College doles out $120k to ‘eradicate equity gaps’
Tacoma Community College's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion VP position will focus on “recruiting and retaining employees, and students, of color."
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We need a federal climate policy, but please ditch the name ‘Green New Deal’
While the “Green New Deal” proposed by a number of policy makers is a great idea, it couldn’t be a more terrible name.
Sparing vs sharing: The great debate over how to protect nature
What is the best way to save nature – to cordon off areas for parks and open space or to integrate conservation measures on working lands?
Less activism, more learning – Australia’s PM rebukes schoolchildren protesting climate change
Most politicians go to great lengths to avoid alienating large sections of the population, but Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apparently didn't get the memo as he blasted schoolchildren who are organizing protests for climate action.
A sharing economy for plants: Seed libraries are sprouting up
Thanksgiving may be uniquely American, but its core spirit was exported from harvest festivals stretching back for millennia. Its essence is being grateful for what one has, while noting a duty to share one’s good fortune.
‘Rhino Coin’: Can a cryptocurrency help save Africa’s rhinoceroses?
South African ranchers who raise rhinos are supporting a virtual currency, backed by stockpiles of valuable rhino horn, to fund protection of the threatened animals.
Dead sperm whale found in Indonesia had ingested ‘6kg of plastic’
A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in a national park in Indonesia had nearly 6kg (13 lbs) of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials say.
Deforestation: When should I panic?
There is plenty to panic about working in sustainability, and nothing is more fear-inducing than seeing cleared land where there once were trees.
Nobelist: Trump’s climate doubts ‘selling our children’s future’
Frances Arnold says she feels ‘deeply distressed’ by public mistrust of science
The risk of ‘cascading’ natural disasters is on the rise
In a warming world, the dangers from natural disasters are changing. In a recent commentary, we identified a number of costly and deadly catastrophes that point to an increase in the risk of "cascading" events — ones that intensify the impacts of natural hazards and turn them into disasters.
