The Union of Concerned Scientists illuminates Monsanto’s role in maintaining...
Union of Concerned Scientists “Eight Ways Monsanto Fails at Sustainable Agriculture“
View ArticleUCS “Cooler Smarter” footprint calculator promotes lower carbon behaviors
Union of Concerned Scientists Cooler Smarter This is a much more simple footprint calculator than the ones I use in my classes, but it might be useful for people who want a quick snapshot of the carbon...
View ArticleTed Kaczynski as a scholar of resistance to technology
The Chronicle of Higher Education “The Unabomber’s Pen Pal” What I think is really interesting about Kaczynski’s critique is that he is fearlessly pointing out the problems with technology, challenging...
View Article“Earth Hour” seeks to re-focus our attention on all the earth provides
World Wildlife Fund Earth Hour Will an hour of darkness give us the time to contemplate both the importance of ecosystem services and how our voracious energy consumption threatens those services? It...
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Pledge, Petition, Protect! All at Green Week 2014!
Every year, Pratt’s Sustainability Coalition hosts Green Week, a celebration of Pratt’s efforts to build a more sustainable society within and beyond our campus walls. This year’s Green Week will...
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Review of What We Made by Tom Finkelpearl
I study cooperation. I can say this honestly only with some caveats. I am very interested in what allows cooperation to evolve in biological systems, as cooperation seems to defy the Darwinian...
View ArticleCourt Ruling in the Netherlands may point the way to cracking the climate...
BBC News “Climate change: Is the Dutch court ruling ‘a game changer’?” Nature Breaking News “Landmark court ruling tells Dutch government to do more on climate change” The New York Times “Landmark...
View ArticleAre big corporate polluters trying to “artwash” their image?
The Guardian “Activists occupy British Museum over BP sponsorship” I really like that idea expressed by these activists that BP’s sponsorship of big art exhibits is not philanthropy. They are basically...
View ArticleShould we compromise with nations that hunt whales?
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution “A deal with Japan on whaling?” Having been a fan of Whale Wars for awhile, and being predisposed to thinking that we ought to protect large, social, cooperative,...
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Did the population bombers drive China into cultural crisis?
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The Los Angeles Times “China drops its ‘one-child’ policy, now let’s ban the ‘population bomb’” Great op-ed that makes it really clear that impact is a function of...
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Are technological optimists too optimistic about technological sustainability?
Image courtesy of Pacific Southwest Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Wikimedia Commons The Chronicle of Higher Education “Ecomodernists Spark Rhetorical Heat” In my Ecology for...
View ArticleDo we need to have a kinder, gentler one-child policy in Western industrial...
The Chronicle of Higher Education “Why Two Kids Are Too Many” This article has a provocative title that makes you believe that it is going to make a persuasive argument for public policy that...
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Crucial climate talks in Paris take place in a socially repressive environment
At Paris, two equally-nihilistic cultures clash, but where do the people get a seat at the table? Today crucial climate talks are under way in Paris, France amid massive police presence and an...
View ArticleIs family-linked terrorism a cultural and genetic phenomenon?
National Public Radio “In Worst Attacks, Terrorists Often Have Fraternal Bonds” This is an interesting — albeit brief — piece on a recent “pattern” that has emerged in terror attacks: teams of...
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Students succeed in convincing the Pratt Board of Trustees to divest from...
Historical photo of the Pratt Steam Power Plant courtesy of Wikimedia Commons This morning the Pratt community received a heartening message from our Board of Trustees: Dear Members of the Pratt...
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Alternative music legend Morrissey agrees to adopt 2 million feral cats in...
After criticizing the Australian government’s plan to cull feral felines last September, legendary vocalist Morrissey has agreed save the cats by adopting all two million of them. Australia’s plan to...
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America Society of Primatologists condemns H. A. and Margret Rey, calls for...
Curious George and his cooperative partner The Man in the Yellow Hat are widely loved by naive children In a scathing press release disseminated today, the American Society of Primatologists (ASP)...
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Sustainability Summit at Pratt Institute featuring Josh Fox
I am excited to be one of the Pratt faculty members who will be on hand at the first annual Sustainability Summit sponsored by the Student Government Association and Envirolutions club. The Summit...
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An inspiring summit, but big challenges at home and afar…
A still of Josh Fox in Beijing from his newest documentary, How to Let Go of the World. All in all it was an ambitious evening. I am not sure of how it came that Pratt was able to host a visit from...
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Wars on climate change versus revolutions to address climate change
The New York Times “We Don’t Need a ‘War’ on Climate Change, We Need a Revolution” I am excited about this opinion piece by my friend and colleague Eric S. Godoy. He and his co-author Aaron Jaffe are...
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