In “Under the Surface,” journalist Tom Wilber asks whether we should frack — but leaves the answer up to his readers.
Recent Articles
Fracking Goes to Court: Will State or Local Government Determine America’s Energy Future?
Do state governments have the right to decide where fracking wells go, or do the towns themselves get to call the shots?
Greening The Hill
What are high school students and ex-convicts doing in the same volunteer program? Restoring a neighborhood, one swing of the sledgehammer at a time.
Shoot to Thrill: Photographing the Masai Mara
What happens when you turn a trigger-happy photographer loose in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve? Call the outcome a slideshow or call it a video; most of all, call it spectacular.
Safeguarding the Sanctuaries: A Conversation with Jason Patlis
Marine sanctuaries: like national parks, but wetter. Sage talks to the guy who’s keeping them safe.
Rewriting a River: In Fits and Starts, the Elwha Returns to Life
The Elwha Dam removal is the largest dam deconstruction project in American history. But the real story only begins when the concrete comes down.
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.
Oil, Oil, Everywhere, and Not a Drop to Drink
In Texas, just because you own the ground beneath your feet doesn’t mean you own the oil beneath the ground.
Left to the Whim of Nature: The Strange Saga of Pleasure Beach
The decline and renewal of Connecticut’s most famous seaside resort may hold a few lessons for America’s blighted cities.
Thinking Like a Mountain Climber
How has Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard forged one of the world’s most environmentally responsible companies? Easy: by drawing inspiration from the rock.
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.
Tragedy of the Commons in Reverse: Talking Land Grabs with Fred Pearce
Land grabbing is emerging as one of the great international social and environmental problems of our time. Journalist Fred Pearce and anthropologist Jennifer Baka let us know what it’s all about.