Celebrating Earth Day in 2019
For Earth Day, we selected some of our favorite stories about environmentalism in the 21st century.
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Seven ‘Pacific Standard’ Stories for Earth Day
Highlighting the mess humans have made of the planet—and radical plans to fix it.
‘I Never Expected to Have to Defend Science’: Scenes From the March for Science in Washington, D.C.
It was perhaps the greatest show of political activism among American scientists in a generation. By Francie Diep…
Can Bill Nye Save the World?
The bow-tied science communicator searches for a place in the political trench wars of 21st-century American democracy. By…
How You Can Help Save the Declining Global Bumblebee Population
Record your bumblebee sightings! Build a nesting box! Plant native flowers and support organic, pesticide-free agriculture!
Education Won’t Fix Climate Policy — but Campaign Finance Reform Might
Powerful industrial interests have hijacked the climate debate. Until we blunt their influence, education can only go so…
‘The Ocean Is Boiling’: The Complete Oral History of the 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill
On January 28th, 1969, crude oil and gas erupted from a platform off the coast of Santa Barbara, California
Earth Is Not Vengeful—It’s Just Indifferent
Massive ecological disasters are certain, but fall on uncertain time scales. How, if at all, do we prepare?
How ‘Hot in Herre’ Became a Climate Change Anthem
Activists say they reference Nelly’s 2002 paean to stripping at events to make global warming a sexier, less apocalyptic topic of discussion.
Slick With Denial: The Oil Industry’s Inaction on Advancing Clean-Up Technology
The scrubbing, soaking, and skimming happening now on the Santa Barbara coast are the same methods used back in 1969.