Isabel Slone

Green Listed 2.0

In our 40th anniversary issue, Alternatives Journal polled the country (and a few experts) for some of the best, worst and greatest moments in the environmental movement of the last forty years. Here are few lists that didn’t make the cut for the final issue of the magazine.

Four environmental nonprofit organizations that are inspiring change, curated by Emily Hunter, Editor of The Next Eco-Warriors
• Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN): An environmental justice network that empowers Indigenous communities with global solidarity resistance. IENearth.org

Fashion Statement

7 December, 2010 | Isabel Slone

BP’s disaster in the Gulf of Mexico spilled almost as much ink as oil - which, for the record, added up to almost five million litres. As the weeks passed, grim reports on the gusher made it increasingly obvious that the BP catastrophe was worse even than Alaska's Exxon Valdez spill, which captivated a generation two decades ago.

In their August 2010 issue, Vogue Italia produced a BP-inspired photo essay entitled “Water & Oil.” Shot by acclaimed photographer Steven Meisel, the spread depicts model Kristen McMenamy covered in oil and dirt, draped over jutting rocks. McMenamy, acting the role of a distressed mermaid swathed in slick-black garments, is complete with tangled hair and legs caught in netting. …

Published in: Water 37.1
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