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August 5, 2021
Liza Featherstone
We’re Freaking Out About Rats Cause We Can’t Handle Climate Change
The current panic about urban decay and disorder is classic displacement.
July 28, 2021
Jan Dutkiewicz
How Do You Convince People to Eat Less Meat?
A recent fracas in Spain shows that simply telling people to reduce meat consumption in the name of climate and personal health won’t work.
July 26, 2021
Doug Gordon
The Revenge of the Cars
Traffic, car sales, and car rentals are rising, crushing the pandemic-era hope that streets could be reclaimed for pedestrians and bikers.
July 22, 2021
Liza Featherstone
How to Live in a Burning World Without Losing Your Mind
The emotional burden of climate change can be overwhelming alongside the grief and frustration of our own lives.
May 19, 2021
Jan Dutkiewicz
John Kerry Doesn’t Understand How Cows Work
Small tweaks to the meat industry can’t save Americans from a simple truth: We need to eat less meat.
May 3, 2021
Chikezie Omeje
Do You Know Where Your Grilling Charcoal Comes From?
Nigeria’s forests are being decimated to make charcoal for cookouts in Europe and the United States.
April 26, 2021
Ellie Shechet
The Diseased Rhododendrons That Triggered a Federal Plant Hunt
These garden shrubs, among others, have been known to spread Sudden Oak Death. The government is ill prepared to prevent an outbreak.
April 14, 2021
Nick Martin
Death to America’s Manicured Lawns
Nevada’s legislature is considering banning decorative grass. But really we should be banning most lawns in the country.
March 23, 2021
Jan Dutkiewicz
Banning Chicken Cages Won’t Make Eggs Humane
Utah’s new law mandating cage-free egg production by 2025 is, well, chickenshit.
February 23, 2021
Jan Dutkiewicz
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Gabriel N. Rosenberg
The Sadism of Eating Real Meat Over Lab Meat
The rise of cellular agriculture will force consumers to consider the moral consequences of torturing and killing animals for food.
February 12, 2021
Sarah Baillie
Cancel Valentine’s Day Consumerism
It won’t help your relationship, and it’s bad for the planet.
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