Can’t Lose For Winnin’
Moral ambiguity is never fun. The fact is that there is no way to buy gasoline and feel good about it. Hugo […]
Twenty Million People Are Going To Be Thirsty
If it doesn’t rain in Sao Paulo, Brazil in the next 45 days, the system that provides half the city’s drinking water […]
One For The Pot
Climate change is going to transform everything we know. There are plenty of things we modern humans think of as “traditional” which […]
Saturday’s Endangered Music: Patagonia
Back when the hole in the ozone layer was our principal worry about human contributions to environmental degradation, this South American territory […]
Salty as Your Tears
The Aral Sea is one of the largest saline lakes in the world, and a fascinating part of the geography of Central […]
A Triumph For Singing In The Public Interest
It’s not climate-related news, but it’s cheering me up a bit: In the lovely state of Wisconsin, a little good news, as […]
Friday’s Recycled Instruments: Miscellaneous Small Sound-Makers
Here are some real simple instruments you can do without hassle: I found a discarded wicker laundry basket in the trash a […]
India Breaks New Ground!
The world’s largest solar array is in progress in India: Four gigawatts of generating capacity, set up in Sambhar district in the […]
These People Will Survive
In the heart of the Amazon rainforest is the Tapajos River basin, home to the Munduruku people. This indigenous tribe has around […]
As If We Needed More Reasons To Respect The Man…
Pete Seeger enjoyed “…giving out bumper stickers reading “Gravity – it’s just a theory” and encouraging people to send them to anyone […]