12 books on climate activism
The effects of the coronavirus crisis are leading to a recalibration of our understanding of what’s possible. At the beginning of the year, no one imagined that people around the world would be ordered...
View ArticleWashington Post wins Pulitzer for climate change series
From August 13 to December 27, 2019, the Washington Post published a terrific series of articles about climate change, “2C: Beyond the Limit.” These 10-plus pieces have won the Pulitzer Prize for...
View Article‘What should I do with my old clothes?’
Sara, I’ve always been the type of person who wears clothes past the point of no return. Once at that point, there’s no more mending or fixing that will make the item usable again, so I don’t feel...
View Article‘Call for Code’ tech competition seeks solutions for climate change, COVID-19
Technology can serve any purpose, including the greater good. That inspired entrepreneur David Clark to start an annual competition, the Call for Code Global Challenge. “The basic idea was to create...
View ArticleThe links between racism and climate change
Among the much-needed silver linings of America’s latest collision of crises is the increased attention being paid to the ground shared by activists for a livable climate, racial justice, climate...
View ArticleWhat ‘Planet of the Humans’ gets wrong about renewable energy
Like an earthquake rumbling down the San Andreas Fault, Jeff Gibbs’ and Michael Moore’s controversial film “Planet of the Humans” tore a rift through the environmental movement, a rift its leaders...
View Article12 books for ‘virtual’ summer travels
The enduring pandemic will make conventional forms of travel difficult if not impossible this summer. As a result, many will consider virtual alternatives for their vacations, including one of the...
View Article‘2040’: A funny, entertaining, upbeat climate documentary
Australian filmmaker Damon Gameau did not create “2040” for viewing during the coronavirus pandemic. Although only now being released, online, in the U.S., the documentary premiered in Australia in the...
View ArticleCarbon emissions from the fashion industry are on the rise
When you shop for new clothes, you’re probably not thinking about the climate. But making apparel creates carbon pollution, and the industry’s emissions are on the rise as people buy – and discard –...
View ArticleThe art and science of resurrection in ‘Ghost Species’
Australian author and critic James Bradley stunned with his previous novel, Clade, a multi-generational story about a swiftly changing planet. His latest novel, Ghost Species, encompasses similar...
View Article12 more books for summer reading lists
Our previous bookshelf feature offered 12 ways to escape pandemic isolation through books that burrow deep into one memorable place or books that track climate change across vividly different...
View ArticleBook review: Bad science and bad arguments abound in ‘Apocalypse Never’ by...
Think, if you will, of the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets in “Romeo and Juliet.” Or of the 1863-1891 classic American feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys, warring families in West...
View Article‘Can fast fashion be sustainable?’
Hello Sara, I just read “What should I do with my old clothes?” I did not know that H&M has a sustainability program. I think that H&M is a “fast fashion” manufacturer and probably generates a...
View ArticleThe links between racism and climate change
Among the much-needed silver linings of America’s latest collision of crises is the increased attention being paid to the ground shared by activists for a livable climate, racial justice, climate...
View ArticleWhat ‘Planet of the Humans’ gets wrong about renewable energy
Like an earthquake rumbling down the San Andreas Fault, Jeff Gibbs’ and Michael Moore’s controversial film “Planet of the Humans” tore a rift through the environmental movement, a rift its leaders...
View Article12 books for ‘virtual’ summer travels
The enduring pandemic will make conventional forms of travel difficult if not impossible this summer. As a result, many will consider virtual alternatives for their vacations, including one of the...
View Article‘2040’: A funny, entertaining, upbeat climate documentary
Australian filmmaker Damon Gameau did not create “2040” for viewing during the coronavirus pandemic. Although only now being released, online, in the U.S., the documentary premiered in Australia in the...
View ArticleCarbon emissions from the fashion industry are on the rise
When you shop for new clothes, you’re probably not thinking about the climate. But making apparel creates carbon pollution, and the industry’s emissions are on the rise as people buy – and discard –...
View ArticleThe art and science of resurrection in ‘Ghost Species’
Australian author and critic James Bradley stunned with his previous novel, Clade, a multi-generational story about a swiftly changing planet. His latest novel, Ghost Species, encompasses similar...
View Article12 more books for summer reading lists
Our previous bookshelf feature offered 12 ways to escape pandemic isolation through books that burrow deep into one memorable place or books that track climate change across vividly different...
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