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How One Actress Found an Eco-Minded Community on TikTok

How One Actress Found an Eco-Minded Community on TikTok

It began with a quick upload. In early 2020, Canadian-based actress Christine Lan uploaded a video describing how she made DIY, sustainable cosmetics in her home. She hadn’t posted regularly on TikTok before and didn’t expect much to come from her video. Christine’s following began to grow. Followers and commenters were not only asking her […]

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    Why Elon Musk Won’t Save Us

    Why Elon Musk Won’t Save Us

    The technologies of Elon Musk’s empire are creeping across the Earth. They’re shooting up into lower orbit and speeding through American highway systems. Through these cars, rockets, and by connecting his corporate work to environmentalism, Musk has molded his image as a modern-day Iron Man, seeking to save the world from itself by innovating boldly […]

    A Conversation With Environmentalist Drag Queen Pattie Gonia

    A Conversation With Environmentalist Drag Queen Pattie Gonia

    By Sarah Kennedy Pattie Gonia is an environmentalist drag queen on a mission to build a more inclusive climate movement. Pattie has more than 300,000 followers on Instagram, where she shares photos and videos of herself hiking and camping, both in and out of drag. She’s posed next to an oil rig to push for […]

    Why Celebrities Won’t Save Us (From Climate Change)

    Why Celebrities Won’t Save Us (From Climate Change)

    On her 82nd birthday, Jane Fonda was arrested. Approaching the capitol steps, Fonda was grabbed by the capitol police and put into handcuffs. But Fonda wasn’t alone. She and 138 other people were arrested, and they were all there for a reason: the U.S. government’s dismal response to the climate crisis. This kind of celebrity […]

    Why Lawns Must Die

    Why Lawns Must Die

    In 2015, 75-year old Gerry Suttle was sitting on her porch watching the leaves rustle in the trees when a cop rolled up and handed her an arrest warrant. The reason for her arrest? She had failed to mow her lawn. That’s right. The cops and Suttle’s neighbors deemed it necessary to hold the threat […]

    Is This the Most Sustainable Smartphone?

    Is This the Most Sustainable Smartphone?

    Out of the mines of conflict, an awareness campaign was born. One that sought to change the minds of millions and craft a better, more fairer phone industry. The campaigners worked hard to raise consciousness and change the minds of phone users. They established workshops that explained the complexities and horrors of a smartphone supply […]

    The Population Conversation: Lessons From 200+ Organizations

    The Population Conversation: Lessons From 200+ Organizations

    By Adoma Addo and Kelley Dennings In the 50 years since the modern environmental movement was born, human population has more than doubled and our demands on the planet have skyrocketed. The pressure of our growing population, along with the consumption driven by the destructive industries that monopolize food and energy production, are widely recognized […]

    The True Cost of Cryptocurrency

    The True Cost of Cryptocurrency

    Amidst the loud hum of computers, digital gold is born. Churning and churning, hundreds of computers mine for a new form of currency. One that professes to be the decentralized, deflationary disruptor of the modern banking system. It goes by many names, DogeCoin, VibuCoin, Etherium, and Bitcoin. But they all can be called cryptocurrencies. This […]