Farmageddon Director Kristin Canty on Saving America’s Farms

by Jessica Mosby -USA- For almost a year I have been experiencing insufferable allergies. Many doctors’ appointments and medications later, I still wake up in the morning with my skin inflamed and my eyes swollen shut. By the time I...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on October 27, 2011 12:01 AM

'No Toilet, No Bride': Sanitation Solutions in India

by Lesley D. Biswas -India- A version of the following article was originally published on October 1, 2010. Despite staggering rates of illness and disease from poor sanitation, mobile phones carry higher status than toilets amongst the poor in India.-...

Posted by Lesley D. Biswas on August 2, 2011 12:01 AM

Resisting Violence through Sustainable Agriculture in Colombia

by Moira Birss -USA/Colombia- In the middle of one of the most fertile regions in Colombia, amidst a five-decade armed conflict, a small peasant community manages to serve as a model of civilian resistance against violence and displacement. But as...

Posted by Moira Birss on April 5, 2011 12:01 AM

Toilets: A Matter of Pride for the Indian Bride

by Lesley D. Biswas -India- Among the first things you notice when you come to India is the repelling sight of people defecating in the open. Be it a rural village or the teeming city slums, you see people lined...

Posted by Lesley D. Biswas on October 1, 2010 8:01 AM

Producing Fresh, Sustainable Foods on Allotments in the U.K.

by Alice Alech -France- The British have discovered an uplifting, social, healthy way to promote sustainability - care for the environment by growing their own fruits and vegetables while at the same time interacting with fellow gardeners. Allotments, or small...

Posted by Alice Alech on May 20, 2010 12:01 AM

In Search of the American Dream: Interview with Radical Homemaker Shannon Hayes

by Sarah McGowan - USA - If you’re one of the millions of Americans affected by the credit crunch – unemployed, uninsured and unsure of your future, or working yourself to death just to live - Shannon Hayes’ book Radical...

Posted by Sarah McGowan on April 15, 2010 9:33 AM

Anne Firth Murray’s Paradigm Found: Global Recovery for the 21st Century

by Katharine Daniels Executive Editor, The WIP In advance of International Women’s Day, celebrated around the world on March 8, The WIP is reposting this interview from last March with Anne Firth Murray, founder of The Global Fund for Women...

Posted by Katharine Daniels on March 24, 2010 12:01 AM

A Brave New World: Women as Architects of Peace

by Katharine Daniels Executive Editor & Founder, The WIP This past weekend I was invited to keynote the Global Women’s Conference at CSU Fullerton. It was a great opportunity for me to reflect on the journey that we’ve been on...

Posted by Katharine Daniels on March 8, 2010 12:00 AM

Making Farms Friendlier: Watchdogs Expose Myth Behind “Humane” Food Labeling

by Michelle Chen - USA - A typical suburban supermarket aisle today will feature free-range turkeys and grass-fed steak glistening in shrink wrap—a sign, perhaps, that Americans are growing more conscious of the connection between tonight's dinner and the environment....

Posted by Michelle Chen on January 18, 2010 12:00 AM

There’s Something In The Air: Copenhagen Prepares for COP15

by Brittany Shoot - Denmark - Copenhagen has been buzzing with activity the last two months. After the Olympics committee met here in October with a slough of American cameos from Oprah and the Obamas, the city quickly switched gears...

Posted by Brittany Shoot on November 23, 2009 12:00 AM

The Story of Stuff’s Annie Leonard Says “It’s so solvable”: 2009 Bioneers Conference Focuses on Solutions

by Kimberly N. Chase - USA – Walking through any one of America’s big cities, the wind may brush a candy bar wrapper across the street and giant bags of trash might choke the sidewalk. Some people think nothing of...

Posted by Kimberly N. Chase on October 29, 2009 12:00 AM

Save the Cities: Sustainable Travel Goes Urban

by Janelle Weiner - USA - In the Galapagos germs hitchhike with eager travelers, threatening the survival of native species. Camera flashes, voices, and human touch have cracked ancient Egyptian pyramid walls. The very breath of people viewing the Lascaux...

Posted by Janelle Weiner on September 23, 2009 12:00 AM

Colin Beavan on Life Post-No Impact Man: "No American is living a sustainable life"

by Jessica Mosby - USA - The title of Colin Beavan’s book, No Impact Man – not to be confused with the documentary or blog – has a mildly self-deprecating tone that sums things up nicely, No Impact Man: The...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on September 18, 2009 7:00 AM

Limiting Emissions: India Capitalizes on Natural Strengths and Community

by Lesley D. Biswas - India - Situated in the coastal regions of West Bengal and parts of Bangladesh, Sundarbans is the largest deltaic mangrove forest in the world and home to the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger. According to a...

Posted by Lesley D. Biswas on August 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Cambodia: Defining Peace in Order to Build Peace

by Pushpa Iyer - USA - At the entrance to the eerily preserved torture rooms in Tuol Sleng (the genocide museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia), there is a sign bearing the face of a distinctly Cambodian man who is laughing....

Posted by Pushpa Iyer on July 6, 2009 12:00 AM

Sustainable Civic Spaces: Finding Community at the Library

by Melissa Hahn - USA - “They start arriving an hour before we open, and by the time we unlock the doors at 9 am there is a crowd of people waiting to get in. Within seconds, all of the...

Posted by Melissa Hahn on July 1, 2009 12:00 AM

Investing Ourselves into What Matters

by Sarah-Eva Carlson - USA - The concept of investing in what matters is not new to me. In fact, it’s where my life as an investor began. I was in the 8th grade and had won a cash award....

Posted by Sarah-Eva Carlson on June 22, 2009 12:00 AM

It’s Not Easy Being Green: A Confession

by Jessica Mosby - USA - For almost two years, I have been reviewing documentary films for The WIP. I have spent countless hours in dark movie theaters so moved by what is on screen that I promise myself that...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on June 19, 2009 12:00 AM

Comment Allez-vous? By bike, of course!

by Alice Alech - France - When the Tour de France started in 1903 as a stunt to promote a sports newspaper, no one realized then that this bicycle race would turn out to be the biggest annual sporting event...

Posted by Alice Alech on June 8, 2009 12:00 AM

Transforming ”Junk” into a Community Asset

by Nancy St. Clair - USA - “Going green is not going to transform our planet unless everyone can embrace the movement on their own terms and scale… If we don’t embrace reducing and reusing, the green movement cannot make...

Posted by Nancy St. Clair on June 3, 2009 12:00 AM

Go Green, Save Green: My Family's Journey to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint

by Nancy Sleeth - USA - In the next twenty-four hours I’ll be interviewed on three national radio shows. I’m feeling a bit nervous. Okay, terrified. But that’s what these interviews are about—walking out in faith, despite the terror. Doing...

Posted by Nancy Sleeth on May 13, 2009 12:00 AM

No Impact Man and Earth Days: Two Sides of Environmentalism

by Jessica Mosby - USA - On Wednesday, the United States will celebrate the 39th Earth Day. In honor of this annual call to environmentalism, I have chosen to preview two documentaries that premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival:...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on April 17, 2009 12:00 AM

Dependent on Desalinisation, Bahrain Faces Water Conflicts

by Suad Hamada - Bahrain - Adhari was at one time a legendary site that attracted many tourists to the tiny desert island of Bahrain. Named for a beautiful girl whose tears flowed endlessly because she could not marry her...

Posted by Suad Hamada on March 2, 2009 12:00 AM

Xeriscape: Sustainable Landscape Design for the Desert

by Melissa Hahn - USA - Charles Kapuscak and his wife Sharon moved to the Phoenix metropolitan area from Pennsylvania over thirty years ago. They installed low-flow toilets, a low-water-usage washing machine, and they under-water their plants. Unlike many transplants...

Posted by Melissa Hahn on January 23, 2009 12:00 AM

East Kolkata Wetlands: Eco-Tourism Helps Preserve the Word's Largest Resource Recovery System

by Lesley D. Biswas - India - Commuting along the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass that runs parallel to the Indian city of Kolkata, the huge expanse of the East Kolkata Wetlands is a daily sight for city dwellers, and yet most...

Posted by Lesley D. Biswas on January 19, 2009 12:00 AM

2008 Bioneers Conference Focuses on Indigenous Culture in Sustainable Development

by Kimberly N. Chase - USA - It's not everyday that thousands of like-minded people from diverse fields come together to discuss ecological topics from biomimicry to eco-tourism, but the 2008 Bioneers conference, held October 17-19 in San Rafael, California...

Posted by Kimberly N. Chase on November 8, 2008 12:00 AM

The Greening of Southie: Two Shades of a "Green" Building

by Jessica Mosby - USA - In the not so distant past, the idea of reducing, reusing, and recycling seemed idealistic, even if it just meant putting a glass bottle in a recycling container instead of the trash. But a...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on August 23, 2008 12:01 AM

The 11th Hour: Only Governments Can Make the Big Changes Affecting the Environment, But There Are Still Lots of Real-World Solutions for the Average Joe!

by Jessica Mosby USA In an admirable effort to contribute to the dialogue on what to do to save the planet, Leonardo DiCaprio has recently released a documentary film, The 11th Hour, which he produced and narrates. However, if you...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on September 29, 2007 5:48 PM