Sociology can help the climate crisis
Climate change is caused by people acting in groups, after all, and sociology is the study of people acting in groups.
Deadly pesticide still legal in US can harm bee populations for generations, study finds
The latest research offers another argument that U.S. regulators should follow the EU and ban neonicotinoids.
Right-wing group uses ‘B.S.’ environmental justice argument in effort to keep an oil pipeline...
“Keeping our communities apart ensures they can keep one of the riskiest pipelines open and pumping profits for themselves while we assume all the risk.”
Build Back Better Act passes House with most ambitious climate provisions in U.S. history
The legislation still needs to pass the Senate to make a difference.
Humpbacks, endangered for the last 25 years, are returning in record numbers
“2021 has been a banner year for female humpbacks coming into the Salish Sea with new calves.”
Canadian police arrest Indigenous opponents of gas pipeline and 2 journalists covering it
With British Columbia still reeling from historic floods, the RCMP rushed to break up an Indigenous blockade standing in the way of construction of a gas pipeline. Journalism organizations denounced the detainment of two reporters.
Why do men get to make the climate decisions?
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, we talk about women, art, climate, and guinea pigs.
Why the oil industry’s pivot to carbon capture and storage – while it keeps...
Meanwhile, proven biological solutions with multiple benefits have received far less attention.
The win-wins of climate and biodiversity solutions
We need all efforts, big and small, to solve the biodiversity and climate crises.
How to save the world: Everything you need to know about climate activism
"Yes, it's true that you can't solve the climate crisis alone, but it's even more true that we can't solve it without you. It's a team sport."