People
When a composer wins a Pulitzer for a symphony about sea-level rise, we listen
Composer John Luther Adams won a Pulitzer with an orchestral piece about ... sea-level rise. Here's what he thinks art can say about the environment.
A Kenyan kid turns his friends’ poop into clean energy
Leroy Mwasaru and his team tackled shoddy sanitation with a bioreactor that produces cooking fuel from so-called waste.
This entrepreneur turns leftover cafeteria food into hot meals for hungry people
Ben Simon is the cofounder of a nonprofit that redistributes leftover campus dining hall food to the hungry.
Comedy phenom Megan Amram wants to teach women science — with hot sex tips!
The "Parks & Recreation" writer's new book is a smart (and hilarious) take on the dumb idea that women can't understand science.
Meet the women who grow your food
Through the Female Farmer Project, photographer Audra Mulkern is documenting the rise of women in American ag.
Comedian Wyatt Cenac on mayo, hair salons, and gentrification
The former Daily Show correspondent says there are two kinds of gentrifier. Only one would open a mayonnaise shop.
This graphic novelist tells the true story of climate change
French author Philippe Squarzoni takes you on his quest to understand global warming.
This hockey legend wants to put dirty energy in the penalty box
Twenty years ago, Mike Richter helped the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup. Now he wants to rack up wins for the climate.
Climate activist explains why going green is like coming out
Gerod Rody is a business school grad and LGBTQ activist who wants to save the planet, one Earth Gay at a time.
