National Public Radio’s Terry Gross is took her interview show “Fresh Air” on a weeklong tour of food including “How the A&P Changed the Way We Shop,” “Alice Waters: 40 Years of Sustainable Food,” and the impending doom of the Cavendish banana.  She roamed the food world to offer commentary on “the science, politics and [...]

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There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We’re all crew. Marshall McLuhan 20 million Americans joined together on April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day, to demonstrate their intention to preserve and protect the planet. April 22, 2011 marks the 41st anniversary of Earth Day. With “Climate Deniers” getting media attention and a new Gallup [...]

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Theodore Roosevelt and Conservation The National Parks Service We have become great because of the lavish use of our resources. But the time has come to inquire seriously what will happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the iron, the oil, and the gas are exhausted, when the soils have still further impoverished [...]

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Ecologist guide to courses Ecologist – Matilda Lee The path to many green careers begins as a student. Here are the Ecologist’s tips for ensuring that your degree or educational course takes you where you want to go.   GreenBiz’s 20 Most Popular Stories of 2010 GreenBiz.com – Matthew Wheeland Here are the 20 most [...]

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Helping the Environment, Healing a Region, Congo University New York Times – Carol Mann KISANGANI, CONGO — In the city once known as Stanleyville, the theater of some of the bloodiest African wars in recent times, educators are hoping that a new university initiative will help heal the country as it struggles to attain peace [...]

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“There are worlds of money wasted, at this time of year, in getting things that nobody wants, and nobody cares for after they are got.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1850.   Things haven’t changed. I’m contemplating ways to embrace this holiday season with less stuff, to help the environment, or at least harm it less [...]

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John C. Ayers is a Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Vanderbilt University. As a geochemist he specializes in sustainability and also the chemistry of natural waters. The following is the introductory chapter for a book Professor Ayers is writing titled “Sustainability: Reducing Risk and Living Well in a World of Shrinking Resources”.   [...]

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From OR to AND Propositions This past week I witnessed a couple of events that raised some insights, thoughts, and questions that I would like to share in the lines below. The first event was watching the documentary The 11th Hour, which even though it is not the newest one, I definitely recommend it. The [...]

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Climate Movie 1956 – The way it was. As this Friday Movie notes, many climate deniers think global warming was invented by Al Gore, in 2006. This very informative recording from 1956 (!) shows, the concept of climate change science, and human’s contribution, has been clear for many decades. Here’s the 1956 “Excursions in Science” [...]

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