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Cross of Gold: A Mining Company Arrives, and Guatemalans Fight Back
Adedana Ashebir sits down with filmmakers JT Haines and Andrew Sherburne during the world premiere of their documentary “Gold Fever.”
The Adventures of Shark Stanley and Friends: Official Book Release
Shark Stanley was already the star of a grassroots conservation campaign and an international celebrity. Now he’s the hero of a children’s book, too. Sage Magazine takes an exclusive sneak peek.
Paying for Prevention: Dr. Ivonne Baki on Ecuador’s Novel Conservation Plan
Ecuador has asked the international community to put it’s money where it’s mouth is. Dr. Ivonne Baki talks to Sage about her country’s audacious plan, and how being an artist and a woman is helping her get the word out.
Powerful Interests: A Conversation with Sandra Steingraber
The award-winning writer, scientist, and activist talks to Sage Magazine about fracking, water pollution, surviving cancer, and why human rights and the environment are inextricably linked.
Delta Blues: Documenting Nigeria’s Oil Conflict
What does our thirst for cheap coil cost the people of the Niger Delta? Filmmaker Andrew Berends spent eight months amongst guerilla warriors fighting for their fair share of the spoils.
Wild Things, They Make His Heart Sing
Jamie Williams, president of the Wilderness Society, talks to Sage about preserving large landscapes, working with stakeholders, and staying persistent in the face of conservation challenges.
Presence in Absence: The Lengths We Go to Leave No Trace
While restoring an old ranch site in Idaho’s Selway-Bitteroot to wild land, forester Shane Hetzler ponders what we are talking about when we are talking about wilderness.
Voters Care About Climate, But Will Candidates Notice?
Independents are in favor of climate action, and most voters –– even Republicans! –– are in favor of solutions like revenue-neutral carbon taxes.
Fed Up: Cultivating Elk and Acrimony in Wyoming
Every winter, the state of Wyoming feeds thousands of wild elk to protect the animals against starvation. But are the feedgrounds keeping the herds alive, or dooming them –– and tearing apart human communities in the process?
Conga No Va: Peruvians Die in Gold Mine Protests
Protests against a planned gold mine in Cajamarca, Peru, turned violent last week, resulting in five deaths. The conflict pits American mining giant Newmont against locals who claim that the mine will poison their water and destroy their livelihoods. FES’ own Vrinda Manglik was in Peru to witness the protests.
Three reasons America should ratify the Law of the Sea right now
For three decades the United States has shamefully failed to ratify the UN’s Law of the Sea. Now more than ever, it’s time for America to get with the program.