Ear to the Ground
Ear to the Ground
Book Review
How Our Roads Disconnect Us From Everything
Oct 21, 2023 In “Crossings,” Ben Goldfarb explores the science of road ecology, or how roadways affect plants and animal life.
Environment
Development ‘Threatens Most Indigenous Lands Globally’
Aug 10, 2023
Insurers Should Support People, Not the Fossil Fuel Industry
Feb 27, 2020
Conservation Pays Far More Than Most Governments Will Admit
Dec 10, 2019 According to more than 400 scientists, Brazil's natural forest, scrub, marsh and grassland is worth as much as $1.7 trillion annually.
Humans Are Robbing Other Species of Space
Mar 12, 2019 As human growth adds to our numbers and demands, other species’ survival chances shrink.
So, How’s That Major-Party Election Madness Working for Us?
Aug 12, 2018 The Republicans and Democrats are two faces of the same failure. And there will be no real hope of rescue by third parties until the American system of electoral politics is rebuilt from the ground up.Gay Rights Lawyer Kills Himself in New York City
Apr 18, 2018 David Buckel, an environmental advocate, burns himself to death in a grisly protest against ecological destruction.
Dying of Forests Outpaces Effort to Fight Climate Change
Mar 22, 2018 Three new studies confirm the value of trees to the planet and underscore the dangerous rate of loss.
Seabird Guano Both Warms the Earth and Cools It
Feb 12, 2018 Three new studies of how the world works show that bird excrement plays an unexpected role, as do polar algae and rotting trees.
Using Aerosols as Planetary ‘Sunscreen’ Would Be Huge Risk
Jan 31, 2018 Research indicates that if such a remedial action worked and then was stopped, global warming would resume at up to 10 times the speed.
