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The Editors of and Contributors to The Good Men Project are proud to present this compendium of some of our most meaningful pieces from our Environment section. We will not be defeated.
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The Future is Plastics. But We Can Change That — by
The need for Environmental Activism is clear. Let’s do this.
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Global Warming and the Carbon Bubble: A Reality Check — by
The earth will survive, but the people won’t unless we understand what’s at stake and take action.
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On ‘Reversing’ Climate Change: @AlexSteffen’s Thread — by The Editors
Differentiating between optimism and fairy tale
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Denial is More Than a Shrinking River in Egypt — by
How “free” will we be if conservative Republicans succeed in abolishing our protective government agencies?
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Environmental Activism Begins at Home: A Call for Submissions — by
Tell us how you work to tread lighter on our Earth, at home and beyond.
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The World—As We Know It—Has Already Ended Due to Climate Change — by
This does not mean we won’t survive. But we will need to be prepared for continual upheaval and instability.
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A Wakeup Call for Parents About Our Food and Water Supply — by
The one thing we can all agree on—making this world better for our children.
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@EricHolthaus on the Intersection of Climate Change and Mental Health — by
For environmentalists and anyone else who is awake, the struggle is real but you are not alone.
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Environmental Issues, Meet The Twilight Zone — by
Would you take an action if you knew that in some unknown place, someone you didn’t know would die as a result?
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7 Million People DIE Every Year From Pollution-Related Illnesses — by
Arnold Schwarzenegger challenges Washington and the People of the US to protect the environment and the economy at the same time.
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Connected With All There is — by
The green deepens and spreads out from the shady and damp places to clothe the ecology with its verdant mantle.
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Conscious Consumerism is NOT a Lie — by
My response to ‘Conscious consumerism is a lie. Here’s a better way to help save the world,’ by Alden Wicker, for Quartz.
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How do YOU Think we Should Tackle Climate Change? A Call for Submissions — by
A gag order doesn’t make the reality disappear. Now more than ever, we must open our eyes and act.
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I’m Sorry, Thoreau: Men, Nature, and the Awful, Rotten World We’ve Created —
Simplicity! Men have destroyed the Earth beyond repair—but at least we have Smartphones.
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In the Shadow of ‘Grandpa’ — by
Among the dark green woods of Burntboot Canyon, an ancient veteran of the Earth towers towards the sky.
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Knowing When to Speak Up (or Keep Silent) — by
Should I have said something? Was it my job? Was I on my self-righteous high horse? Maybe.
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Nature Shows us Change Can be Good, and it’s Inevitable — by
The seasonal pools of Saladaviciosa are strewn across the mountain like pearls cast to the land.
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One Last Hurrah Before We All Go Green — by
This Earth Day, Jeremy McKeen just wants one last consumption-heavy hurrah before we all go Green. Is that so much to ask?
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The People Vs. Shell: Why I Took to the Water to Stop Arctic Drilling — by
What happens in the Arctic affects us all. James Blakely decided to take bold, non-violent direct action.
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Survival of the Dumbest — by
Near-term human extinction is the prize in the Crackerjack box of modern life.
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Ten Reasons to Ban the Plastic Bag for Good — by
Let’s start with you are what you eat… Who’s hungry for plastic?
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This One Thing is Critical for Environmental Justice — by
One must never take the people out of the ecology.
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Why Big Business is Key to the Climate Change Debate — by
Profit to big business will cease being advantageous…when we have no planet left on which to profit.
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Why Should You Care About the ‘Carbon Bubble’? Read On… — by
There is a solution to the illusory madness of the world. Something just has to pop.
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Many wealthy people and corporations seem to forget that this is the only planet we have and they just can leave Earth and go somewhere else.