The Case Against Animal Individualism
Environmental stewardship efforts should aim to protect and connect natural systems, not save chosen animal species.
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What If the World Cannot Save the World from Climate Change?
How climate change reveals a crisis of international governance.
Read more...Why News of Population Decline and Economic Slowdown Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing
Why handwringing about population decline is the wrong reaction.
Read more...An Inconvenient Apocalypse
Authors Jackson and Jensen argue that we need an acopalypse, as in a full recognition of conditions, to make radical envirnmental changes.
Read more...Pests: Of Squirrels and Deer and Other Beasts of Burden
Yves here. Urban dwellers due to their limited contact with nature, are less afflicted by animal nuisances, with rats and pigeons as exceptions. However, given that focus, this post omits some favorites, like geese and invasive species such as rabbits in Australia. Animals routinely try to steal food from their fellows or other species; it’s […]
Read more...Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic Is Getting Rainier and Seasons Are Shifting, with Broad Disturbances for People, Ecosystems and Wildlife
An update on the impact of global warming in the Arctic.
Read more...‘The Most Resilient New Yorkers’ — Oysters Get Second Life in Harbor
See shells journey from dinner plates to docks as environmentalists and restaurateurs use oysters to boost local ecology.
Read more...The Coming Revival of the American Chestnut (but through Genetic Engineering?)
A regulatory decision by a small USDA agency on the American Chestnut could have major ramifications for genetic engineering.
Read more...Limits to Growth: Inconvenient Truth of Our Times
Before the first UN environmental summit, The Limits to Growth showed Earth’s finite resources cannot support ever-growing human consumption.
Read more...Offloading Climate Responsibility on the Emerging Economy Victims of Climate Change
Climate equity is further complicating fossil fuel reduction plans, with poor countries arguing that the demands made for them are too high.
Read more...Debunking Net Zero, Carbon Offsets, Nature-Based Solutions, Climate Smart Agriculture, Bioeconomy…
Researcher Devlin Kuyek identifies greenwashing terms that confuse people and block real solutions to climate change.
Read more...Book Review: The Downside of Human Exceptionalism
In “If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal,” Justin Gregg argues that human intelligence may represent an evolutionary dead end.
Read more...How the Yurok Tribe Is Bringing Back the California Condor
The reintroduction of the long-lived, highly social condor has offered insight into the importance of parenting in the species.
Read more...Book Review: An Urgent Plea to Save the World’s Megaforests
In “Ever Green,” two conservationists present a surprisingly hopeful look at the five five remaining megaforests.
Read more...Book Review: The Toxic Legacy of DDT
In “How to Sell a Poison,” Elena Conis chronicles the history of DDT and its lasting impact.
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