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  • artwork depicting an industrialized bootprint on a map of the EarthWelcome to the Anthropocene
    Supposedly we have entered a new geologic epoch: the Age of Man.
    What does this mean for our relationship with the natural world?
    Essays by David Biello, Raj Patel, Gus Speth, Ginger Strand, and others.
  • artwork depicting a sunrise over a forestRadiant Wildlands
    The radioactive forests near Chernobyl and Fukushima might be the
    ultimate Anthropocene environments. By Winifred Bird and Jane Braxton Little
  • slice of a collage artwork depicting a map of North America and animals, a crane lowering a wolf onto the mapReturn of the Wild
    Will humans make way for the greatest conservation experiment in centuries?
    By Adam Federman
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On World Biodiversity Day, Remember the Taxonomists

Species are disappearing before we even know what exactly they are

by Ido Liven – May 22, 2013

If you’re a regular reader of Earth Island Journal or other environmental news sites, you probably know that plant and animals species around the globe are going extinct at the fastest rate in human history. According to the International Union for the…
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From Food Security to Food Sovereignty

By asking Who is control here? the sustainable food movement sets example for broader green movement

by Antonio Roman-Alcala – May 21, 2013

It’s an exciting time for the good food movement. Sometimes it can feel as though the efforts to make agriculture more sustainable are the most visible and active component of the broader environmental movement. This shouldn’t be surprising. Our relationship to food…
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US Diplomats’ Campaign GM Foods

Review of Wikileaks cables reveals effort to break down other nations' resistance to GMOs

by The Guardian UK – May 20, 2013

by Suzanne Goldenberg American diplomats lobbied aggressively overseas to promote genetically modified (GM) food crops such as soy beans, an analysis of official cable traffic revealed on Tuesday. The review of more than 900 diplomatic cables by the campaign group Food and…
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Tim DeChristopher’s Case Reveals Obama Administration’s Selective Prosecution

Film Review: Bidder 70

by Ed Rampell – May 17, 2013

Bidder 70 is a stand-up-and-cheer documentary about an activist who made waves while sitting down. Shortly before the Bush regime left office W. leased vast swathes of federally-owned pristine acreage to developers for drilling and mining — an exploitation of public property…
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Remember When the IRS Targeted Environmental Organizations?

This isn’t the first time the agency has investigated political groups – just the first time it’s become a full-blown controversy

by Jason Mark – May 16, 2013

On Wednesday night President Obama, speaking from the East Room of the White House, called the IRS scrutiny of some 300 conservative groups “inexcusable.” “I will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, but especially in the IRS, given the…
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It’s Time for Drakes Estero to Run Wild

We should honor the 1976 public interest agreement and affirm “America’s greatest idea”

by Amy Trainer – May 15, 2013

Last November, then-Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made an historic decision for America’s national parks and wilderness legacy by honoring a decades-old agreement the government made to the people of the United States regarding Point Reyes National Seashore. Salazar decided to let the…
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Water Pollution Plagues Mexico’s Scenic Pacific Coast

Tourists largely unaware that industrial pollution from rivers upstream is making them sick

by Justine Kelly – May 14, 2013

Over the past few decades, Sayulita, a small fishing village along Mexico’s 200-mile Riviera Nayarit coastline, has grown into a boutique eco-tourism and retiree destination. It’s known among surfers for its consistent river mouth surf break. The town has a water treatment plant…
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Voices

Alex Steffen
The planetary futurist discusses what it will take to get to what he calls carbon zero.
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Eco Politics 2.0
Nathanael Johnson, author of the new book All Natural, explores a new strategy for environmental activism.
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Hack the Planet?
Should we begin researching atmospheric geoengineering to counteract global warming?
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Readers Poll
What do you think: Should we try geoengineering? Can we risk not to?
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