While many Earth Day events this past week focused on climate justice, sustainability and protecting the environment, some continue to take this week as an opportunity to bash immigrants. Earth Day for the anti-immigrant movement and groups like NumbersUSA, Californians … Continued
By Jesse Sanes The recent Oregon Biking Beyond Bigotry tour was an incredible experience. Conversations began in Portland, Oregon, and continued along 130 miles to Eugene. In Eugene we attended panels and presentations and networked with other environmentalists at The … Continued
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone Thanks to Alyson Kenward writing at Climate Central, I have something reasonable and spot-on to talk about today. Her March 8 article is a brief summary of some of the ways in which climate change specifically impacts … Continued
by Courtney Hooks Beyoncé and Jay Z just had the 7 billionth-or-so baby to ever be born. The only people on planet Earth who probably aren’t excited by that beautiful fact are population alarmists. But seriously, alarmist rhetoric about population … Continued
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone Kathleene Parker’s article, “Population, Immigration, and the Drying of the American Southwest,” which was published by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), is at first glance an article that might interest most progressive environmentalists. As a student … Continued
by Jesse Sanes Even in the midst of the Occupy movement demanding otherwise, anti-immigrant pundits continue to blame the 99% for environmental degradation. With the global population reaching 7 billion within a six month window around October 31st, Malthusians of … Continued
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone GrowthBusters, a new film by David Gardner, is slated for release tonight, November 2nd, at the West End Cinema in Washington, DC. While supposedly concerned with current limits of consumption and growth, this film also acts as … Continued
After the dismal, racially homogenous turnout at its recent conference, with the wildly erratic appearance of content on their blog, and without any real momentum or interest behind or in seemingly any of their work, the time has come to … Continued
Originally posted by Prerna Lal on Alternet.org on October 5, 2011. Uh-oh! Looks looks like PFIR is pissing off more than just immigrant rights supporters – now its got green mommies on its case. A new brand of progressives are … Continued
The Center for New Community, a national civil rights organization, released a satirical tabloid today titled, The Borderline.