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Energy Democracy: Inside Californians’ Game-Changing Plan for Community-Owned Power

Large utility companies control about 75 percent of the electricity market in California. A hybrid between a public agency and private utility, the new Community Choice program is a model for communities that want greener, cheaper energy.

Al Weinrub | Nov 12, 2015

Here鈥檚 What We鈥檒l Do After the Paris Climate Summit Drops the Ball

No global agreement is coming to save the day. Our powers lie elsewhere, in our communities especially, and this is where we must take the battle.

Jim Shultz | Nov 12, 2015

Sustainable food and farming

Borrow, Save, Share: 3 Ways Seeds Can Democratize Our Food System

Just six companies control 63 percent of the commercial seed market. But seed libraries offer us an opportunity to reclaim the seed commons and create our own community food systems.

Neil Thapar | Nov 11, 2015

Compost Your Corpse? This Woman Wants to Make It Legal

Katrina Spade, creator of the Urban Death Project, talks about human composting and why she's trying to make it legal in Washington state.

Maureen O'Hagan | Nov 6, 2015

Climate

Capitalism vs. Climate: Naomi Klein鈥檚 New Film Takes Us From the Current Crisis to the World We Want

In "This Changes Everything," Naomi Klein lays out how industry interests are opposed to those of ordinary people鈥攁 point climate activists have had trouble communicating and been reluctant to fully embrace.

Kate Aronoff | Nov 5, 2015

Ben Newhouse with solar array. Photo by Mary Hansen.

Renewable energy

As State Pols Resist Obama鈥檚 Climate Plan, West Virginians Build Renewables Anyway

So far, the state isn鈥檛 stepping up to build a solar-powered future. That leaves the bulk of the work to residents.

Mary Hansen | Oct 31, 2015

The Crunch illustration by Jennifer Luxton.

Sustainable food and farming

Can Reddit Bring the Campfire Ghost Story Back to Life? (And Other Scary News to Chew On)

Man-made space trash is headed for Earth; there is science to back up why we love horror movies; and campfire stories are reimagined for the tech era.

| Oct 28, 2015

How a Prison鈥檚 Debate Team Beat Harvard鈥檚 (and Other News to Chew On)

Bernie Sanders calls climate change our biggest security threat, a video illustrates how few women are in positions of power, and Black Lives Matter organizers take on more than just race.

| Oct 16, 2015

Water

Do Ads Keep the Internet Democratic? (And Other News to Chew on)

Drone footage shows nature taking back what鈥檚 hers; Washington high-school students build tiny houses for the homeless; and the epic tech battle over adblockers.

| Sep 30, 2015

Renewable energy

How Obama鈥檚 New EPA Regs Can Bring More Local Control Over Energy鈥擡ven in Red States

The Clean Power Plan is counting on states to cut carbon emissions. Will they be the new frontiers for change?

Gar Alperovitz | Sep 15, 2015

Renewable energy

10,000 Icelanders Invite Syrian Refugees Into Their Homes (And Other News to Chew On)

Scotland takes a new approach to sex work legislation, the VW bus is coming back greener than ever, and Iceland's citizens urge their government to do more for refugees.

| Sep 10, 2015

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Cooperatives | Citizens United

What鈥檚 a Death Midwife? Inside the Alternative Death Care Movement

From funeral cooperatives to green burials, there's a kinder, gentler, less expensive way to die.

Jennifer Luxton | Sep 3, 2015

Renewable energy | Sustainable food and farming

Why Breast Milk Is the Ultimate Food Story (And Other News)

New Orleans sees a wave of grassroots activism after Katrina, D.C. stops a major utility merger, and a food writer lays out the superpowers of breast milk.

| Sep 2, 2015

Renewable energy

This Trailer Changes Everything: Epic New Naomi Klein Doc Will Have You Running for Your Kayak

The film inspired by Klein's book features the stories of everyday people standing up to climate change.

Araz Hachadourian | Sep 1, 2015

Native rights | Activism | Wealth and inequality | Citizens United | Renewable energy

鈥淵ou Fly to the Edge of the Tar Sands, and … No Life鈥�: A Montana Professor on the Issue of Our Time

University of Montana professor George Price on permaculture, race, and how he鈥檚 standing up to tar sands extraction.

Sarah van Gelder | Aug 28, 2015

Bayern Brewing鈥檚 bottle-washing machine. Photo courtesy of Bayern Brewing.

How Craft Beer Brewers Brought Bottle Recycling to Montana

Glass is a pain in Montana鈥檚, uh, recycling program. But the craft brew industry is on the case.

A.C. Shilton | Aug 28, 2015

Renewable energy

On Rooftops of Paris, Expect Green Roofs and Solar Panels

The new French law, which requires renewable energy or plants on all new commercial buildings, is the first of its kind at the national level.

Tom Lawson | Aug 20, 2015

The Crunch: The Michigan Town That’s Sending All Its Kids to College (And Other News to Chew On)

This week we're talking about universal parental leave, how California's winning the drought, and $5,000 scholarships for every kid in Baldwin, Michigan.

| Aug 19, 2015

After 20 Years Reporting on Solutions, I鈥檓 Going on a Journey to Find Where Hope Lies Now

猫咪社区! co-founder Sarah van Gelder sets out on a road trip to find the edge of change.

Sarah van Gelder | Aug 13, 2015

Jobs | Renewable energy

The Crunch: Why Washington D.C. Hired a Herd of Goats (And Other News to Chew On)

This week we鈥檙e talking about the future of work, a "masculine studies" program... and goats.

| Aug 12, 2015

Local maize varieties. Photo by Jonah Vitale-Wolff.

Sustainable food and farming

Four Ways Mexico鈥檚 Indigenous Farmers Are Practicing the Agriculture of the Future

How can we get the most out of our farmland without harming the planet? I traveled to rural Mexico to learn from indigenous farmers.

Leah Penniman | Aug 11, 2015

The Weekly Crunch: Zero-Waste Grocery Stores, Black Women’s Business Boom, Robocops for Cyber-Bullies

Like reading the news while chomping on granola. Here鈥檚 what we've been chewing on lately.

| Aug 5, 2015

Renewable energy

Nearly 80 Percent of Germany鈥檚 Power Came From Renewables In An Afternoon

For a few hours in July, 78 percent of Germany's power was generated by renewables like solar and wind. The country is spending 鈧�200 billion to move away from fossil fuels permanently.

Araz Hachadourian | Jul 31, 2015

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