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Women are Disrupting the Energy Industry

PUBLISHED 4/11/2018 by Ellen Shenette

Like in many other STEM fields, women are underrepresented in the energy workforce. But this trend is changing—and the women of the clean energy industry are leading the way.

The Time is Still Now: Heeding Wangari Maathai’s Warnings in Turkana and Beyond

PUBLISHED 4/6/2018 by Susanne Dumbleton

Prophetic Kenyan environmentalist Dr. Wangari Maathai predicted in the 1990s that deforestation in the horn of Africa would lead to widespread tragedy unless it was addressed. Now, the horror she feared has begun.

The Beacon of Baca: Meet the 23-Year-Old Bringing Clean Water To Her Navajo Community

PUBLISHED 3/22/2018 by Tiernan Hebron

Annie Begay is doing all she can to bring clean, running water to her community. And she shows no signs of slowing down.

Five Ways the #MeToo and Climate Justice Movements Overlap

PUBLISHED 3/7/2018 by A. Tianna Scozzaro

These two movements, though categorically different issues with separate impacts, actually have a great deal in common. And the opportunities to take action can be found in the same place.

Environment

Marching for an Eco-Feminist Revolution

PUBLISHED 1/23/2018 by Jean Su

Perhaps men named nature Mother Earth because they felt that they could dominate her, exploit her and abuse her, and that she would be silent in response—or at least unable to fight back in immediate defense.

Environment

Women Speak: Casey Camp-Horinek is Fighting Keystone XL in the Name of Indigenous and Environmental Justice

PUBLISHED 11/13/2017 by Jessica Merino

Casey Camp-Horinek is a Ponca Nation Councilwoman, elder and long-time Indigenous rights and environmental activist currently fighting on the front lines of the movement to stop the Keystone XL pipeline.

Across the Nation, Indigenous Women Are Fighting for Renewable Energy

PUBLISHED 7/21/2017 by Juhie Bhatia

“We stand on the truth. We have evidence to back us, science behind us and I think we’re winning.”

Trump’s War on Women Includes Mother Nature

PUBLISHED 6/8/2017 by Anna Papachristos

By pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Trump has stripped Mother Nature of her rights. And she will not remain silent.

Revisiting The Right to Be Cold

PUBLISHED 6/2/2017 by Devi Lockwood

Sheila Watt-Cloutier’s The Right to be Cold is the feminist book we need to weather the climate crisis.

The Good Shepherds

PUBLISHED 4/13/2017 by Juhie Bhatia

Women of faith heed a calling to protect the Earth.

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