Eight years ago. Al Gore released “An Inconvenient Truth,” the book and documentary film that laid out the scientific consensus connecting the burning of
Author: Renee Shur
Renee Shur lives and works in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Who am I? Guess the progressive
Can you identify this person? Occasional Planet’s “Who Am I” series features people who have made important contributions to liberal thought, progressive politics,
Gun violence: We’ve abdicated our power to stop the madness
For most of us, safety is something we take for granted. We assume that, after a day at work or leisure, the people we
Vermont vs. the big bad wolf, aka Monsanto and friends
Have you heard the one about a fetching New England state and the big, bad wolf? Let me fill you in a bit. Last
Survey asks: What’s your social-conscience quotient?
The 2014 mid-term elections are approximately five months away. And with that time frame, it’s not surprising that there’s a horde of survey-conducting companies
Living up to our Mother’s Day values through better maternity-leave policies
Find a fragrant bouquet of roses. Purchase a gift card from mom’s favorite store. Pick up grandma and take her out for an afternoon
The global sweatshop economy, a century after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The date was March 25, 1911. As employees were getting ready to leave work at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Lower Manhattan, a fire
The economic facts about farmers’ markets: Freshness and high quality don’t cost more
Daffodils are blooming here in the Northeast. That’s the surest sign that opening day for our local farmers’ markets is not far off. That’s
Vermont is first to go all in on GMO labeling
It looks as if the near future—in fact, as soon as July 2016 if all goes well—Vermonters are going to know a lot more
“It only takes a girl” focuses on child marriage and the cycle of poverty
It all starts with the girls. That’s the message of a video, called “It Only Takes a Girl,” produced by Zoe Keating on the