by Beth Holmes | Jan 11, 2023 | Conservation, Profiles, Sustainability
Marina Silva, Amazon activist, is President-elect Lula’s choice for Brazil’s new minister of environment. Marina Silva grew up in the Amazon, working as child labor on a rubber plantation. As an adult, she has worked hard to undo the damage of the kind of...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 27, 2021 | Conservation, Profiles
Christopher Cousins is a PhD candidate at Oregon State University, and his research is about amphibians living in river headwaters, and how to protect their habitats as climate change continues. He’s also a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico and son of...
by Admin | Dec 11, 2019 | Climate Change, Profiles
In an amazing move that celebrates not only activism but youth activism, Time magazine has named climate activist Greta Thunberg as its Person of the Year. It’s not hard to see why. This teenage girl has galvanized the world around the message that a climate crisis is...
by Admin | Jul 11, 2014 | Articles, Green Energy, Profiles
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has named 44-year-old environmental lawyer Gary Rikard to replace the outgoing executive director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Rikard is a resident of Olive Branch, Mississippi and was previously an attorney...
by Admin | Jul 9, 2014 | Articles, Profiles
Pope Francis is already considered one of the most progressive Popes in recent history, and his new focus on the environment is only supporting this public opinion of him. In his recent address at the University of Molise, Pope Francis called for more respect for...
by Admin | Mar 25, 2014 | Articles, Profiles, Resources
The Washington Environmental Council (WEC) is a nonprofit, statewide organization that has been helping the environment since 1967. WEC has played a big part in continuing to keep Washington’s environment clean through enforcing laws, rallies, and more....
