In the months since “Avatar”struck major environmental themeswhile banking nearly $3 billion, James Cameron, an avid environmentalist, has been very busy. He’s been bringing his celebrity to fight the oil and coal industries and Read the full story on TreeHugger

Even conservatives cheered when one Transition Town received a huge Government check, and with good reason. As part of the massive Low Carbon Communities Challenge the idea, for once, was to explore how grassroots groups could work together with Government, rather than the usual false choice between either top-down or bottom-up approaches to sustainability. I’ve just come acr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

We’ve seen some pretty crazy stuff from stand-up paddlers recently, but challenge extreme athlete Tom Jones has been taking on for the last three months puts all other stunts to shame. Since May 13, Jones has been paddling 1,500 miles from Read the full story on TreeHugger

The Sierra Club is excited to announce a new opportunity to participate in the growing youth-driven movement to engage in community service while also honoring those who defend our country every day.

This week we launched Serve Outdoors, a call to participate in the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

We’ve been focused on educating people about reducing their oil consumption (see our Minus Oil series), so when we heard from DoSomething about their Weekend Without Oil it was as if the idea had been plucked straight from our heads. With a goal of getting teens to reduce their oil consumption, the Weekend Without Oil will be held August 21 & 22nd, so mark your calendar!

Find out more about the Weekend Wit… Read the full story on TreeHugger

Guest blogger Caroline Chisholm, head of marketing and communications globally for Earthwatch Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to a sustainable environment, is swimming the English Channel in August to raise funds for Earthwatch initiatives.

There is nothing like a deadline to galvanize the mind. The final hurdle before attempting my English Channel crossing was the prospect of a marathon six hour qualifying swim. This presented two major challenges. Firstly, I’ve never spent more than two and a half hours in the sea. And even that… Read the full story on TreeHugger

Here’s a frequent question asked by people wanting to create positive sustainable changes in the world: Is it more effective to work as a change agent from inside the current system or is it better to be an agitator shaking things up on the outside? Katie Alcott, founder of Frank Water, has wrestled with this question in her mission to raise awareness about the importance of safe drinking water and sanitation. Her decision to infiltrate t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

As Matt put it, today’s Hands in the Sand event was a refreshing take action way of channeling all the BP hate and directing it toward something positive. A global cry for clean energy, clean beaches and a clean planet using the potent visual cue of thousands of linked hands stringing the world’s shores.

For me, compromising my usual Saturday sleep-in-late … Read the full story on TreeHugger

It’s probably a pretty safe bet that if you’re reading TreeHugger then you’re mad as hell (and don’t want to take it anymore) about the BP oil spill. Now, there are plenty of ways you can take action and express your outrage at BP, as well as show support for alternatives to oil, but the one you should take part in this Saturday, June 26th, occurring at a beach near you, is Hands Across the Sand:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

We’ve heard of people doing some crazy swims to draw attention to a particular cause – for instance, Big River Man who swims some of the mightiest rivers in the world and in the process, points out their problems with pollution and other issues. But this latest swimmer is solid enough to make the toughest members of the Polar Bear club shiver. Lewis Gordon Pugh managed to become the first person to finish a long-distance swim in a lake … Read the full story on TreeHugger