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Making the Best of It: A Review of Philosophical Approaches to Climate Change (Part 1)

October 9, 2019

I’ve always loved the Ban Ki Moon quote “There is no Plan B because there is no Planet B.” With no hysteria or panic, it

Our Trash is Not Asia’s Treasure

September 20, 2019

There is something very disturbing at play when our trash can travel across international borders more easily than we can. Unbeknownst to most of the

Agriculture: The Sleeping Giant of Climate Change

September 12, 2019

When the Green New Deal recently set out objectives to reduce agricultural emissions, sarcastic dismissal from conservative media and politicians was swift. Wyoming Senator

Does Grazing Exacerbate or Mitigate Desertification?

September 2, 2019

Desertification is defined by NASA as a ‘reduction in the productivity of the land that is not reversible,’ which is evidenced by degradation in the form of

Microplastics: A Full Cycle

August 23, 2019

Our oceans are trashed with tons of plastic; a fact well-known and understood by the general public. 60% of plastic is used only once, and

Growing Pains and the Energy Transition

August 14, 2019

The U.S. was just 240 years old when, in a televised announcement by her 45th president, she kicked her way out of the Paris Climate

Climate Change as a Barrier to Educational Opportunities in Southern Africa

July 26, 2019

Just this year, Idai, one of the most deadly cyclones to hit Africa in decades, made landfall in Mozambique, causing intense rains across Zimbabwe and

The Floodgates of Loss: Miami and Climate Change

July 17, 2019
“Loss examines an essential dimension of what human societies have to deal with in a climate changed world. Places are destroyed and disappear. Political and

Juliana v. United States: an Overview

July 8, 2019

In the latter half of 2018, one of the most important environmental law cases to reach the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in

Planning for Planet Saving: Hawaii Lays Groundwork for a 100% Renewables Grid

June 28, 2019

In 2015 approximately 70% of Hawaii’s electricity was generated by petroleum, a practice both economically and environmentally profligate. That same year the state passed HB 623,