Articles by Heather Smith
Heather Smith (on Twitter, @strangerworks) is interested in the various ways that humans try to save the environment: past, present, and future.
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In Michigan, protest with a purr brings out the law’s claws
The trial of the Enbridge Three, aka MI-CATS, aka the Felonious Felines, shines a light on the transformation of the industrial Midwest into a green battleground.
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Froggy went a courting: Rev. Billy’s climate protest heads to trial
It may have been more music number than riot, but last year's bank sing-in remains a target for New York prosecutors.
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Of pipelines, lunch counters, and warheads: Effective protest requires concrete goals
The policy wonks are missing the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline fight as a rallying point.
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How 350.org went from “strange kid” to head of the green class
350.org's May Boeve explains how the organization nearly got founded at a Montana microbrewery, how it drew a line in the tar sands, and where it’s going next.