a journal of reflective environmental practice
Displaying the courage, strength, and love-filled justice of the water protectors against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), who brought hope to many through their actions at Standing Rock in 2016, the documentary Awake: a Dream from Standing Rock invites us all into the…
It’s January, so perhaps you made a New Year’s resolution to go deeper with your environmental activism this year, and perhaps you also wanted to read more. If either or both of these apply to you (and even if they don’t), I…
Originally posted on April 18, 2016 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain Fans of the author and environmental activist Edward Abbey will love the documentary Wrenched. For younger generations of environmentalists, who may not have encountered Abbey’s writing yet, this film can introduce them to Abbey’s…
Originally posted on November 6, 2015 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain When Concord, MA resident and octogenarian Jean Hill learned from her grandson, Mack, about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the contribution that plastic water bottles were making to the problem, she decided she…
Originally posted on October 26, 2015 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain What is the role of science and scientists in the public realm? Do scientists have a responsibility to engage in civic dialogues and advocate for scientific policies that will ameliorate problems of…
Originally posted on December 15, 2014 Note from the Editor: We recently wrote a review of Law of the Jungle, a new book about the Ecuadorian lawsuit against Texaco/Chevron regarding its treatment of the Ecuadorian rain forest, waterways, and indigenous people. We also did a…
Originally posted on October 7, 2014 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain In case you haven’t heard, the People’s Climate March in New York City on September 21, 2014 drew in about 400,000 people, making it the largest climate march in history. In addition,…
Originally posted on September 15, 2014 by Cherice Bock Editor, Whole Terrain Have you signed up to attend the People’s Climate March? The main march is patterned after the March on Washington, and will take place in New York City this Sunday, September 21,…
Originally posted on August 3, 2011 by Emily Bowers Image by Daphne Hougard, 2011 Tim DeChristopher’s fate was decided last week at the Salt Lake City federal courthouse. He was sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of $10,000 for disrupting…
Originally posted on July 6, 2011 by Emily Bowers A spur-of-the-moment decision to throw a monkey wrench into a 2008 Bureau of Land Management oil and gas leasing auction made Tim DeChristopher an unforeseen leader within the environmental movement. DeChristopher was found guilty…
