Martha Baskin

Kayakers and others took the water to protest Shell's Arctic drilling.

Coal at a Canadian terminal awaiting shipment.

The Seed Savers Heritage Farm in Iowa has helped fuel a larger movement to provide genetic diversity.

The floating protest against Shell's presence at the Port of Seattle made headlines. Would activists have more impact if they stormed Olympia instead?

Port of Seattle

Salmon are one of the species most threatened by rises in water temperature, both at sea and in their spawning streams.

As part of a 2011 coal port protest, environmentalists projected this image in different iconic locations around the city. Credit: Marcus Donner/ Rainforest Action Network

Electric trains, like this one in Carlisle 300 miles north of London, are common in Europe and Asia.

A merganser swims in Seattle waters.

Tank cars hours after they derailed under the Magnolia Bridge in Interbay last year.