The Rise of the Water Protectors Networker Volume 21(5), Fall 2016 A letter from Carolyn Raffensperger, Returned from Standing Rock Friends, I write this in the heat of the struggle to block Dakota Access’ nefarious pipeline. I just returned from Standing Rock and jumped into protests for the Iowa reach of the pipeline. For…Read More →
Dear Friends, In the past year, the movement to end fossil fuel leasing on public lands has grown by leaps and bounds. The “Keep It in the Ground” movement has literally protested every federal leasing auction in the country. We Need Your Voice Today! Help us reach 1 Million signatures. Add your voice to the…Read More →
“Like toxic waste, injustice accumulates over time — especially when we try to bury it…” SEHN’s Kaitlin Butler and Carolyn Raffensperger write about the new ecofeminism emerging, predicated on a new ethic: responsibility. Read the full article.
Editor’s note, May 2015 Networker: Some of the first stories my parents read to me were Beatrix Potter’s fables. Did you know that several of Potter’s tales originated from letters or oral stories she shared with children she was close with? She was also an avid naturalist and conservationist. On her death, she left 4,000 acres…Read More →
We have entered the Age of Extreme Energy. Every region is facing threats. To protect our communities and the natural world, we can establish new legal principles. The Science & Environmental Health Network and the Women’s Congress for Future Generations offer some new legal principles to serve as a basis for organizing around mining, pipelines, and…Read More →