Ear to the Ground

The Two-Degree Future Is Now 

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Jan 2, 2024 In 2023, a number of climate records fell across a planet careening toward social and ecological chaos. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Book Review

How Our Roads Disconnect Us From Everything

M.R. O’Connor / Undark Oct 21, 2023 In “Crossings,” Ben Goldfarb explores the science of road ecology, or how roadways affect plants and animal life. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

Development ‘Threatens Most Indigenous Lands Globally’

Catherine Early / The Ecologist Aug 10, 2023 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Insurers Should Support People, Not the Fossil Fuel Industry

By Tony Dunn / Independent Media Institute Feb 27, 2020 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Conservation Pays Far More Than Most Governments Will Admit

Tim Radford / Climate News Network 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Humans Are Robbing Other Species of Space

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 12, 2019 As human growth adds to our numbers and demands, other species’ survival chances shrink. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

So, How’s That Major-Party Election Madness Working for Us?

Paul Street / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Gay Rights Lawyer Kills Himself in New York City

The Associated Press Apr 18, 2018 David Buckel, an environmental advocate, burns himself to death in a grisly protest against ecological destruction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dying of Forests Outpaces Effort to Fight Climate Change

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 22, 2018 Three new studies confirm the value of trees to the planet and underscore the dangerous rate of loss. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Seabird Guano Both Warms the Earth and Cools It

Tim Radford / Climate News Network 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Using Aerosols as Planetary ‘Sunscreen’ Would Be Huge Risk

Tim Radford / Climate News Network 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hell Hath No Fury Like Mother Nature Scorned

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 9, 2017 When will humans learn? Nothing is more powerful than the natural world. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )