It will soon have been five months since the Deepwater Horizon exploded and the ensuing disaster spilled across headlines. Being particularly awful, the Gulf oil spill occupied the spotlight longer than many catastrophes do. But now the leak is under control; the oil is being cleaned up. Heck, 74 percent just disappeared, according to the [...]

They say third day’s the charm. The sun is out, music is blasting from the cooking bus and almost ninety eco-justice activist and trainers are ready to learn and share talents. I think I believe it.
For the past two days I’ve spent my time and energy at the Advanced Ruckus Camp on Eco-Justice in Harmony [...]

We want environmental laws to be implemented and enforced. We want the authority and relevant agencies to go after anyone and everyone who is cutting down trees in protected forest areas and such. Yet, sometimes, it might not be that simple.
I visited an Orang Asli (indigenous people) village in Tapah, Perak with a group of [...]

Cross-posted from It’s Getting Hot in Here
Written by Dea Goblirsch and Kim Huynh. Photos by Ben Droz.
“President Obama, join me in my kitchen at 4 p.m. any day of the week and learn first-hand what you are allowing to happen in Appalachia and its mountain communities,” said Bo Webb, a ninth-generation resident of Naoma W.Va. [...]

Let’s start from the basics: Do you know what mountaintop removal coal mining is? Here are resources in case you don’t: previous RYSE blog posts (here & here). Also, it has received some pretty good coverage in the New York Times lately, including this video.
Now, have you heard of Appalachia Rising? It is a weekend [...]