activism

That Shrinking Feeling

Before-and-after images are just as compelling when it comes to climate change as they are for fashion makeovers

By Reed McManus March 1, 2010

In this story: photography, climate change, activism

Alaska's 20-Mile Glacier in 1938, left, and in 2007, right.

Pulling the Plug on Air Purifiers

Otana Jakpor, 16, Riverside, California; senior at Woodcrest Christian High School

Interview by Sarah Kessler March 1, 2010

In this story: air, activism

Otana Jakpor, 16, Riverside, California; senior at Woodcrest Christian High School

River of Life

Elmer Eddy, Swansboro, North Carolina; founder, Waterway Stewards

January 1, 2010

In this story: rivers, activism

Elmer Eddy, Swansboro, North Carolina; founder, Waterway Stewards

Saving African lives with Olympic gold

Hannah Teter, pro snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist

January 1, 2010

In this story: activism

Hannah Teter, pro snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist

Poster boy

Shepard Fairey: An Artist with a Mission

By Reed McManus November 1, 2009

In this story: art, activism

March for Survival

NYC Students Seek Kinship With Puerto Rico's Endangered Leatherbacks

September 1, 2009

In this story: students, activism

A long way from home, New York City high school students take to the streets of Luquillo for the fourth annual Leatherback Turtle Festival.

Go Ape

Jillian Miller, Gorilla Organization executive director

Interview by Orli Cotel July 1, 2009

In this story: activism

A hairy race to the finish line at the Great Gorilla Run in London.

It Takes a Little Village

Marisol Becerra, Chicago: Cofounder, Young Activists Organizing as Today's Leaders

Interview by Della Watson March 1, 2009

In this story: activism, coal, dirty fuels, air

Marisol Becerra, Chicago: Cofounder, Young Activists Organizing as Today's Leaders

Christopher Swain, long-distance swimmer

Long swims in slime

March 1, 2009

In this story: clean water, toxics, activism

Christopher Swain, long-distance swimmer

Killing King Coal

With little hope of success, a scrappy band of activists tried to block a coal plant

By Scott Martelle March 10, 2009

In this story: coal, dirty fuels, activism

The existing 360-megawatt Holcomb Station power plant in Garden City, Kansas, burns 1.5 million tons of coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin each year. Its operators sought to sextuple its output.

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