Jane Goodall: Humanity Is Finished If It Fails To Adapt After Covid-19
Humanity will be “finished” if we fail to drastically change our food systems in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, the prominent naturalist Jane Goodall has warned. She blamed the emergence of Covid-19 on the over-exploitation of the natural world, which has seen forests cut down, species made extinct and natural habitats destroyed. The coronavirus is […]
Clinical Trials on the Positive Effects of Gardening and Experiencing Nature
Nature therapy, also known as ecotherapy, is a term for healthcare treatments that focus on spending time outdoors and experiencing nature. Ecotherapy is part of a comprehensive plan of care to improve mental health under the guidance of a counselor.
A NEW MODEL FOR COMMUNITY-OWNED FARMLAND
Today Agrarian Trust announces the launch of a transformative new model for community-based farm and ranch ownership and tenure, the Agrarian Commons.
A NEW REPUBLIC OF THE HEART—an Ethos for Revolutionaries
A New Republic of the Heart addresses our global meta-crisis in all its aspects—environmental, economic, political, and cultural—from a breathtakingly all-encompassing perspective. Even more remarkably, it frames our global and societal crises and opportunities as challenges to us, now, personally—in terms that penetrate our usual abstractions and avoidance. In fact, our own future and the future of […]
Renewables surpass coal in US energy generation for first time in 130 years
Solar, wind and other renewable sources have toppled coal in energy generation in the United States for the first time in over 130 years, with the coronavirus pandemic accelerating a decline in coal that has profound implications for the climate crisis.
How one Swedish teenager armed with a homemade sign ignited a crusade and became the leader of a movement
There is persona and there is reality in Greta Thunberg. It is Valentine’s Day in her hometown of Stockholm, but there’s only wind, no hearts and flowers. A few hundred kids mill about, with a smattering of adults. If there were not signs reading “Our Earth, We Only Have One,” it could be mistaken for […]
Emerging Climate-Fueled Megadrought in Western US Rivals Any Over Past 1,200 Years: Study
"We now have enough observations of current drought and tree-ring records of past drought to say that we're on the same trajectory as the worst prehistoric droughts."
How is America being fed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic?
Getting food to people in the U.S. has become an enormous challenge since the country has been gripped by COVID-19.
Pandemic side-effects offer glimpse of alternative future on Earth Day 2020
The skies are clearing of pollution, wildlife is returning to newly clear waters, a host of flights have been scrapped and crude oil is so worthless that the industry would have to pay you to take it off their hands – a few months ago, environmentalists could only dream of such a scenario as the […]
A Guide to Green Loans and Energy Efficient Tax Credits
Residential and commercial tax credits are relatively simple to understand, but they can demand complex requirements to obtain and may potentially phase out over time. Utilizing either, as a private citizen at home or as a whole business, means a probable tax break with the added bonus of helping the environment.
Everything Is Always Keep Changing - Podcast
Hosted by Cheryl Strayed, produced by Kelly Prime and Austin Mitchell, and edited by Sara Sarasohn. Cheryl Strayed calls the author George Saunders to chat through the uncertainties of this moment.
Arundhati Roy: The pandemic is a portal
The novelist on how coronavirus threatens India — and what the country, and the world, should do next Who can use the term “gone viral” now without shuddering a little? Who can look at anything any more — a door handle, a cardboard carton, a bag of vegetables — without imagining it swarming with those […]
Celtic Tale of Finnegas
In the time of this great, strange plague, Paul Kingsnorth returns to the Celtic tale of Finnegas, the woodland hermit who devoted his life to catching and eating the salmon that contained the wisdom of the world. READ FULL STORY HERE
How Native tribes are taking the lead on planning for climate change
On a hot summer’s day, marine ecologist Courtney Greiner walks the shore of a rocky Washington beach at low tide with a handful of staff and interns. They stake out the ground and hunch down, digging up the top two inches of mud, silt, and gravel looking for baby clams.
Help Save Alaskan Communities
Rapidly changing climates are affecting the livability of Alaskan villages. We are doing this fundraiser at the request of the Alaskan Indigenous People to help them raise money to protect their future generations. BACKSTORY AND SOLUTION Alaska is melting due to permafrost thaw. Whole communities are being washed away due to accelerated erosion. Both existing […]
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 30 March 2020
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, wherever you are. The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems in many countries.
Coronavirus Cases
There are currently 783,171 confirmed cases and 37,743 deaths from the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak as of March 30, 2020, 23:26 GMT.
Stories of caremongering during the COVID-19 pandemic
Some Canadians are rising to the challenge of a worsening novel coronavirus outbreak, going out of their way to be kind. Across Canada, regular citizens have been volunteering to help neighbours, run errands and provide food. Social media groups have sprung up on Facebook to connect volunteers with those in need. Inspired by medical students […]
Yo-Yo Ma encourages 'Songs of Comfort' amid global crisis
Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world’s most renowned and beloved musicians, is trying to provide comfort in this time of crisis. Ma has been posting videos of himself performing short pieces and encouraging other musicians -- of all levels -- around the world to join him in offering “Songs of Comfort.” Ma joins Jeffrey Brown […]
JP Morgan economists warn climate crisis is threat to human race
The world’s largest financier of fossil fuels has warned clients that the climate crisis threatens the survival of humanity and that the planet is on an unsustainable trajectory, according to a leaked document.
