Orion

Preserving Culture, But Moving From Home as the Permafrost Melts

The village of Newtok, Alaska is subsiding into a nearby river as the permafrost beneath it melts. Villagers want to preserve their heritage, but face moving from their homeland.
13 December 2010 - 9:00am
Orion

Cities As Coyote Habitat

Event the densest and most populated urban areas in America are seeing increasing numbers of coyotes.
7 October 2010 - 7:00am
Orion

Green Urbanism's Affordability Problem

Nature writer David Oates embeds himself in green, urban Portland and finds much to like about the green city movement but also much room for improvement.
5 June 2010 - 1:00pm
Orion

Reclaiming an 'Urban Wilderness' in Brooklyn

This article from Orion looks at an "urban wilderness" in Brooklyn that is being reclaimed and reused by locals.
3 April 2008 - 9:00am
Orion

Israel Fencing off Judean Desert Habitat

Israel's 450-mile long "security fence" is causing controversy not just because of the opposition of Palestinians in the West Bank, but because it will run through sensitive habitat and affect the ability of wildlife to access food and water.
16 March 2008 - 9:00am
Orion

Bike to the Future

Orion magazine looks at the lifestyle of nomadic utopian cyclists, who are cranking up for a post-petroleum future.
4 February 2008 - 7:00am
Orion

'Planet of Slums'

Mike Davis previews his new book in a lengthy article in Orion Magazine.
8 March 2006 - 6:00am
Orion

It's Sprawl For Nothing

In an excerpt from her new book, 'The Place You Love Is Gone: Progress Took It Away', author Melissa Holbrook Pierson offers her lament for a sprawling nation.
27 January 2006 - 1:00pm
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