Other Voices: When Narrative Comes Before Truth
Are there parallels between the lies told in conveying Apple's labor problems in China and recent events in the climate wars?
View ArticleYoung People Tire of Old Economic Models
Young people press for approaches to pursuing progress that can fit on a finite planet.
View ArticleDispatches from Rio and Nepal: Knife Fights Over Firewood
While diplomats debate at an Earth summit, Nepali families fight over firewood.
View ArticleBeyond Rio: Pursuing ‘Ecological Citizenship’
A philosopher explores a possible role for the United Nations in fostering "ecological citizenship."
View Article30 Ways to Foster Progress on a Finite Planet
Thirty writers offer their notions of a word or action or idea that can foster progress on a finite planet.
View ArticleCan Engaged Global Citizens Foster Earth-Friendly Diplomacy?
A top United Nations development official describes the hidden success of the Rio sustainability summit.
View ArticleWhen Agendas Meet Science in the Gas Drilling Fight
A researcher leading a study of fracking and water quality doesn't mention big financial ties to industry.
View ArticleUniversity of Texas Will Review Gas Study After Conflict Questions Raised
The University of Texas will review a fracking study thrown into question by a potential conflict of interest.
View ArticleUniversity of Texas Compounds Conflict Question in Review of Gas Report
A university adds fresh questions about conflicts of interest with its choice of a fracking-study reviewer.
View ArticleWhen Journalists Are Dying to Expose Environmental Plunder
A powerful call for the world to crack down on those who would kill journalists exposing environmental problems.
View Article公园周边,一场抵制屠杀大象的战役
A Chinese translation of a post on the African elephant slaughter driven by Asian ivory demand.
View ArticleDamning Review of Gas Study Prompts a Shakeup at the University of Texas
A damning review of a shale gas study prompts big changes at the University of Texas Energy Institute.
View ArticleEmpathy as a Path to Climate (and Energy) Progress
Can the kind of empathy driving a new push on gun control carry over to climate change?
View ArticleKeystone Protests Resume, But None Against Oil Imports from Nigeria?
White House protests resume over a pipeline from Canada even as oil keeps flowing to the U.S. from despoiled Nigeria.
View ArticleScientists See Cruelty in Killing Method Used in Japan’s Dolphin Roundup
A peer-reviewed analysis finds the killing method used on dolphins in a Japanese town is far from humane.
View ArticleWhen is a Person Not a Human? When it’s a Dolphin, or Chimp, or…
An exploration of the rights of dolphins and other "nonhuman persons."
View ArticleBend, Stretch, Reach, Teach, Reveal, Reflect, Rejoice, Repeat
A short guide to limiting big regrets on the human journey.
View ArticleA Closer Look at ‘Nonhuman Personhood’ and Animal Welfare
A closer look at the animals we rely on, and the line between 'persons' and other life.
View ArticleA Closer Look at Harvard’s Choice on Fossil Fuels
A look at the arguments for and against dumping university investments in companies hawking fossil fuels.
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