The Great African Die-Off
In 35 years, populations of lions, elephants, buffalo, leopards and rhinos have declined almost 60 percent on average. Why?
The Runaway Greenhouse Effect
It’s sitting just under the permafrost The melting permafrost. This whole region was all white until recently. Now, with no ice cover, the peat moss is releasing…
Extinction Rates Multiply
Humans wiping out species at 1,000 times the natural rate Eight years ago, world governments made a pledge to bring to a halt the catastrophic loss…
How to Stop Global Warming
One key thing you can do to help make it happen Many of the things we’re told we should do to put a brake on global warming…
Warmest Decade on Record
This decade – 2000 to 2009 – was the warmest on record (i.e. since records started being kept in 1880), based on surface temperature figures released…
Australia’s Koala ‘Mum’
When we heard that one of the nominees for Australia’s prestigious Pride of Australia award this year was Ruth Lewis of the Ipswitch Koala Protection Society,…
Exchanging Beauty for Profit
“A heart has been pierced, four miles of seabed violated, and the aorta is gushing unabated.” So writes Gretel Ehrlich on the blog God’s Politics. Much…
The Man Who Saw It First
Space to Earth: “We Have a Problem” By Cathy Boyle Back in April, when most of us were fixated on the volcanic eruption in Iceland, John…
The Biggest Eco-Disaster?
The Gulf: Biggest Ecological Disaster? President Obama called it “the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced.” Yes, it’s very bad. But is it the worst?…
The Nigerian Gulf
Out of sight, out of mind Latest reports are that the oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico is the equivalent of one Exxon Valdez spill…
‘A Gulf Lies Between Us!’
By Michael Mountain When I was 13 years old, I went to a British boarding school for boys — sort of like prep school in the…
‘A Gulf Lies Between Us!’
When I was 13 years old, I went to a British boarding school for boys — sort of like prep school in the U.S., but more…
A Letter to My Friends
Dear Friends, It’s almost two years since I stepped down as President of Best Friends Animal Society. During the 1990s, Best Friends became the flagship of…
Living in the Southwest
More and more, it’s all about the water By Laura Merrill “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s…
Environmentalist Is a Four-Letter Word
(. . . but how I became one anyway) By Lori Wark It was the height of the Cold War, the first Earth Day had just…
Kitten Survives from China to Canada
Now named Mandarin, she was locked in a shipping crate for 45 days, first on a cargo boat across the Pacific, and then overland to Calgary. The rest…
How You Can Help in the Gulf Oil Crisis – Part Two
Thinking back to Hurricane Katrina – September 2005 We all wanted to help. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there was a massive outpouring of aid…
For Kittens of War, Marines are Heroes
Kiki and Keykey had a rough start in Afghanistan. But with U.S. Marines to call their buddies, they’ve ended up living happily ever after. Brian Chambers and his buddies have been caring for the orphan kittens of war.
Pigeons Aren’t Pests!
Around Europe, people are building simple, attractive pigeon lofts that are kind to the birds and that save cities from paying exterminators.
Nicking the Knickers
Oscar has a fetish for frilly underwear. Peter and Birgitt Weismantel decided they simply had to call the police. The situation was getting desperate. Any time…