Trouble in Paradise
Hawaii has become the largest GMO test site in the US – and some Hawaiians say
that’s not very aloha. By Maureen Nandini Mitra
Cat Fight
Cougars have made a comeback. But conflicts with humans are on the rise, putting
their fate in jeopardy. By Noah Sudarsky
Home on the Range
In Alberta, ranchers are pioneering ways to coexist with grizzly bears.
By Ben Goldfarb
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Urban Farming Doc Inspiring, But Glosses Over Deeper Challenges of the Sustainable Food Movement
Film Review: Growing Cities
Urban Farming has certainly hit it big. It has a Macarthur Genius (Will Allen), a proponent in the white house (Michelle Obama), and, now, a suite of films promoting its virtues. As an urban farmer, and one who’s been interviewed for some…
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It’s Official: U.S. Solar Industry Had Record-Breaking Year in 2013
California continues to lead the market and installed more than half of all new US solar last year
What would Alexandre Edmond Becquerel be thinking now? In 1839, at the age of just 19, Becquerel built the world’s first photovoltaic panel, later inspiring the imaginations of millions of people worldwide, including legendary scientist Albert Einstein. Still, it took another 115…
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A Free Ticket to Frack
Trans-Pacific Partnership could boost the natural gas boom
When it comes to fracking for natural gas, corporations and communities have diametrically opposed interests. For corporations, the operative (and seemingly only) question at hand is: Will this be profitable? For the people living in potential frack-zones, there are often a few…
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To Restore Olympic Shine, Start with the Medals
Host cities have always sourced most of their Olympic gold, silver, and bronze from polluting mines
Photo courtesy US ArmyOlympic medals have never fully embodied the principle of respect for the environment that is enshrined in the Olympic Charter. The Sochi Games couldn’t have gone much better for Vladimir Putin. He has successfully used the prestige of the…
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Sharecropping 2.0
Institutional investors eyeing US farmland. Beginning farmers often priced out.
There’s a global land rush underway. While human population continues to grow, the amount of arable farmland on the planet is essentially a fixed resource, and in recent years worries about long-term food security have spurred a drive to snatch up agricultural…
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A Tragic Love Story Between a Friendly Orca and his Human Neighbors
Book Review: The Lost Whale: The True Story of an Orca Named Luna
Luna was a small (which means still rather large) young orca separated from his pod and mother, who began to come up to boats and people in a manner that could only be characterized as “friendly.” Which astonished a number of people…
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Why California Should Pass the New Fracking Moratorium Bill
SB 1132 addresses the loopholes in state’s current fracking regulatory law
Last week, Senators Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) and Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) introduced a new bill, SB 1132, calling for a moratorium on fracking and other types of unconventional well stimulation in the state (like acidizing). Photo by Shoshanna Howard/Food and Water…
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- Are There Limits to Limits?
- John deGraaf and Roger Pielke, Jr. debate whether economic growth is sustainable.
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- What do you think? Can we reconcile economic growth and environmental protection?
> Be Heard - Annie Leonard
- Our columnist says we can both safeguard the environment and address social inequality.
> Read more - Kick Waste off Campus
- Brett Chamberlin and Alex Freid explain how they work with colleges to boost high-value recycling and reuse.
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