This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Deadly heat waves are becoming more frequent and more severe, as we reported yesterday. The best way to protect against heat-related deaths is well known: more air conditioning. AC “can…
Could we cure climate change? Geoengineering researcher Tim Kruger wants to try. He shares one promising possibility: using natural gas to generate electricity in a way that takes carbon dioxide…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The palm oil industry has become notorious for its negative impacts on tropical rainforests, indigenous peoples, local communities, workers, and the global climate. For over a decade, global brands and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is one of the most far-reaching threats facing humanity today. It is already having costly global effects–including in Armenia–on natural systems, public health, and our economy. Some of…
We’re only beginning to tally the devastation from hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria — and the wildfires in the Western U.S. and the monsoons in Bangladesh and the floods in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The rights of indigenous peoples and local communities were bolstered earlier this month following the launch of a multi-stakeholder institution dedicated to securing land rights. It is the only [mechanism] of its kind…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Scientists see urgency in addressing methane emissions now. Rates are slated to rise rapidly as developing economies grow. Lifestyle and diet changes, coupled with population growth, are expected to more than double…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The start of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September was a sobering reminder of the immense suffering taking place in our world; it was also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Mars Inc. recently concluded a five-year effort to map and evaluate its supply chain, the company realized its very business would be in jeopardy if a few things didn’t change. Without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The environmental damage versus the income-producing benefits of locating fossil fuel projects in Indian Country has divided some resource-rich Native American nations — and one North Dakota Hidatsu tribal family…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You don’t have to choose sides between President Trump and Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to agree that a massive recovery effort looms for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After battling massive, fast-moving wildfires that have killed at least 11 people and torched more than 100,000 acres across Northern California, most of them in wine country, firefighters are hoping…