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Creating a Global Package to Solve the Problem of Plastics
According to the United Nations, plastic production skyrocketed from 2 million metric tons in 1950 to about 400…
Humans Will Continue to Live in an Age of Incredible Food Waste
Let me start with the following principle: “Energy is the only universal currency: One of its many forms…
To fix the world’s problems, we need both optimism and pessimism
This year will be remembered for many pioneering events, from the first private landing on the moon (see…
After another dire year for the environment, here’s to better times
A climate protestor with a sign referencing the film Don’t Look Up Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Alamy Writing about…
Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises
This year, both the UK and US had major elections where the governing party lost in a big…
How a plan to make the world’s largest snowflake was humbled by nature
In London, where I live, you can forget about a white Christmas. The best I can hope for…
Climate Change Is Destroying Monarch Butterflies’ Winter Habitat
every year, at the beginning of November, one of the most impressive natural spectacles in the world takes…
These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty
There is significant disagreement over whether to create a dedicated plastics fund, paid into by developed donor countries,…
A Uranium-Mining Boom Is Sweeping Through Texas
Michaelsen thought he had won. But when the TCEQ commissioners took up the question several months later, again…
Environmental Sensing Is Here, Tracking Everything from Forest Fires to Threatened Species
You are in a lush forest. Sunlight filters through the bright green canopy, casting dappled shadows on the…