The View from Washington
To describe Washington, DC, as anything other than a circus would be to do it an injustice. Mind you, it’s not just any circus. It’s a two-ring Roman Circus with President Trump as its master.
Environment featured
Beneath Greenland’s ice lies a climate solution — and a new geopolitical battleground
Already a land of rapid climatological change, Greenland could soon grow richer — and more powerful on the world stage. Ton by ton, its disappearing ice will reveal more of the mineral solutions to the world’s woes.
If all minerals are extracted from the soil, will the flowers ever bloom again?
In artist Toshie Takeuchi’s work, she travels from Belgian archives to Congolese mines to expose the long durée trail of destruction that the powerful uranium leaves behind in the imperial — British, American, French, Belgian, German — drive for wealth and power.
The Fix Our Forests Act and the Politics of Wildfire
Logging interests and the U.S. Forest Service have a history of using the wildfire threat to create “emergency” authority to bypass environmental reviews and curtail judicial oversight.
Data vs. Dance: Approaches to complex systems
Instead of imposing control on the complexity “out there,” we can nurture the complexity “in here” to get better at listening, learning, and responding. Sometimes we don’t need more data, we just need to get out there and dance.
What Earth Supplies and What We Need: Carrying Capacity as a Guide for Regional and Planetary Governance and Sustainability
Sooner or later, sovereign nations must confer technological and political power to planetary institutions beyond their political borders, while devolving economic power to the bioregional and local communities within their state boundaries
How U.S. States Can Protect the Environment From Federal Rollbacks and Intervention
By implementing robust local policies, capitalizing on their constitutional rights, and fostering multi-state cooperation, U.S. states can establish substantial barriers against federal actions that threaten their environmental priorities.
Review: Relic by Alan Dean Foster
That good, early part of the novel, it must be said, has many virtues beyond its weighty themes. Among its other strengths are excellent world-building, evocative descriptions of alien landscapes and ecologies, and Foster’s characteristic dry, droll wit and commitment to verisimilitude.
Threatened by Toxics, Some Communities Look for a Buy-Out: But will Trump’s FEMA Prevent it?
Buyouts are often the last best option for homes that repeatedly flood. They occur when homeowners voluntarily sell their properties to government entities at pre-disaster fair market value.
Scented dangers: Who regulates scented products?
Most of us think very little about the artificial scents that buffet us every day. They are often filled with hazardous substances and only very lightly regulated
Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them
If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it isn’t your imagination.
Restoring watersheds and fostering communities of practice in Baja California Sur
This is about more than just Rancho Los Alamitos, it’s about food security, climate resilience, and ensuring that future generations can thrive in a rapidly changing world
