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 Runaway Money and Overconsumption, or… the Story of Monetary Mischief in Madagascar (Episode 42 of Crazy Town)

May 23, 2021

 Runaway Money and Overconsumption, or… the Story of Monetary Mischief in Madagascar (Episode 42 of Crazy Town) Way back when money consisted of iron pieces, if you wanted to buy a horse or some spices to season your horse meat, you practically had to carry an olympic weightlifting set with you. Early bankers figured out […]

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The Crisis of the Natural World

May 22, 2021

The Crisis of the Natural World Mountain Goat, North Cascades National Park. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. The natural world is in a state of crisis, and we are to blame. We are in the midst of the Sixth Extinction, the biggest loss of species in the history of humankind. So many species are facing total annihilation. […]

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Scientists’ warning to humanity on insect extinctions

October 4, 2020

Scientists’ warning to humanity on insect extinctions Preface. Below are excerpts from Cardoso, P., et al. 2020. Scientists’ warning to humanity on insect extinctions. Biological Conservation. *** Highlights: We are pushing many ecosystems beyond recovery, resulting in insect extinctions. Causes are habitat loss, pollution, invasives, climate change, and over exploitation. We lose biomass, diversity, unique histories, functions, […]

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Our Food Is Killing the Planet — But It Doesn’t Have To

February 20, 2019

Our Food Is Killing the Planet — But It Doesn’t Have To A new book asks, “Can we feed the world without destroying it?” The answers might surprise you. The world needs to change the way it eats, not just as individuals but as a society. That’s the message from a groundbreaking report issued last month by […]

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Ecocide as Creative Destruction

December 21, 2018

Ecocide as Creative Destruction According to the WWF (World Wildlife Fund), since 1970 60% of the mammals, birds, fish and reptiles on the planet have been driven to extinction. To the extent that the WWF has it right, climate change accounts for less than 10% of these losses (graph below). As important and logistically complex […]

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The Great Unraveling: Using Science and Philosophy to Decode Modernity

December 22, 2017

The Great Unraveling: Using Science and Philosophy to Decode Modernity  Photo by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | CC BY 2.0 “Forty percent of the United States drains into the Mississippi. It’s agriculture. It’s golf courses. It’s domestic runoff from our lawns and roads. Ultimately, where does it go? Downstream into the Gulf.” —Sylvia Earle […]

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Bee battles: why our native pollinators are losing the war

August 27, 2015

As global commerce grows, the movement of goods is occurring at ever-faster rates. And with increased global trade comes the spread of non-native species. This includes invasive insects that are making life difficult for domestic bees. Non-native species get introduced both intentionally and accidentally. However they migrate, though, their spread can lead to devastating results. […]

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