EcocentricEndangered Species
Extinctions are already on the rise as a growing human population displaces animals and plants. But if global warming continues unchecked, our planet could get a whole lot lonelier
EcocentricClimate Science
Human civilization didn’t exist the last time that carbon levels in the atmosphere were as high as they are now. As a new study shows, temperatures were much higher—and the Arctic was largely ice free.
EcocentricPollution
Industrial pollution takes a major toll on human health in poor countries. Why we need to pay more attention to the biggest environmental problem out there
EcocentricFood
More than five years after it was first reported, colony-collapse disorder is still killing honeybees around the world. If scientists can’t pinpoint the cause, the economic and environmental damage could be immense
EcocentricEnergy
An energy revolution is changing America — for good and for ill. Michael Levi, author of the new book “The Power Surge,” talks about the economic and environmental debate over energy
EcocentricWater
The wildfire season is starting early in southern California this year, thanks in part to an unusually dry winter and spring. As the climate warms, will drought and fires become the norm?
EcocentricClimate Science
Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 are set to pass 400 ppm, far faster than scientists would have predicted. That shows how difficult it’s been to reduce carbon emissions—and points the way towards dangerous warming in the future
EcocentricNuclear
The Fukushima meltdown hasn’t been the public-health disaster that many critics feared, but TEPCO has struggled with the cleanup. The latest news that groundwater is becoming contaminated by the stricken reactors is one more …
EcocentricGlobalization
Nearly 400 people were killed when a textile factory near Dhaka collapsed. It’s the worst disaster in the history of clothing manufacturing. How much blame do consumers deserve?
EcocentricFood
It might seem decadent, but ordering your groceries online from a delivery service like FreshDirect is greener than driving to the store. Farmers’ markets? Less so
