‘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.
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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.
Read more...‘Degrowth’ Isn’t Just About the Economy. It’s About Culture.
What would it take for the idea of degrowth as a response to climate change to get traction?
Read more...Finance Group Fails To Deliver at COP26
Finance, which some see as uniquely positioned to save the planet, has already bankrolled 1.5֯ C of warming.
Read more...Gerrymandering Is a Climate Problem
How the upcoming round of gerrymandering is likely to impact climate change remediation campaigns.
Read more...Joe Biden Is in No Position to Lecture the World on Climate Change
The US president’s administration has lots of rousing climate change rhetoric but has taken little action.
Read more...Book Review: Reimagining Humanity’s Obligation to Wild Animals
In “Wild Souls,” Emma Marris explores the worth of individual animals and species, and humanity’s obligations to them.
Read more...Here’s What Makes a New Amazon Carbon Study So Unnerving
Walking through yet more troubling information about the state of the Amazon.
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