Environmental Issues: Activism & Volunteering
Is there an environmental issue that you feel strongly about? Get involved! Here's where to find environmental organizations that welcome people like you, who are willing to get involved through activism or volunteering.
Sheryl Crow: Music and Videos
On February 5, 2008, singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow released [i]Detours[/i], her sixth studio album and the most politically and personally outspoken record of her career. Crow, a committed environmental and peace activist, calls [i]Detours[/i] “the most honest record I’ve ever made. It’s about being forced to wake up.”
On February 5, 2008, singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow released [i]Detours[/i], her sixth studio album and the most politically and personally outspoken record of her career. Crow, a committed environmental and peace activist, calls [i]Detours[/i] “the most honest record I’ve ever made. It’s about being forced to wake up.”
Sheryl Crow Interview: Can [i]Detours[/i] Help Pave the Way to a Better World?
Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow tackles important environmental and societal issues on her new album, "Detours." In a wide-ranging interview, Sheryl Crow speaks candidly with Larry West of About.com: Environmental Issues, about her music, politics and the environment.
Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow tackles important environmental and societal issues on her new album, "Detours." In a wide-ranging interview, Sheryl Crow speaks candidly with Larry West of About.com: Environmental Issues, about her music, politics and the environment.
Environmental Racism Creates Unequal Health Risks for Poor Minority Communities
Environmental racism still exists in many communities, where landfills, hazardous waste sites and polluting industries are often sited in poor minority communities. The environmental justice movement, inspired by the research of Dr. Robert Bullard, is working to end environmental racism.
Environmental racism still exists in many communities, where landfills, hazardous waste sites and polluting industries are often sited in poor minority communities. The environmental justice movement, inspired by the research of Dr. Robert Bullard, is working to end environmental racism.
Environmental Justice Movement Reduces Risks for Poor and Minority Communities
When sociologist Robert Bullard began uncovering the proximity of hazardous waste sites to minority neighborhoods across the American South during the course of his graduate research in the 1980s, the “environmental justice” movement was born.
When sociologist Robert Bullard began uncovering the proximity of hazardous waste sites to minority neighborhoods across the American South during the course of his graduate research in the 1980s, the “environmental justice” movement was born.
Justice in Time
Dr. Robert Bullard, the father of the environmental justice movement, has been battling environmental racism since first discovering that landfills and hazardous waste sites were more often sited near poor and minority communities that did not have the political power necessary to fight those decisions. Environmental justice declares that poor people and people of color should not be unequally exposed to environmental hazards.
Dr. Robert Bullard, the father of the environmental justice movement, has been battling environmental racism since first discovering that landfills and hazardous waste sites were more often sited near poor and minority communities that did not have the political power necessary to fight those decisions. Environmental justice declares that poor people and people of color should not be unequally exposed to environmental hazards.
Gerald Ford: President and Park Ranger
President Gerald Ford, who died December 26, 2006 at the age of 93, was the only American president ever to have served as a park ranger in the National Park Service.
President Gerald Ford, who died December 26, 2006 at the age of 93, was the only American president ever to have served as a park ranger in the National Park Service.
Want to Save the Planet and Strengthen Your Community? Volunteer!
If you’ve been thinking about volunteering to support the environment or to lend a hand on other important issues in your community, why wait? Besides advancing a cause you believe in and contributing to the health and vitality of the place where you live—both the planet and your neighborhood—you may reap a lot of personal benefits from the time you invest as a volunteer.
If you’ve been thinking about volunteering to support the environment or to lend a hand on other important issues in your community, why wait? Besides advancing a cause you believe in and contributing to the health and vitality of the place where you live—both the planet and your neighborhood—you may reap a lot of personal benefits from the time you invest as a volunteer.
Environmental News Sources
Stay informed and up-to-date on worldwide environmental news with this list of the best environmental news sources on the Internet.
Stay informed and up-to-date on worldwide environmental news with this list of the best environmental news sources on the Internet.
“Critter Carols” Protest Efforts to Weaken the Endangered Species Act
To help raise awareness, and concern, about the ongoing efforts of certain industries and their paid lobbyists to persuade Congress to weaken the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Trust put together a collection of "Critter Carols," which provide a lighthearted look at a serious environmental issue.
To help raise awareness, and concern, about the ongoing efforts of certain industries and their paid lobbyists to persuade Congress to weaken the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Trust put together a collection of "Critter Carols," which provide a lighthearted look at a serious environmental issue.
Environmentalists Sue U.S. Navy to Protect Whales and Dolphins
A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Navy, charging that the Navy's use of mid-frequency sonar for submarine detection injures and kills many whales and dolphins.
A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Navy, charging that the Navy's use of mid-frequency sonar for submarine detection injures and kills many whales and dolphins.