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Global Warming
The 10 Biggest Issues with the Global Food System: Part 2 of 2
Last week we began a discussion on the biggest issues in the food system. We noted that the issues are all connected and…
The Air Is Sooty. We Should Clean It Up.
I’m no chemist. In fact, I get a little jittery around (and refuse to make eye contact with) the Periodic Table on…
Credit Where It’s Due: Attributing Weather Events to the People Responsible
The weather this summer in the Bay Area has been nothing short of awful. And with me being what my friend calls a “…
Bringing Up the Rear on ‘Climategate’: It’s Over and It Was a Load of…
A routine morning click on The New York Times turned up a tiny story buried deep in the day’s news this past April…
Planting Mangoes to Curb Bride Burning and Female Feticide in India
In addition to packing a hefty antioxidant punch, the mango – a superfruit if there ever was one – is now pr…
Lifestyles of the Young and Clueless: 5 Celebs We Wish Would Green Up
We wish more of you in the spotlight would bask in the green light, including Olympic poster boys, platinum-capped rappe…
Volcanoes: The Disruption of Eruption
Northern Europe’s air traffic is at a near-total standstill after windblown ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajö…