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That $20 Dress Direct from China Now Costs $30 After Trump Closed a Tariff Loophole – and the US Will Soon End the ‘De Minimis’ Exemption for the Rest of the World, too

How the Trump tariff attack on low-value shipments from Hong Kong and China (and soon elsewhere) is yet another tax on the poor.

Food Giants Graded a “D” on Sustainable Farming Practices

More fiddling as the planet burns and soil quality degrades, as big agricultural buyers give lip service to regenerative farming.

Trump Just Gave a Huge Gift to China’s Economy

The GOP’s huge new tax and spending law will make it even harder for U.S. companies to compete in clean technologies.

Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record High Despite Green Efforts

So much for “green energy will save us” hype. Carbon emssions keep rising.

Sustainable Investment Stumbles on Uncertain Pace of Energy Transition

Green energy investment goes wobbly….again.

Take Advantage of These Tax Credits Before Congress Kills Them

An alert: some energy efficiency tax credits are about to be terminated. See if you want to avail yourself of them while you can.

The Dark Side of Ecotourism: When Green Travel Exploits People and the Planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, ecotourism may be doing more harm than good.

At Antarctica’s Midwinter, a Look Back at the Frozen Continent’s Long History of Dark Behavior

Sunlight is beginning to return to Antarctica, but are there warnings for us from the “Madhouse at the End of the Earth”?

The Ancients: What Can They Teach Us About Our World and How to Live in It?

I recently added a new volume to my Shelf of Little Books, some of which are not so little but all of which repay re-reading that helps me understand our world a little better with each successive encounter. The newest resident of the shelf was published earlier this year by Princeton University Press: Following Nature’s […]

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Category Archives: Environment

That $20 Dress Direct from China Now Costs $30 After Trump Closed a Tariff Loophole – and the US Will Soon End the ‘De Minimis’ Exemption for the Rest of the World, too

Food Giants Graded a “D” on Sustainable Farming Practices

Trump Just Gave a Huge Gift to China’s Economy

Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record High Despite Green Efforts

Sustainable Investment Stumbles on Uncertain Pace of Energy Transition

Take Advantage of These Tax Credits Before Congress Kills Them

The Dark Side of Ecotourism: When Green Travel Exploits People and the Planet

At Antarctica’s Midwinter, a Look Back at the Frozen Continent’s Long History of Dark Behavior

The Ancients: What Can They Teach Us About Our World and How to Live in It?

Climate Adaptation and Inequality: Lessons from Cape Town’s Drought

China’s Rare Earths Weapon Could Kill Europe’s Auto Industry

How Tourism Pushed Barcelona to Breaking Point, and How Social Movements Are Fighting Back

Plastic Mulch Promised Better Harvests. It May Be Hurting the Soil Instead.

China Is on Its Way to Becoming World’s First ‘Electrostate’

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