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Why is Biden Considering this Man to Help Fight the Climate Crisis?

Ernest Moniz’s link to fossil fuels ‘is his entire professional career for the last couple decades, which is deeply concerning.’

Emily Holden The Guardian

The Lessons We Might Learn from Mosses

In a year of quarantine and remote learning, my children and I have found solace in the mossy world of our backyard forest.

Rachel Sturges

The Last Remaining Flocks of Gallos de León are Dwindling

For centuries, chicken breeders in a rural corner of Spain have produced feathers prized by fly fishermen. But economic hardships and environmental degradation threaten to end a way of life.

Bridget Ryder

Climate Activists Ramp Up Pressure on Biden with Protest Outside Democratic Headquarters

Groups to camp in Washington DC in protest of Biden’s hires of key staff with connections to the oil and gas industry.

Emily Holden The Guardian

Ferment. Foment: Food, Loss, and Belonging in a Foreign Land

Reclaiming one’s culinary heritage is a form of both coping and resistance. Collectively, such efforts are part of the larger struggles for social, economic, and environmental justice.

Rubeena Mahato

Are Wildlife Trade Bans Backfiring?

Trafficking in wild animal and plant products is driving species to extinction, but some researchers think restrictions only spur demand and make things worse.

Natasha Gilbert Knowable Magazine

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Autumn 2020

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‘There’s a Shift in Our Relationship with Nature’

Professor Ingrid Visseren-Hamakers is pushing for transformative environmental change, including respect for the interests of individual animals in sustainable development work.

Evelyn Smail

‘Make the Earth Greta Again!’

New documentary follows the odyssey of Greta Thunberg as she evolves from lone protester to global icon while campaigning to save the planet.

Ed Rampell

Dear Shell: After 25 Years, Are You Finally Ready to Accept Your Role in the Murder of Ogoni 9?

The fossil fuel giant could have tried to right its wrongs, grave as they were. Instead, it has chosen profit over people, indifference over action.

Andy Rowell

One Man’s Trash, Another Man’s Tradition

In Vietnam’s Red River, navigating the space between environmental conservation and cultural preservation can be trickier than it first appears.

Mark Barnes

What a Republican Senate Really Means for the Climate

Spending on green infrastructure is likely under Biden, but requirements for businesses are much farther off.

Emily Holden The Guardian

Fishing for Sustainable Answers

As Covid-19 pushes demand for seafood traceability, how might new technologies support sustainable fisheries? Four experts weigh in.

Marianne Messina

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