Tag: Asia/China
Why the Taliban’s promise to stop the opium trade rings hollow
Uncertainty abounds over what the Taliban’s opium policy will actually look like. In the meantime, the farmers are planting the seeds for next year’s crop right now.
How an ancient irrigation method makes sustainable life possible in the...
Time-proven acequia irrigation systems already in use in New Mexico make it possible for people to thrive in arid regions.
Humanity’s #1 environmental problem is consumption—climate change is just one of...
By focusing the climate fight on what we emit, not what we consume, we are destined to fail—net-zero emissions policies aren’t enough to prevent catastrophe.
A leaking oil refinery on St. Croix gives Biden his first...
Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for the closure of a controversial oil and gas facility that has sickened residents of the U.S. Virgin Island.
Live animal markets should be closed to prevent the next pandemic
Wet markets are perfect breeding grounds for pathogens that can jump from animals to humans.
Pandemic may have left over 250 million people with acute food...
As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries.
Across the globe, Covid-19 puts animal shelters in crisis
While pet foster and adoption rates soar in New York and many parts of the U.S., globally, the situation is much direr.
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Trump conned by his own worst enemy: himself – and the fixated lunacy of...
Thus do clear MAGA victims of an unjust economic system make themselves double marks from an even worse, more costly betrayer.
Supreme Court opens term with Boulder climate case against Exxon and Suncor
Justice Samuel Alito recused himself, which leaves open a 4-4 split that would let the Colorado ruling stand.
Climate Change Is Becoming a Pregnancy Hazard Worldwide, Survey Finds
Extreme heat is increasingly threatening pregnant women and newborn babies, with it affecting the health of both women and infants.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake just shook southeast Victoria. Here’s why we may expect more
There’s a reason why Gippsland gets so many earthquakes, compared to most of Australia.
Trump’s ‘New Era of Animal Welfare’ Excludes Almost All Farm Animals
The administration’s agenda expands protections for some, but still excludes almost all of the 10 billion land animals farmed for food in the U.S. each year.