Farming in the Tropics
March 11, 2018
Charles M. Peters— The traditional method of farming used throughout the tropics is called shifting cultivation, roza, tumba y quema, or slash and burn agriculture. A small plot of forest… READ MORE
Category: Environmental Studies
The Dangers of Controlling Wolf Populations
December 20, 2017
Brandy R. Fogg— Current wolf population management strategies in the U.S are not supported by scientific research and are doing more harm than good. Gordon Haber and Marybeth Holleman’s Among… READ MORE
Saving Lake Superior
November 26, 2017
Nancy Langston— My goal in writing Sustaining Lake Superior was to write a hopeful book—a narrative of environmental recovery, not just collapse and despair. But holding onto hope can seem… READ MORE
Ep. 41 – Saving Lake Superior
November 16, 2017
The story of Lake Superior’s conservation recovery and what it can teach us in the face of climate change
Whither the Zika Epidemic?
November 13, 2017
Leslie Anthony— It’s fall, and many of us are travelling south—Mexico, the Caribbean, Nicaragua. That’s not unusual. But what might be odd is that most of us have stopped talking… READ MORE
The Aliens Among Us
October 24, 2017
Leslie Anthony— Life on our planet is changing, of that there can be no doubt. That alien invasive species are a measurable component of this is also clear. The questions… READ MORE
Strangers of Familiar Soil
October 17, 2017
Edward Dallam Melillo— On October 31, 1967, California governor Ronald Reagan addressed seventy-three diplomats, businesspeople, and academics who had assembled in Sacramento for the fourth annual Chile-California Conference. As the… READ MORE
Memories of the 1938 Hurricane
October 13, 2017
Stephen Long— Memory is a capacity both individual and cultural. Think back to when the recent economic downturn began in 2007 and how frequently it was compared to the Great… READ MORE
Overfishing – the silent crisis beneath the ocean’s surface
October 3, 2017
Brian Fagan— Sustainable catches. These magic words now appear on many higher-end restaurant menus. Many top chefs and organic markets are working with fisherfolk to handle only catches from maintainable… READ MORE
Jenny Diski: On Babyface
August 8, 2017
Jenny Diski— The great advantage over real live creatures that my Three Bears had in common with Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse, aside from not needing to be fed or produce… READ MORE
A New Audience for the World’s First Author