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This article was the cover story of YES! Magazine's Fall 2017 issue. Early in summer 2015, a barge hauling two deconstructed wind turbines lumbered out of Seattle bound for the Alaskan Arctic. It traveled along the western edge of Vancouver Island, passed the pristine wilderness of the Tongass National Forest, slipped across the Gulf of … Continue reading Alaska’s Small Villages Turn Toward Renewables—And Don’t Look Back
YES! Magazine The outdoor recreation industry did a curtsy on its way out of Salt Lake City last week. After hosting their massive biannual trade show, Outdoor Retailer, in the city for 22 years, industry organizers announced they were moving the show to Denver because of Utah legislators’ attempts to remove protections for public lands, … Continue reading Outdoors Lovers Vote With Their Wallets, Move $45 Million Trade Show Out of Utah
YES! Magazine I’m digging through reports and punditry to make sense of health care reform when I realize that while we’ve been debating single-payer systems and high-risk pools, no one’s talking about the most serious health threat: climate change. I know what global warming is doing to our ecosystems. My Twitter feed is a stream of climate … Continue reading Why Climate Change Belongs in the Health Care Debate
YES! Magazine With or without President Donald Trump, the United States will work to address climate change. Not because of the Paris agreement, which is nonbinding. Not because backing out would earn the ire of the other 194 countries that have signed on to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. will work to address … Continue reading U.S. Doesn’t Need Trump to Honor Paris Climate Agreement
The idea seeks to address two significant problems facing the country. On the one hand, the overwhelming scientific consensus warns of an impending climate catastrophe for which we are woefully unprepared. On the other, the country’s bridges and roads are, in fact, crumbling.
YES! Magazine It’s unseasonably warm in Fairbanks, Alaska. A city that sees snow eight months out of the year is just beginning to bud. I’m in the backseat of a Subaru, getting a tour of the town from three environmental and Indigenous rights activists with a busy week ahead of them. Fairbanks is about to host … Continue reading The Unlikely Uprising of Progressive Politics in Alaska
YES! Magazine Stamping my feet on the frozen ground of the National Mall on a bitter cold morning in January 2009, I didn’t think we had gathered to welcome a climate president. Foremost in my mind, at that time and in that place, were the seemingly endless war in Iraq, the reeling economy, and the … Continue reading Obama’s Quiet Climate Legacy: A $5 Trillion College Divestment Campaign
This comic was originally published by YES! Magazine Illustrations by Jen Luxton Suppressing fires breaks the natural cycle of life and death crucial to forest health.
This article was written for YES! Magazine The Unist’ot’en occupy a unique spot. Hidden in the forests of northern British Columbia, this clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation straddles one of the few potable rivers remaining on the continent. In the summer, the water is electric with salmon and steelhead trout beating their unbelievable course from the … Continue reading One Clan’s Unique Weapon Against Big Oil
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