At the annual gathering of The American Geophysical Union in fall of 2016, more than twenty-three thousand earth and space scientists from around the
Category: Environment
Just in time: the “Inconvenient Sequel”
“Don’t let anybody tell you we’re going to get on rocket ships and live on Mars. This is our home.” Eleven years after “An
Carteret Islands; ground zero for climate change
“Climate change is not just about statistics. Climate change is not just about science. Climate change is about human rights.” – Ursula Rakova, Founder
Rex Tillerson: What does he really think about climate change? Who knows?
Donald Trump’s pick of Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State sends a chilling message about the new administration’s commitment to addressing the challenges of
With Trump, is there a line between business and government?
The idea of a Donald Trump presidency has me musing about what we were supposed to learn in school. We were taught that capitalism
America’s lawn culture vs. my weed-friendly, no-Round-Up protest
Poa pratensis. Most of us know it as Kentucky bluegrass. It’s the tiny seed that feeds America’s obsession with the great trans-continental lawn. Is
Teaching the reality of climate change, one classroom at a time
You wouldn’t think that it would be controversial for a journalism professor to come to high schools in the Midwest to discuss his reporting
STL landfill fire nears collision with radioactive waste: What’s next?
What happens when a landfill fire meets a radioactive waste dump? St. Louis, Missouri, may be the first metropolitan area to find out. In
The elusive connection we have to truth
Perhaps it’s always been this way; humankind has been more motivated by emotions than reason and the primary emotion that generates beliefs is fear.
Noam Chomsky: On capitalism and why electing Bernie isn’t enough
In a recent interview in Jacobin, linguist, philosopher, and political activist Noam Chomsky gave an interesting answer to a question about the American capitalist system. He basically said