'So many bears': Draft plan says Nunavut polar bear numbers unsafe

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:21:00 +0000

There are too many polar bears in parts of Nunavut and climate change hasn't yet affected any of them, says a draft management plan from...

Daniel Imhoff: Time for a climate resilient Farm Bill

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:20:00 +0000

At the end of September, the House and Senate missed their deadline to agree on a Farm Bill, leaving in limbo the $100 billion worth...

Dirt rich: Healthy soil movement gains ground in farm country

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 08:02:24 +0000

It's an approach to farming built around four basic rules: Never till the soil. Use cover crops so soil is never bare. Grow a more...

To adapt to a changing climate, Kyrgyzstan revives its nomadic past

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 12:25:11 +0000

In Central Asia, one country’s climate change crisis prompts a revival of traditional herding and farming practices.

South Beach pedestrian path built on dune causes controversy

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 06:04:46 +0000

Miami Beach is building a pedestrian path from South Pointe Park to 87th Terrace. One section cuts through beach dunes, which some residents worry could...

Scientists want to put 'speed bumps' in hurricane alley to slow down storms

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 05:47:13 +0000

Wind turbines churn out clean, renewable energy. But one day they could do even more by reducing the rain brought by powerful hurricanes.

Jane Goodall isn’t giving up

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 04:08:04 +0000

Faced with mass species die-offs and presidential horrors, the dazzling doctor still finds hope in resiliency. A Tyee interview.

Climate anxiety: A strain of emotional stress is on the rise

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 02:14:51 +0000

The most common prescription is to go local and go outdoors, mental health professionals say.

Puerto Rico considers 100% renewable energy, but natural gas may come first

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 15:01:17 +0000

A bill in the hurricane-battered territory’s legislature allows for privately owned natural gas plants in the short-term. Some fear that could crowd out renewables.

Using satire to communicate science

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:25:00 +0000

More than a decade’s worth of research shows that while satire carries some risks, it can be an effective communication tool. Scientists are paying attention.

British Columbia's plans for rising sea levels 'may not be enough,' report warns

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 05:56:16 +0000

The research arm of the Vancouver Aquarium is ringing alarm bells about the future of B.C.'s coastal waters, saying current plans for dealing with climate...

Land restoration makes progress in Ethiopia

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 01:46:06 +0000

Efforts are underway to restore what experts say is one of the more severely deforested and degraded regions in the country.

Government lawyer says Puerto Rico's hurricane response plan 'does not exist'

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 11:23:00 +0000

For months, Puerto Rican officials have said their government is ready for another hurricane. But the part of its emergency response plan dealing specifically with...

New climate change report highlights grave dangers for Vietnam

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 01:02:56 +0000

Vietnam is among the most vulnerable nations to climate change impacts but abundant renewable energy potential could help alleviate some of these threats.

Ray Dalio and Michael Bloomberg commit $185 million to protect the oceans

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 03:57:20 +0000

Billionaires Michael Bloomberg and Ray Dalio are joining forces to work on saving the world's oceans.

60% of world's wildlife has been wiped out since 1970

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:23:21 +0000

Well over half the world’s population of vertebrates, from fish to birds to mammals, have been wiped out in the past four decades, says a...

Trump’s military response to migrant caravan foreshadows a dark long-term climate policy

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:28:42 +0000

Migration from Central America soared over the past decade amid droughts and violence.

Scientists warn of trawler damage to coastal waters

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 04:04:38 +0000

Crucial role of Britain's shelf seas in absorbing carbon dioxide is under threat, says report.

The mega-dam being crowdfunded by Pakistan's top judge

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 02:13:46 +0000

Pakistan is hoping to collect about $17bn to build the controversial Diamer Bhasha dam.

We can save our life on Earth. Do we want to?

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 01:21:32 +0000

Report argues that transformation to an equitable, sustainable future is possible.

Six years post-Sandy, her lessons have been forgotten

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:59:25 +0000

Six years after Sandy hit New York killing 43 people and destroying numerous homes, waterfront development continues with scant attention to cohesive storm-mitigation strategy.

The future of the car may be older than the Model T

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 05:09:28 +0000

The market value of batteries used in electric cars, electric buses and related energy storage should multiply tenfold by 2050.

Look after the soil, save the Earth: farming in Australia's unrelenting climate

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 04:15:28 +0000

Former governor general Michael Jeffery says soil health and regenerative farming is essential for security and carbon emissions.

Agroecology as a tool of sovereignty and resilience in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 02:16:00 +0000

Two members of Organización Boricuá, which recently won the Food Sovereignty Prize, discuss lessons learned from organizing on the front lines of climate change.

Bill Gates launches climate change adaptation fund

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:31:00 +0000

Many people are already facing the impacts of a changing climate and need help adjusting now, world leaders assert.

Can we buy our way out of the sixth extinction?

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 04:16:40 +0000

A new study finds that conservation spending has lessened the environmental impacts of ongoing development around the world.

Blue Origin and Jeff Bezos want us all to leave Earth—for good

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 03:22:00 +0000

At Blue Origin, Amazon's space-obsessed founder is building rockets, and he hopes to someday blast humanity into an extraterrestrial future.

Canada has some of the world’s last wild places. Are we keeping our promise to protect them?

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 01:28:24 +0000

To meet one of its most critical conservation targets by 2020, Canada must protect a massive amount of land over the next year and a...

Among the ruins of Mexico Beach stands one house, built ‘for the Big One’

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:14:50 +0000

Hurricane Michael wrecked every other beachfront house on the block, but one came through the storm nearly pristine, as if protected by grace. How did...

Farm conservation practices are profitable. But will lenders and insurers step up?

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:38:37 +0000

A new report shows sustainable farming also increases the bottom line, but farmers need financial institutions to help them make the shift.