As did the Dodo, so shall we go-go
Global Warming and Climate Change have two well known culprits : Energy and Transport. But there are two more co-conspirators contributing catastrophically to the crisis. Those partners are Land Use and Intensive Livestock Farming. A new book by Mike
A panel of experts discusses climate change and its effects on our agriculture and our health, while also offering insights into how we as individuals can work to limit its negative impacts and create positive change.
3 May 2019 presentation at Mother Foucault’s Book Shop in Portland, Oregon.
The dynamics of deforestation are increasingly inseparable from the growing demand for food from consumers in the most developed countries. Humans are eating the world’s forests. Not directly, of course—but a spate of new studies shows we might as
The world’s insect population has declined by three quarters in the last 30 years and many species have become extinct. And it’s all man’s fault. This documentary looks at the dramatic consequences of this hitherto unrecognized catastrophe. The results
Bill McKibben discusses his book “Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?” Thirty years after McKibben released his groundbreaking book “The End of Nature”, he returns to evaluate the danger today. Even as climate change shrinks
The Galápagos Islands are supposedly one of the most pristine locations on the planet, but plastic pollution arriving by sea is threatening this unique habitat and wildlife. Leah Green travels to the islands to see how our reliance on
Naomi OreskesMarch 22, 2019Presented by: The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities
All around the world, insect species are dying at alarming rates. It’s being called the Insect Apocalypse, and a new study looks at why this is happening, what can be done about it, and what would happen if the
Despite a dramatic reduction in fertility rates since 1950, our global population continues to rise. This week we discover the reason for that apparent contradiction. We also consider one of the biggest implications of our increased numbers, and have
It’s not an island twice the size of Texas. But it is severely impacting marine life and human health… and incredibly hard to study. National Geographic: What Happens to the Plastic We Throw Out? VOX: We know ocean plastic
An interview by The Search with Dr. Guy McPherson who brings a climate change message like no other.