Rockefeller Brothers Fund Forsakes Its Legacy
On Monday, at the U.N. climate change conference in New York, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and several dozen other groups will announce their divestment from fossil fuels.
Environment
Calderon: End Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Create Carbon Tax
Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon lead a group to encourage heads of state to propel climate change. He discusses the obstacles that block aggressive efforts to curb climate change.
Climate Activists Look For Solutions From Business, Diplomats
Business and corporate leaders are starting to take climate risk seriously enough to put money on the table to do something about it.
Large Protests In Hundreds Of Cities Vent Ire Over Climate Change
The People's Climate March was timed to draw the notice of world leaders gathering for this week's U.N. Climate Summit in New York.
Climate Marchers Try To Build Momentum For 2015
Tens of thousands of people demanding action on climate change are expected to march in New York City, ahead of the UN Climate Summit. Joel Rose speaks with NPR's Wade Goodwyn from the protests.
Organizers Hope U.N. Climate March Will Be Largest In History
Hundreds of thousands are expected at a march in New York City ahead of the United Nations climate summit. Organizers want to send a message to world leaders that it's time to take concrete action.
His Camera Takes Us To The World 'We Must Preserve'
In the new exhibit "Genesis," the noted photographer Sebastiao Salgado shares his vision of "a kind of state of humanity of the planet," from Amazon tribes to frozen Siberia.
Illegal Loggers Suspected In Death Of Peruvian Activist
Geographer David Salisbury talks about his friend Edwin Chota, a Peruvian activist who advocated that land being illegally logged should be given to indigenous groups. Chota was murdered on Sept. 1.
Some On Staten Island Opt For Buyout Of 'Houses That Don't Belong'
As part of the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Sandy, New York's plan is to buy and demolish hundreds of homes on Staten and Long islands and let nature return as a barrier to future storm surges.
A Coastal Paradise Confronts Its Watery Future
With rising seas, cities like Satellite Beach, Fla., are debating options: defend the shoreline to avoid destruction, or retreat, withdrawing homes and businesses from the water's edge.