conservation
Environmental groups cheer as restrictions on logging corporations reinstated in Alaska
February 21, 2023The Tongass is roughly the size of West Virginia and provides habitat for wildlife, including bears, wolves, bald eagles, and salmon.
Read moreBiden administration launches conservation program called America the Beautiful Challenge
April 15, 2022“Protecting 30% of America’s lands and waters by the end of the decade can only be accomplished through partnerships and knowledge on the ground in all 50 states."
Read moreBiden aims to restore species protections weakened by Trump
June 9, 2021Habitat destruction drives the biodiversity crisis and what scientists refer to as the Earth's 6th great mass or Anthropocene extinction, driven by human activity. Environmentalists applaud the Biden administration's "America the Beautiful" 30 by 30 Conservation...
Read moreCarbon sequestration: Climate solution or bridge to more fossil fuel profits?
June 2, 2021A section in ruling circles sees carbon sequestration as a way to keep the golden calf of fossil fuels churning out mega-profits for as long as possible.
Read moreWhat the trees of Notre Dame have to tell us
March 3, 2021On April 15, 2019, watching television footage of Notre Dame Cathedral burning, I wept like millions of other French people and others around the world. The flames which invaded the screen brought back memories of my...
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