Voices
In This Series
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![An old-growth forest of Douglas firs in Oregon]()
![An old-growth forest of Douglas firs in Oregon]()
Here’s how we ‘save the trees’
240,000 acres of the nation’s oldest trees are still threatened, despite an executive order to protect them.
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![Close-up of blue-green seaweed]()
![Close-up of blue-green seaweed]()
The seaweed startup world needs to slow down
Packaging made from seaweed can help solve our plastics problem, but not if we rush it.
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![View of Supreme Court with grass in foreground]()
![View of Supreme Court with grass in foreground]()
Power plants are going green — despite the Supreme Court’s ruling
The West Virginia v. EPA decision dealt environmentalists a blow, but it’s not as bad as you may think.
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![Soybean field at sunset]()
![Soybean field at sunset]()
True ‘carbon farming’ requires deep roots — in the ground and in community
Farm ecosystems are how we transform agriculture from a climate problem to a climate solution.
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![Collage of young Black girl running with kite on yellow background]()
![Collage of young Black girl running with kite on yellow background]()
Through the eyes of children
Kids approach the world with a sense of play and wonder. How would the climate crisis be different if we did, too?
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![Garden along brown fence]()
![Garden along brown fence]()
Being a climate steward has a side benefit: joy
When hopelessness creeps in, I go to my garden.
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![Person wearing red shirt and purple shorts stands on flower-covered mountainside with snowcapped mountains in background]()
![Person wearing red shirt and purple shorts stands on flower-covered mountainside with snowcapped mountains in background]()
Chronic illness doesn’t stop me from enjoying the outdoors. Ableism does.
Teamwork has allowed me to confidently hike, bike, climb, and build relationships with incredible parts of our natural world. Everyone deserves access to the outdoors.
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![Aerial view of a limestone extraction factory in Texas]()
![Aerial view of a limestone extraction factory in Texas]()
Texas cities are booming. I feel it in the country.
Urban development requires mining materials from rural areas, but without regulation communities and ecosystems suffer.
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![Black children in playground with Exxon refinery in background]()
![Black children in playground with Exxon refinery in background]()
The White House wants to fix environmental racism without mentioning race
If race isn’t a factor in determining which communities get climate and clean energy funds, the Justice40 initiative is abandoning its purpose.
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![Three smokestacks emitting smoke]()
![Three smokestacks emitting smoke]()
I was in the IPCC negotiations. The report bets the planet on tech that doesn’t yet exist.
The new report has dire warnings for our future, but it favors techno fantasy over the solutions we know can fix it.
