Now Hiring: One Planet Earth
We can all agree that nature is pretty. Unfortunately, “pretty” doesn’t get one very far in a capitalist economy. Capitalism values the free exchange of goods and services for profit, and for a long...
View ArticleThe Barty Crouch Sr. Effect: When “Going Green” Means Getting Even Dirtier
We’ve been talking about the Fudges and Scrimgeours and Umbridges of our world, but there is another character who is worthy of our attention in this campaign: the man who, while professing to hate the...
View ArticleArt Contest Highlights
Harry Potter Alliance members have been making some stellar projects dedicated to fighting the Climate Crisis over at Splashlife, and we’d like to highlight just some of the many innovative and...
View ArticleNever Alone: Climate Crisis Wrap-Up
During this whole campaign, you have stood stolid and patient with us as we have hurled at you one deadly and seemingly insolvable problem after another. When faced with all these issues, and the many,...
View ArticleJulian on the No Impact Project
This week, Harry Potter Alliance staff members are participating in an event called the No Impact Project. It’s an experiment where people try to live for a whole week without having any impact on the...
View Article22 Avril
Watching the news, it’s very easy to get discouraged by all the horrible things going on in the world. We all know that bad news sells, so very often, that’s all we get to hear. But in spite of that,...
View ArticleNot Your Ordinary Architects
There’s a lot of discussion going on about how to reduce waste of all descriptions. Now, I heartily support this cause, but there is still the question of what on earth (quite literally) we’re going to...
View ArticleGoing Green–at Home, Abroad, and in the Office!
It’s always nice to be reminded that we’re not alone in the battle for the planet. Despite my involvement with environmental issues, I sometimes forget how wide-spread the movement really is, and how...
View ArticleAvatar Star Stands Up Against Ocean Acidification
Academy award nominated actress Sigourney Weaver, remembered by many fans as Dr. Grace Augustine in the film Avatar, has teamed with the National Resource Defense Council to raise awareness for a very...
View ArticleFeeding Two Birds with One Seed
The best solutions are those that solve many problems. The women of the Peruvian Amazon have discovered just such a solution, and it lies in the wisdom of their ancestors. It’s an old story....
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