Everyone has a personal carbon footprint and that carbon footprint is currently about an average of four tons of carbon each year. That’s a problem. If we want to keep global warming under the 2 degrees Celsius threshold, we need…
By 2050, global energy use will have tripled from 1980. This is not sustainable and that means we all need to cut down on the energy we use. The good news is that we’ve got loads of very easy ways…
Elizabeth Kolbert won a Pullitzer Prize for her book “The Sixth Extinction.” Now she returns for a deep look at the future humanity is creating for itself. She tours the planet to talk to biologists about what they’re observing and…
We all know that climate change is the biggest threat to environmental health and the planet as we know it. Our natural resources are being consumed at a rapid rate and we must reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we want…
The term “anthropocene” refers to the age of man. It is the latest geological era and it is one in which we find the planet in crisis. In just two centuries, mankind has made an indelible mark on the planet…
The Lancet recently published a shocking survey in which it found that more than half of young people today believe that the human race is doomed. Additionally, more than three quarters of them believe that the “future is frightening.” As…
There are a lot of well-intentioned eco-friendly books that are, well, boring. Sure, it’s nice to have a good argument in favor of being kind to the planet, but we need more to keep our attention. Fred Pearce’s A Trillion…
If you’re hoping to educate yourself on the topic of climate change – or want to share the information with others – a climate change documentary is one of the best ways to do it. Documentaries distill complex information into…