EcocentricWildlife
Face to Face with a South American Jaguar
The near threatened jaguar is the only big cat found in the Americas, and it’s usually quite shy. With good reason — jaguars are hunted for their skins, and their jungle habitat is being cleared for agriculture. And now the …
EcocentricEndangered Species
How to Greet a Mountain Gorilla
Rwanda’s mountain gorillas are the centerpiece of a program that combines tourism with conservation
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How Climate Change Is Growing Forests in the Arctic
If there’s a single lesson for early 21st century life on the planet Earth, it’s this: everything connects. That’s true whether we’re looking at the global economic system, in which sickness is now spreading from the euro zone to …
EcocentricCoal
Drawing Battle Lines Over American Coal Exports to Asia
The Powder River Basin in southeastern Montana and northeastern Wyoming can be as beautiful as its name suggests, but that’s not why mining companies call it home. The region has one of the richest deposits of coal in the …
EcocentricNatural Gas
Why the Shale Gas Industry Needs Regulations for Fracking
You’ll rarely find a business in America—and especially one in the fossil-fuel industry—asking for more regulation. The default mode of industry groups like U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute (API) …
EcocentricWildlife
Why an English Butterfly Is a Rare Winner in Global Warming
Little is expected to benefit from climate change, with the possible exception of air-conditioning manufacturers, Popsicle makers and Canada. But scientists have found at least one species that seems to be better off in a rapidly …
EcocentricOceans
Can Robo-Fish Rescue Polluted Water?
With oceans still reeling from 2010’s oil spill and shipping traffic expected to double by 2020, the pollution-scouting robot fish makes its seaside debut at just the right time