Enter the Elk
Wildlife viewing has become a pillar in the growing outdoor recreation industry of many Central Appalachian communities in the aftermath of coal’s dominance.
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‘Spectacular’ Price Drops for Clean Energy Obliterate the Cost Arguments against Green New Deal
Modernizing and decarbonizing the country’s aging energy infrastructure now has so many economic, environmental, and health benefits that the overall benefit of strong climate action would be enormous.
The Planet of the Cows
Learning to know each other (the cows and us) and see how we together shape the farm made us think more about cows and cow-man interaction and dependency.
The Destruction of the Earth is a Crime. It Should be Prosecuted
Why do we wait until someone has passed away before we honour them? I believe we should overcome our embarrassment, and say it while they are with us. In this spirit, I want to tell you about the world-changing work of Polly Higgins.
Growthism: its Ecological, Economic and Ethical Limits
We believe that growth is the costless, win-win solution to all problems, or at least the necessary precondition for any solution. This is growthism.
Environmental Politics: The Non-sense of the Senate
To stop what the majority of Americans are convinced is a cataclysmic event just waiting to happen, combatants must become colleagues. To paraphrase President Reagan–Republicans and Democrats tear down your walls!
The Promise of the Green New Deal
In my view, the most glaring omission in the GND is its lack of any challenge to consumerism and our current obsession with economic growth.
The Fight to Save Coffee from Climate Change Heats Up
Climate change is threatening coffee in Central America. Temperatures are rising, making it harder to grow high-quality Coffea arabica in the altitudes where it is currently grown.
Energy Democracy: Taking Back Power
Electric utility (re)municipalization is gaining popularity as a strategy to shift away from a reliance on fossil fuel extraction in the context of combating climate change.
Why Results from the Next Generation of Climate Models Matter
The first results from a new generation of global climate models, which are valuable tools for understanding climate change, are now becoming available from climate research centres around the world.
Taking Meaningful Action in a Time of Crisis Event
Sarah, Tim, and Nick will share with us in a live and interactive web video conversation what compelled them to act, why they chose to act in the particular way they have, and what lessons they’ve learned that each of us can apply to take meaningful action in our own lives.
How do Economics and Food Determine Health Equalities?
If ever there was a pathway to disease, failure to protect the population from saturation advertising of massively adulterated food is one. Even though this abuse testifies to concentrated wealth and power, the authors fail to give such abuse of food functions the recognition it deserves.
