Sustainability

Chronic neglect of energy infrastructure increases vulnerability to extreme weather.

This month brings new books about elephants, energy and an all-too-real mythic figure.

Kenya this week made it official: Anyone manufacturing, importing, selling or even using plastic bags faces thousands of dollars in fines or up to four years in jail. It’s not just shopping bags; garbage bags also count. The ban could help reduce the hundreds of millions of plastic bags used in Kenya each year, but it’s also controversial, as many Kenyans rely on plastic bags to carry charcoal for heating and cooking, or even for sanitation. Still, the BBC reports that people are already adapting by wrapping goods in old newspapers or carrying them in their hands. 

This month brings books about killer fires, strange birds and wicked bugs.

We’ll use 1.7 Earths’ worth of resources this year. Can six pledges make a difference?

We need to solve runaway human population growth if we hope to fix any other environmental problems.

A new report finds that malnutrition, unsafe water, drought, floods and other environmental dangers affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

Who needs zombies when you have global warming and the extinction crisis?

Fill your ears and feed your mind with some great environmental storytelling.

Wind and solar are key, but so are family planning and plant-based diets.