Who’s Keeping Organic Food Honest?
An informal network among farmers may be more important than federal regulation in building trust in the organic industry — and it needs greater support.
Liz Carlisle
Cities are Finally Treating Water as a Resource, not a Nuisance
Memorial Day barbecues and parades were thwarted this year in Houston when a massive storm dumped more than 10 inches of rain in two days, creating a Waterworld of flooded freeways, cars, houses and businesses, leaving several people dead and hundreds in need of rescue.
Are Countries Legally Required to Protect Their Citizens from Climate Change?
On June 24, 2015, a court in The Hague ordered the Dutch government to act faster in its duty to protect its citizens against the effects of climate change.
Does One of the World’s Most Abundant Animals Need Protection from our Appetite?
Barely longer than your thumb, weighing under an ounce and nearly translucent, delicate crustaceans known as krill are vital to ocean ecosystems around the world.
The Anthropocene Debate: Why is Such a Useful Concept Starting to Fall Apart?
The point is not that the Anthropocene should be abandoned—clearly it’s had its uses. But should it be a call-to-action for climate researchers and activists alike?
Agroecology Can Help Fix Our Broken Food System. Here’s How.
“Agroecology applies the principles of ecology to the design and management of sustainable food systems.”
The Power of Pattern Languages
Why are most meetings, conferences and other deliberative processes so bad?
Want to Change the Future? Pay Attention to the Past.
From Mandela to MLK to McKibben, history offers lessons aplenty for climate activists
A Degrowth Response to an Ecomodernist Manifesto
From a degrowth perspective, technology is not viewed as a magical savior since many technologies actually accelerate environmental decline.
Urban Farming is Booming, But What Does it Really Yield?
City-based agriculture produces 15 to 20 percent of food globally. In the U.S., its benefits go far beyond nutrition.
Spain’s CIC Tries to Build a New Economy from the Ground Up
The Catalan Integral Cooperative (CIC, pronounced “seek”) is surely one of the more audacious commons-based innovations to have emerged in the past five years.
Climate Change Mitigation’s Best-Kept Secret
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas — but there’s a lot we can do about it.
