generating capacity if the dam went away
