Sometimes a spreadsheet tells the clearest story. Case in point: the table below, which compares information on diseases, education levels, and income across three US demographic groups.
It seems like a million years since October 2008. That’s when author Michael Pollan published his open letter to the next “farmer-in-chief,” calling on the incoming president to take bold steps to transform the nation’s food system. The role of…
One of global warming’s worst impacts is sea level rise, which occurs as warm ocean waters expand and as ice melts at the poles. Global sea level is projected to rise by an average of about five inches above 2012 levels by 2030, and by about 11 inches by 2045.
The laws of physics are unchanged by the US presidential election: the planet is still warming, sea levels are still rising, and the moon is still circling the earth.
Last week I took my son and friends to behold a brand new energy source that has sprung up just off the coast: the first offshore wind turbines in the United States — actually, the…
In May 2008, amendments were passed to the US Lacey Act that banned timber and wood imports produced illegally in a foreign country. This was the first such legislation anywhere in the world. What impact did it have?
Last week the sea went where it should not be, filling roadways, nudging into homes, and once again obliterating the line between waterfront and water — all while demonstrating where daily tides threaten to be just a few…
