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Climate Change

Will 2021 Be the Year Offshore Wind Power Finally Takes Off?

A presidential administration ready to tackle climate change may help — but it’s the years of planning that could really pay off.
January 13, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
A presidential administration ready to tackle climate change may help — but it’s the years of planning that could really pay off.
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Climate Change

Want to Fight Climate Change? Start by Protecting These Endangered Species

Giant forest elephants and blue whales play an enormous role in climate sequestration. Can putting a financial value on that role help conserve them — and us?
December 7, 2020
by
Rocky Kistner
Giant forest elephants and blue whales play an enormous role in climate sequestration. Can putting a financial value on that role help conserve them — and us?
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Commentaries

Multisolving Our Way to COVID-19 Economic Recovery

Addressing the coronavirus pandemic can also provide opportunities to fight climate change and boost equity.
November 16, 2020
by
Elizabeth Sawin
Addressing the coronavirus pandemic can also provide opportunities to fight climate change and boost equity.
spider excavators removing dam
Oceans & Clean Water

5 Reasons to Rethink the Future of Dams

The United States must grapple with a legacy of 90,000 dams, many unsafe or unwanted.
October 28, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
The United States must grapple with a legacy of 90,000 dams, many unsafe or unwanted.
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Commentaries

A Crop Pandemic Would Be as Devastating for Biodiversity and Food Security as COVID-19

Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.
October 7, 2020
by
Oscar Ortiz
Biodiversity loss threatens national security. We need to invest in technologies to preserve our vital food varieties.
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Climate Change

Defund or Defend? In the Fight Over Fossil Fuel Investments, Who’s Winning?

Despite divestment victories, big banks and asset managers continue driving climate change through their lending practices.
September 21, 2020
by
Christine MacDonald
Despite divestment victories, big banks and asset managers continue driving climate change through their lending practices.
silky shark
Commentaries

The Informal Blue Economy: East Africa’s Silent Shark Killer

Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.
August 12, 2020
by
Rhett Bennett and Dave van Beuningen and Mike Markovina
Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.
Climate Change

Should Environmentalists Embrace Universal Basic Income?

Cash payments from the government could help ease the transition to a climate-safe economy and weather the natural and economic storms to come.
June 26, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Cash payments from the government could help ease the transition to a climate-safe economy and weather the natural and economic storms to come.
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Environmental Books

Sink or Swim: Miami’s Perilous Future Facing Climate Change

Miami is on the front lines of the U.S. climate crisis. Journalist Mario Alejandro Ariza’s new book takes a critical look at the larger lessons for all of our hometowns.
June 19, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Miami is on the front lines of the U.S. climate crisis. Journalist Mario Alejandro Ariza’s new book takes a critical look at the larger lessons for all of our hometowns.
octopus
Oceans & Clean Water

Trump Administration Eliminates Protections for Vast Ocean Monument — Experts React

Here’s why the action is so harmful, how it’s possibly illegal, and why it won’t help struggling fishing communities.
June 11, 2020
by
Dr. David Shiffman
Here’s why the action is so harmful, how it’s possibly illegal, and why it won’t help struggling fishing communities.

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