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The future is electric
The future has arrived and it is electric. more…
Summit all up
Yesterday’s declarations by global leaders at a climate summit in New York are hot news world-wide. more…
Growing food movements
Quite an old concept, and one ascribed to by such notable persons as Mahatma Gandhi and naturalist Henri David Thoreaux, “voluntary simplicity” is making a comeback in the Global North. more…
How-to guide for environmental refugees
For some time now, Carteret Islanders have made eye-catching headlines: “Going, going… Papua New Guinea atoll sinking fast”. Academics have dubbed us amongst the world’s first “environmental refugees” and journalists put us on the “frontline of climate change.” more…
“Plenty of fish in the sea”
Most old sayings are still true today. This one is not. more…
Flipside of banking
Whether you spend or save your money, banking is one of life’s unavoidable pleasures. more…
Roots that bind
As soon as we left the plane in Guatemala, the terrain stretched out like the open arms of a good friend. The country, which means “land of trees,” appeared as a canopy of forest until the foliage gave way to flat farmland. more…
Sucking dry an African giant
Lake Chad has literally gone from being an oasis in the desert, to being just desert. more…
Plugging into wind
We have seen turbines on a distant hill during a trip or heard talk of wind farms, and many of us would be using this green option if only our local power utility would offer it. more…
From naïve to Evian
As you celebrated the new year recently with a few (or perhaps a few too many) drinks, one essential item likely helped get you through the night — water, bottled please. more…