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Facts Alone Won’t Save Us

Science helps us understand the threats we face, but bold policies to fight climate change and extinction depend on our language, art, and experience with the natural world.
February 22, 2024
by
Sam Nester
Science helps us understand the threats we face, but bold policies to fight climate change and extinction depend on our language, art, and experience with the natural world.
Moby with movie poster
Arts

Moby: Veganism, Skepticism and Punk Rock

The musician’s new documentary, Punk Rock Vegan Movie, shines a light on a hidden history of the animal-rights movement.
March 8, 2023
by
John R. Platt
The musician’s new documentary, Punk Rock Vegan Movie, shines a light on a hidden history of the animal-rights movement.
A mural depicts climate activist Greta Thunberg underwater near a melting glacier.
Commentaries

The Climate Movement Must Reimagine Its Relationship With Art

Art raises awareness, but environmental organizations too often fail to engage with artists or their own creativity.
February 10, 2023
by
Neha Misra नेहा मिश्रा
Art raises awareness, but environmental organizations too often fail to engage with artists or their own creativity.
A wildfire burns through a forest
Culture

Horror Writers Reveal Their Environmental Fears

The “invisible monsters” of climate change and extinction stalk us all, but these experts in terror also remind us that fighting monsters helps create hope.
October 26, 2022
by
John R. Platt
The “invisible monsters” of climate change and extinction stalk us all, but these experts in terror also remind us that fighting monsters helps create hope.
Birds on a wire made to look like musical notes
Arts

Nature Sings: New Protest Songs for the Climate Emergency

Listen to new songs addressing the climate crisis by Julian Lennon, Midnight Oil, Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, The Stop Shopping Choir and many others.
October 19, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Listen to new songs addressing the climate crisis by Julian Lennon, Midnight Oil, Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, The Stop Shopping Choir and many others.
reading
Environmental Books

Now Read This: Stop Doomscrolling and Save the Planet

Seven new environmental books offer practical advice, lessons from successful conservation projects and inspiration in troubled times.
March 16, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Seven new environmental books offer practical advice, lessons from successful conservation projects and inspiration in troubled times.
Mesa Schumacher
Arts

Project Animalia: A Year in 365 Animal Paintings

While in lockdown, artist Mesa Schumacher took her fans around the world by drawing a new species every day.
December 15, 2021
by
John R. Platt
While in lockdown, artist Mesa Schumacher took her fans around the world by drawing a new species every day.
Environmental Books

12 Environmental Novels We’re Reading This Fall

Whether you’re into literary fiction, thrillers, sci-fi or comics, these new novels help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.
October 21, 2021
by
John R. Platt
Whether you’re into literary fiction, thrillers, sci-fi or comics, these new novels help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.
Sam Nester
Voices

Beyond Science: Art and the Environment

A journey to one of the most beautiful places on Earth — which sits next to one of the most polluted — reminds us that art can help conserve.
August 23, 2021
by
Sam Nester
A journey to one of the most beautiful places on Earth — which sits next to one of the most polluted — reminds us that art can help conserve.
Chris Thorogood
Arts

The Extinction Crisis in Watercolor and Oils: Using Art to Save Plants

“Weird Plants” author Chris Thorogood, a botanist and an artist, calls on us to see the marvels of plant life and the urgency of saving it.
August 9, 2021
by
John R. Platt
“Weird Plants” author Chris Thorogood, a botanist and an artist, calls on us to see the marvels of plant life and the urgency of saving it.

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