What We Owe the Future: A Million-Year View, or How to Look at the World from the Philosophical High Ground
A critical look at William MacAskill’s new book on how human civilization can make it through the next few hundred years.
Read more...Category Archives: Environment
The U.S. Needs To Double The Size Of Its Energy Grid
Will the state of the US grid constrain the conversion to electric vehicles and other green devices?
Read more...Is This the Beginning of the End for Gasoline?
While the arrival of what is probably peak gasoline is good news, there’s a long way to go in reducing its use.
Read more...When a Storm Dumped Two Feet of Water on My City, I Learned Something Gratifying About My Neighbors
An in-depth account of being caught in a major flood and dealing with becoming a water evacuee.
Read more...California’s Big Melt Kicks Off, Likely to Cause Floods
This weekend’s hot temperatures will lead to melting of California’s epic snowpack. Flooding and other hazards will loom for weeks to come.
Read more...Who Will Save Puerto Rico’s Beaches From Rising Seas, Storms, and Developers? The People
As conflicts over public beach access on the island become more complicated and frequent, residents try to take matters into their own hands.
Read more...Did a Military Lab Spill Anthrax Into Public Waterways? New Book Reveals Details of a US Leak
New research casts serious doubts on environmental testing done by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland after 2018 leaks.
Read more...Global Shipping Is Under Pressure to Stop Its Heavy Fuel Oil Use Fast – That’s Not Simple, but Changes Are Coming
While proposals to curb shipping industry emissions are overdue, it would help to address the shippers too.
Read more...Why the Food System Is the Next Frontier in Climate Action
Virtually all paths to a net-zero-emissions food system rely on consumers in high-income countries shifting to a more plant-forward diet
Read more...The Hidden Costs Of The Renewables Boom
Why renewables are not a free lunch.
Read more...Richard Murphy: Do We Trash the Planet or Have Things We Value, Like the NHS? That Is the Question
An examination of the economic law that says as the private sector improves productivity by destroying the planet and creating awful jobs, what’s left of the public sector must do the same.
Read more...Amid Efforts to Cool the Planet, Solar Geoengineering Draws Heated Debate
Geoengineering schemes are getting more press as CO2 levels keep rising. But how can their risks be assessed?
Read more...Agrivoltaics: The Farm-to-Solar Trend That Can Help Accelerate the Renewable Energy Transition
Using the same land for the production of both agriculture and solar energy is a win-win for the climate and farmers.
Read more...Book Review: “The Great Displacement” Is a Must-Read
“The Great Displacement” argues that mass migration triggered by climate change will fundamentally rock U.S. society.
Read more...Raincoats, Undies, School Uniforms: Are Your Clothes Dripping in ‘Forever Chemicals’?
“Forever chemicals” or PFAS, in your clothes? Some pointers on what to avoid.
Read more...