Jun 17 Watch In Brazil’s Olympic bay, tides of death and ecological devastation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 6:33 Can environmentalism become a bipartisan movement again? By PBS News Hour Though now one of the most politically divisive issues in the country, the environmental movement once enjoyed strong support from both Democrats and Republicans. In his new book “Getting to Green,” author Fred Rich asserts that a return to those… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 7:44 How a clothing company’s anti-consumerist message boosted business By PBS News Hour High-end outdoor clothing company Patagonia outfits mountain climbers, snowboarders, surfers and trail runners -- athletes who subject their gear to abuse. Each day, some of that clothing makes its way back to the company's headquarters, where workers extend the life… Continue watching
Apr 06 Author and environmentalist Peter Matthiessen is dead at 86 By News Desk Award-winning author Peter Matthiessen died at his home on in Sagaponack, N.Y. of leukemia on Saturday. He was 86. Matthiessen was known as a novelist and non-fiction writer as well as for his work as an environmental activist and American… Continue reading
May 11 Trying to Strike a Chord with Fans, One Recycling Bin at a Time By Arts Desk On Earth Day, Art Beat profiled two companies who are almost as devoted to environmentalism as they are to producing and playing music. Here are two more groups who have changed their operations to be more green while encouraging others… Continue reading
Apr 22 Two Companies Make It Easy Being Green For Earth Day, we take a look at two companies in the music industry that have made environmentally-friendly practices a priority. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch Obama Proposes Lifting Coastal U.S. Drilling Bans President Obama announced plans to lift the ban on offshore oil and gas exploration along the Atlantic and Alaskan coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico. Kwame Holman reports on the reaction to the president's proposal in Washington. Continue watching
Mar 08 Director of ‘The Cove’ Puts Oscar in Perspective By Arts Desk A wave of new attention is likely to fall on a remote fishing village in Japan after director Louie Psihoyos won the best feature documentary prize for "The Cove" at the 82nd Academy Awards on Sunday. Continue reading
Aug 22 Environmental Movement Finds New Supporters Among Evangelicals By PBS News Hour With gas prices and global warming playing an ever-increasing role in the national discourse, some evangelical churches have begun to focus their faith in a new direction -- on environmentalism. Continue reading