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Posted inFeatured, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

Can Japan Break Its Addiction to Disposable Packaging?

by Aaron Gilbreath January 27, 2020October 19, 2022

One of the most technologically advanced countries in the world pays a high ecological price for its many culinary conveniences.

Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

Should We Create New Life As Our Planet Struggles to Support Life In General?

by Aaron Gilbreath November 4, 2019October 19, 2022

Knowing what we now know about global warming, is procreation irresponsible?

Posted inNonfiction

Betting the Farm on the Drought

by Longreads August 22, 2019February 3, 2023

Farmers like sixth-generation Illinois farmer Ethan Cox can’t wait for policymakers to protect them from climate change. To survive, they have to adapt their operations now, if they can.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Can the world quench China’s bottomless thirst for milk?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 4, 2019October 19, 2022

In China, milk represents modernity and progress. But the radical plan to triple the nation’s consumption has serious environmental consequences.

Posted inBooks, Business, Business & Tech, Commentary, Current Events, Story, Uncategorized

Beyond Growth

by Livia Gershon September 27, 2018October 19, 2022

Imagining an economy based in environmental reality

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

How the Chinese Government is Eradicating a Species and a Way of Life

by Krista Stevens September 19, 2018October 19, 2022

How the Chinese government has turned a herding minority into performers for tourists.

A small wooden shed sits in the middle of a grassy field. A sign over the door says "outhouse."
Posted inHighlight, Quotes, Science & Nature

Sh*t or Get Off the Composter

by michelleweber August 8, 2018October 19, 2022

Maybe pooping into porcelain bowls of potable water wasn’t the best idea we ever had.

Posted inCulture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

Seeing the Modern World In the Disposable Plastic Straw

by Aaron Gilbreath June 25, 2018October 19, 2022

How our planet came to be filled with more disposable plastic straws than most of us will ever need.

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature

Does Outdoor Recreation Correlate With Environmental Values?

by Aaron Gilbreath May 18, 2018October 19, 2022

Being an outdoorsy person doesn’t make you a conservationist, sadly.

Posted inBusiness, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Healing Crystal Community Needs to Confront Its Connection to Dubious Mining Operations

by Aaron Gilbreath May 15, 2018October 19, 2022

Maybe healing your body and Mother Earth with crystals extracted by environmentally dubious means isn’t the best approach to healing.

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