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We’ve Never Been Closer to Nuclear Catastrophe—Who Gains by Ignoring It?

February 19, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

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Antiwar and environmental activist Dr. Helen Caldicott warns that policymakers who understate the danger of nuclear weapons don’t have the public’s best interest at heart.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, environment, Europe/Russia, Europe/Ukraine, Health care, History, Human Rights, interview, North America/Cuba, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Steve Taylor, War

Connecting With Nature Is a Path to Finding Joy in Life

February 19, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

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An interview with the creator of the short film “Ode to Joy,” which celebrates connection with nature as a portal to deeper connection with self and each other.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, April M. Short, Art, environment, Film, identity politics, interview, Opinion, Presidential Elections, social justice, Women’s Rights

An Ancient Recipe for Social Success

January 28, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

An Ancient Recipe for Social Success

New evidence and understandings about the structure of successful early societies across Asia, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere are sweeping away the popular assumption that early societies tended toward autocracy and despotism.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Art, Community, economy, environment, food, Gary M. Feinman, History, immigration, Labor, Linda M. Nicholas, Media, North America/Mexico, Opinion, Philosophy, Politics, Religion/Spirituality, Social Benefits, Social Science

Our Planet Versus Plastic Bags—A Tale of Two Cities

January 28, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

Our Planet Versus Plastic Bags—A Tale of Two Cities

Americans discard 100 billion plastic bags annually, the equivalent of 12 million barrels of oil.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Asia, Asia/Bangladesh, Asia/China, Asia/Indonesia, Asia/Japan, Asia/Philippines, Asia/Thailand, Asia/Vietnam, Climate Change, Community, economy, environment, Erika Schelby, Europe/Denmark, Europe/France, Europe/United Kingdom, History, North America, North America/United States of America, Oceania/Australia, Opinion, Science, Social Benefits, South America/Uruguay, Trade, United Nations

Public Libraries Continue to Thrive Despite Defunding and Privatization Attacks

January 14, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

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Efforts by governments and cities across the nation to defund the public library indicate a misunderstanding of the essential role that libraries play.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, April M. Short, Climate Change, Community, economy, education, environment, Health care, History, Human Rights, Internet, interview, Labor, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Prison Reform, Social Benefits, social justice, Tech, Trump

An Entire Decade of Benefits Denial for Vets After Toxic Chemical Exposure?

January 10, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

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In 1985, the greatest trichloroethylene level was 280 times over the safe exposure limit, whereas the highest perchloroethylene level eclipsed the safe exposure limit by 43 times.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, environment, Health care, History, Jonathan Sharp, Law, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, War

‘Public Trust’—A Key Legal Tool to Preserve Our Natural Resources

January 10, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

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Law professor Mary Wood breaks down how people can protect their right to clean air, water, and land as well as fortify their climate change resiliency.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Aric Sleeper, book, Climate Change, Community, environment, Europe/Italy, Europe/United Kingdom, History, Human Rights, interview, Law, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Social Science, United Nations

Why the Climate Justice March in South Korea Could Be a Game-Changer for the Environment

January 9, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

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On September 24, 2022, more than 30,000 people occupied the main roads of downtown Seoul, South Korea, for the nation’s largest climate justice march.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Alice S. Kim, Asia/South Korea, Climate Change, environment, food, History, Human Rights, interview, Labor, Opinion, Politics, social justice, Time-Sensitive, War, Women’s Rights

The Meat Industry Has Created a False Dichotomy That Pits People Against Animals

December 31, 2022 By Independent Media Institute

The Meat Industry Has Created a False Dichotomy That Pits People Against Animals

It’s a common narrative that factory farming—despite animal cruelty, environmental destruction, and human health impacts—has net positives that make it an important part of society, especially in rural America.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Animal Rights, environment, food, Opinion, Vicky Bond

Kenyan woman invents method to turn plastic into construction cubes that are ‘stronger than bricks’

February 19, 2021 By Egberto Willies

Matee’s young company, Gjenge Makers, takes plastic waste and turns it into building materials.

Filed Under: A Few Takes, Environment, Evergreen Tagged With: environment, Kenya, Nzambi Matee, plastic

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