Dangerous Plastics Are a Threat to Us and Future Generations
Every day people make decisions about what to eat, sometimes opting for
colorful fruits and veggies, sometimes finding the smell of bacon irresistible.
At the end...
We’re gobbling up the Earth’s resources at an unsustainable rate
George Monbiot, a correspondent for Britain’s
The Guardian newspaper and known for his environmental and political
activism, has made a surprising call for people in the United...
Why Climate Change Is Not a Hoax
We humans are programmed to respond to dangers apparent and immediate,
but the long term, the incipient, and to our eyes invisible elude us.
Climate change...
UN Environment, Google, EC partnership effective to depoliticize water crisis in South Asia
This year
the theme for World Water Day 2019 is 'Leaving no one
behind' and goes hand in hand with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-six which
is...
I love the the Green New Deal but …
Ever since out first ancestor lit a fire,
humans have been pumping CO2 into the atmosphere. Add to that the first
herder because ruminants are another...
Seven ways to fix a warming planet
Many people across the world, including schoolchildren, are demanding
bolder action on climate change by governments, businesses and investors. There
are tremendous opportunities here to “think...
New Environmental Studies Raise Alarms
New environmental research continues to
alarm as three studies published within the past week amply demonstrate.
Danish scientists report a significant increase in winter rain...
It is time to fix the broken nitrogen cycle
From breathtaking advances in synthetic biology to
pitfalls in climate adaptation, UN Environment’s latest Frontiers report, launched today,
explores the biggest emerging environmental issues that will...
Fifty Shades of Green
Climate change has long turned from a narrow
environmental problem into a significant factor affecting economic processes
around the globe. Temperatures on the planet have risen...
Government Inaction While Reports Signal a Climate Crisis
In the wake
of climate-fueled disasters and several alarming reports on climate change, a
gap is evident -- a gap between how the world is responding...