By DR. MIRIAM ACZEL & DEBRA ACZEL The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions put in place to keep our families, friends and others safe have meant...
Archive for category: Environment
The Financial Impact of Natural Disasters on Communities
By Adrian Johansen The natural world is intrinsically tied with humanity, providing comfort, sustenance, beauty, and more. But it can also be dangerous...
Australian Aboriginal Leaders Testify Mining Firm’s Gag Clause Silencing Opposition to Destruction of Ancient Sacred Site
By Brett Wilkins “Rio Tinto must acknowledge, and seek to correct, the unequal bargaining positions that have always resulted in a disadvantage for Traditional Owners.” Leaders of...
Without ‘Transformative Change’ to Global Economic Systems, Humans Risk Causing More Deadly Pandemics
By Julia Conley Human activity led to the conditions which allowed the new coronavirus to spread from wildlife to people, a group of biodiversity experts wrote Monday, and...
Massive Fracking Expansion on Federal Lands in Colorado Spells Climate Disaster
By Andrea Germanos The blueprint from the Bureau of Land Management threatens to derail the state’s goal for slashing carbon emissions while furthering endangering wildlife and...
Ocean Microplastics are Multiplying
By MIRIAM ACZEL Plastic — Not Fantastic Plastic is the most common type of marine debris found in our planet’s ocean and lakes. Plastic debris can...
Why today’s turkey is more affordable and sustainable than it was in the 1970s
By JASON LUSK Americans will eat about 210 million turkeys this year, amounting to over 16 pounds per person. Much of that will be eaten Thanksgiving...
Environmental Benefits of Battlefield Preservation
By American Battlefield Trust When this nation’s defining conflicts were fought and decided, North America remained relatively undeveloped and many battles were fought on farmland, or...
Have I got the Bonn blues? Time to look forwards to COP25 in Chile
By Trish O’Beirne Having spent most of my academic career in the happy company of students finding creative solutions to the climate crisis, the reality...
Ballon de Paris: Taking Climate and Weather Monitoring Off the Ground
By MIRIAM ACZEL Paris—that beautiful city of cheese and wine, boat rides and picnics along the Seine, museums and breathtaking architecture—and what better way...