On June 14, the BLM will lease 43,000 acres of Alabama’s National Forests to oil and gas companies. Stand with the communities opposing the lease by signing the petition.
People Everywhere Connect the Dots on Climate Change (by 350org)
Coal: Now Is The Time (by SwatMountainJustice)
We’ve known for a while that bees are in trouble. Since around 2006, beekeepers have been seeing entire colonies disappear, as if they’d been zapped away by aliens.
This phenomenon, dubbed “colony collapse disorder” (CCD), has been attributed to fungi, stress, and malnutrition, among other causes. A number of factors likely play a role. But a growing body of research seems to show that pesticides are the prime culprit…
“Without clean water we can’t survive. Only with clean water will we have the strength to keep fighting for justice.”
One of the more encouraging aspects of the food reform movement is the latest push by urban planners and city dwellers to save neighborhoods from neglect through community gardening. People are realizing that greenspace and the environmental services that plants provide can be just as important to the overall health of a metropolis as its infrastructure.
10 inspiring urban gardens
