When a Storm Dumped Two Feet of Water on My City, I Learned Something Gratifying About My Neighbors
An in-depth account of being caught in a major flood and dealing with becoming a water evacuee.
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The Collapse in Operational Capabilities in the West and Some Knock-On Effects
Why does the West seem increasingly unable to get out of its own underwear?
Read more...Who Will Save Puerto Rico’s Beaches From Rising Seas, Storms, and Developers? The People
As conflicts over public beach access on the island become more complicated and frequent, residents try to take matters into their own hands.
Read more...Did a Military Lab Spill Anthrax Into Public Waterways? New Book Reveals Details of a US Leak
New research casts serious doubts on environmental testing done by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland after 2018 leaks.
Read more...Global Shipping Is Under Pressure to Stop Its Heavy Fuel Oil Use Fast – That’s Not Simple, but Changes Are Coming
While proposals to curb shipping industry emissions are overdue, it would help to address the shippers too.
Read more...Why the Food System Is the Next Frontier in Climate Action
Virtually all paths to a net-zero-emissions food system rely on consumers in high-income countries shifting to a more plant-forward diet
Read more...Hoisted From Comments: “A Tale of Two Sciences”
Pontius Pilate asked, “What is truth?” Time to ask “What is science?” since our market system creates sciences that aren’t very scientific.
Read more...Richard Murphy: Do We Trash the Planet or Have Things We Value, Like the NHS? That Is the Question
An examination of the economic law that says as the private sector improves productivity by destroying the planet and creating awful jobs, what’s left of the public sector must do the same.
Read more...Amid Efforts to Cool the Planet, Solar Geoengineering Draws Heated Debate
Geoengineering schemes are getting more press as CO2 levels keep rising. But how can their risks be assessed?
Read more...Agrivoltaics: The Farm-to-Solar Trend That Can Help Accelerate the Renewable Energy Transition
Using the same land for the production of both agriculture and solar energy is a win-win for the climate and farmers.
Read more...Book Review: “The Great Displacement” Is a Must-Read
“The Great Displacement” argues that mass migration triggered by climate change will fundamentally rock U.S. society.
Read more...Why Market Fundamentalism Is Incompatible with Climate Action
Tackling the climate crisis effectively requires a shift from market fetishism to a more fair and sustainable global economy
Read more...Please Keep Off the Grass!
Breaking the power of the Lawn Industrial Complex.
Read more...Energy Transition Advocates Get A Reality Check
Big Oil rollls out new messaging designed to stoke worry about green energy plans.
Read more...The Financial Times’ Martin Wolf Worries About Europe’s Future but Oddly Not the US’
Martin Wolf’s musings about what lies in store for Europe has a huge blind spot as far as the US is concerned.
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