Battle to oppose large-scale coal plants plays out in historic Japanese city threatened by sea-level rise
Kobe, situated between the sea and the Rokko mountain range in Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture, is considered to be one…
Communities in Southern Italy fight against monstrous gas pipeline
Communities in Salento, in the southern ‘heel’ of Italy, are on the frontlines of the struggle to stop the Trans…
Fishing community in Kenyan UNESCO heritage site opposes giant coal plant
Lamu Old Town is one of the oldest and best preserved Swahili settlements in East Africa. In 2001, it was…
As California climate impacts intensify, fossil fuel extraction still widespread
In California, wildfires are intensifying and temperatures are rising every year due to climate change. For years, communities on the…
Vulnerable Louisiana wetlands and poor communities threatened by giant oil pipeline
In the bayous of Louisiana, long term residents, committed activist, and community leaders are rising up against Bayou Bridge, a…
Facing climate impacts, Canada doubles down on fossil fuels
In late August, with wildfires in the Canadian west reaching record breaking levels and residents in the east still reeling…
Drought-stricken communities in Brazil battle fossil fuel industry for water
The northeast of Brazil is still experiencing its longest drought ever, going on since 2010, with climate change to blame.…
A coastal community in Senegal battles rising sea levels and a new coal plant
The sleepy town of Barngy, Senegal, is one of the country’s most vulnerable to coastal erosion. Located about 15 km…
Wave of renewable energy resistance puts solar panels in path of tar sands pipeline
Keystone XL is a proposed tar sands pipeline that would connect Alberta, Canada with Gulf Coast refineries carrying around 800,000…
Saami people on frontlines of climate change witness the Arctic melt
In the far north of Europe live the Saami people whose culture has existed before the Finnish, Swedish and the…