Stories by Jason Mark
Jason Mark is a co-manager at San Francisco's Alemany Farm and the editor of the quarterly environmental magazine, Earth Island Journal. He is also a co-author of Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grassroots.
Posted on Jul 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet
We're being asked to do more in less time, and with less help. Here's a simple plan to begin to take back our lives.
Posted on Apr 8, 2011, Source: Earth Island Journal
Underlying the tar sands debate is a more profound question: Is it OK for some people to suffer as long as many others benefit?
Posted on Mar 11, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Tim DeChristopher faces up to 10 years in prison for an environmental action, and he believes others will have to risk the same to protect the planet.
Posted on Mar 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet
For too long, environmentalists have been viewed as self-righteous killjoys demanding that everyone overhaul their wasteful habits. It's time to change that.
Posted on Dec 20, 2010, Source: AlterNet
There's likely some international law against issuing currency for another country. But we shouldn't let something like national sovereignty get in the way.
Posted on Sep 23, 2010, Source: Earth Island Journal
Why aren't more environmental organizations participating in the up-coming One Nation March?
Posted on Jun 24, 2010, Source: AlterNet
Leaving our abusive relationship with oil and gas will cause creative destruction on a scale we have never experienced.
Posted on May 27, 2010, Source: Earth Island Journal
Perhaps the reason that the environmental lobby is putting up a lackadaisical fight for Kerry-Lieberman is simply that the bill isn't really worth fighting for.
Posted on Apr 5, 2010, Source: Earth Island Journal
New technology like iPhones, laptops, and iPads wouldn't be possible without the coal-fired power plants whose design has changed little since the 19th century.
Posted on Mar 8, 2010, Source: Earth Island Journal
Ric O'Barry make the best of his few moments on stage at the Oscars to make a brave gesture in defense of dolphins.
Posted on Jan 20, 2010, Source: Earth Island Journal
Sierra Club has picked Mike Brune, the former ED of Rainforest Action Network, to replace Carl Pope as the organization's executive director.
Posted on Dec 29, 2009, Source: Earth Island Journal
Ric O'Barry would love to be at home watering his bamboo and playing with his five-year-old daughter. Instead, he spends most of his time with people who hate him.
Posted on Sep 24, 2009, Source: Earth Island Journal
Having unintentionally warmed the planet, we may have little choice but to intentionally cool it back down. But at what cost?
Posted on Jun 23, 2009, Source: AlterNet
A slowing economy has resulted in speedier service for Amtrak trains, which is helping to make the case for more rail funding.
Posted on Mar 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Climate change -- for many years the concern of scientists and policy wonks -- has finally birthed a broad-based citizens movement.
Posted on Oct 16, 2008, Source: Earth Island Journal
The abundant water and cheap energy that have fueled the Southwest's transformation are starting to dry up.
Posted on May 7, 2008, Source: Earth Island Journal
The food safety regulations established in response to the spinach E. coli outbreak are threatening environmentally friendly farming practices.
Posted on Dec 11, 2007, Source: PoliPoint Press
A conversation with Salt Lake City's super green mayor and advocate for Bush's impeachment.
Posted on Nov 29, 2007, Source: PoliPoint Press
Lois Gibbs, who put Love Canal on the map and ignited the movement against toxics, shares the secrets of organizing work learned on the fly.
Posted on Nov 20, 2007, Source: PoliPoint Press
Our current economic model has created nothing but poverty and pollution for the South Bronx. But the visionary folks there have a different model that will change all that.
Posted on Nov 13, 2007, Source: PoliPoint Press
We need to promote the globalization of mass movements and the globalization of sharing ideas so that communities can help each other achieve self-reliance.
Posted on Nov 6, 2007, Source: PoliPoint Press
When the system doesn't allow people to protect themselves from corporate harm to their communities, it is time to change the system.
Posted on Oct 30, 2007, Source: PoliPoint Press
Is it possible to get our power from local sources? Yes, and an interview with one expert explains how.
Posted on Oct 23, 2007, Source: PoliPoint Press
Civil rights leader and environmentalist Van Jones talks about suburban sprawl, race and the future of cities.
Posted on Oct 10, 2007, Source: PoliPoint Press
What do race and the environmental movement have to do with each other? Quite a lot, explains one environmental justice activist.
Posted on Oct 1, 2007, Source: PoliPoint Press
An interview with a leading food expert on the crisis of the America food system, the fallacy of labels and the organic vs. local conundrum.
Posted on Sep 26, 2007, Source: PoliPoint Press
One of the world's leading water experts explains how our local water supplies are threatened across North America and across the globe.
Posted on Mar 26, 2007, Source: E Magazine
Propelled by the obesity epidemic and the drive for more sustainable economies, an urban agriculture movement is flowering across the U.S.
Posted on Feb 20, 2007, Source: Grist.org
Can Americans retain their bad habits of overconsumption but simply switch to earth-friendly products? In truth, we are not going to spend our way out of a social and ecological crisis 500 years in the making.
Posted on Feb 13, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Conventionally grown cut flowers are often raised in environments that are unhealthy and abusive to workers. Responsible alternatives have been difficult, if not impossible, to find -- until now.
Posted on Jan 25, 2007, Source: AlterNet
A new federal program for livestock tracking will benefit big corporations, threaten small producers and do nothing to protect consumer health.
Posted on Nov 29, 2006, Source: Grist.org
Facing growing competition from cotton growers overseas, the American cotton industry is shrinking but still using inefficient and ecologically unsustainable techniques for harvest and distribution.
Posted on Aug 31, 2006, Source: AlterNet
American agriculture is fatally dependent on oil. A few forward-thinking farmers are trying to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.
Posted on Mar 8, 2006, Source: AlterNet
The food lobby is quietly pushing a bill that would set a single national set of food labeling rules -- and eliminate local control over food safety disclosures.
Posted on Oct 6, 2005, Source: AlterNet
American farmers are battling a new kind of pest -- imports from international rivals who can produce essential foodstuffs cheaper than they can be grown here.
Posted on May 11, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Farmers in the U.S. and around the world are likely to face serious challenges in the coming decades as new kinds of weather test their ability to bring us the food we all depend on.
Posted on Aug 24, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The increasing presence of conventional food processors in the organic industry is raising debate about whether the values of organic agriculture and the motives of big business can co-exist.
Posted on Aug 2, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The debate over Nevada's Yucca Mountain radioactive waste repository rages on, with Kerry and Bush taking opposing sides.
Posted on Jun 15, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Bush's anti-environmental policies could tip the scales in swing states like Nevada, Ohio and Florida this November. But is Kerry ready for the fight?
Posted on Apr 14, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The end of fossil fuels has never been a question of 'whether' but 'when'; three books explore vastly different scenarios for the approach of this unimaginable day.
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