June 9, 2013 Delhi Slum Neighborhoods On our second day in Delhi, the US PIRE students learned firsthand about the social and public health implications of poor urban infrastructure. Dr. Tapan Jyoti, a Peer PIRE participant sponsored by USAID, first introduced us to the director of a local office of the Gender Resource Center. The GRC supports women’s empowerment in […]
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A Very Human Struggle: The Making of a Different Kind of Documentary
Noah Sokol sits down with one of the co-directors of the new documentary ELEMENTAL, which screened recently at the Environmental Film Festival at Yale. They get to talking about capturing the human side of activism, and the personal toll commitment to a cause can exact.
Kiln Ground: Industry and Injury in Nepal
A profusion of industrial kilns in the Kathmandu Valley is driving migration, polluting air and rivers, and posing a range of health risks, especially to children.
A River Changes Course: An Interview with EFFY Filmmaker Kalyanee Mam
Kalyanee Mam, creator of the documentary “A River Changes Course,” sits down with Sage to discuss the global forces that are disrupting life in Cambodia.
Review: Musicwood
Naomi Heindel reviews the opening night of the Environmental Film Festival at Yale.
Announcing Sage’s Second Annual Young Environmental Writers Contest
Hear ye, hear ye: send us your best environmental writing by April 19. Glory and riches may be yours!
The Greatest Migration: As Rainfall Changes, Humans Pack Their Bags
When droughts and floods force subsistence farmers to migrate, what happens to the families who stay behind? An interview with Koko Warner, a United Nations researcher on the frontlines of climate change adaptation.
Grizzly Woman: Louisa Willcox Battles for Bears
The NRDC’s Senior Wildlife Advocate sits down with Sage to chat about the simple bear necessities of life.
We Have Seen The Enemy, And It Is Edible
Faced with an unsustainable food system and an invasive species crisis, some adventurous eaters are trying to kill two birds with one stone. Literally.
Jewel in Jeopardy: Will Alaska’s Rainforests Be Spared The Axe?
The Tongass is the final remnant of a once-vast West Coast rainforest. Now timber companies are gunning to harvest even this enclave of old-growth wilderness.
The Cleanest Catch
Connecticut oyster farmer Brendan Smith might just redefine what it means to fish sustainably. That is, if the hurricanes don’t get him first.
Rowing For Revolution: Can Roz Savage Change the World?
Roz Savage was a management consultant in London when she was struck by a crazy idea: she would row around the world to spark environmental awareness. Now that she’s back, has Savage’s “movement moment” arrived?