War in Ukraine: Chernobyl Update
March 12 2022 UPDATE Thirty-five years ago the world’s worst nuclear crisis occurred at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear facility. Today Chernobyl is back in Russian hands ! Russia’s incursion into the […]
March 12 2022 UPDATE Thirty-five years ago the world’s worst nuclear crisis occurred at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear facility. Today Chernobyl is back in Russian hands ! Russia’s incursion into the […]
Germany’s 30th anniversary of reunification this month is new cause for celebration. The entire former East-West border of Germany – some 870 miles in length — has been designated as […]
Elephant hunting is a “blood sport” – even if Botswana’s recently elected President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave it his blessing—by okaying the auctioning off of permits that will allow 70 elephants […]
Who is Hansjörg Wyss – and why is he giving away a billion dollars ? Just before the end of 2018, nature lover-billionaire-philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss wrote a New York Times […]
We think of convents as places of order and refuge: That’s exactly why the Lake Pátzcuaro salamander is so lucky to have an order of Dominican Sisters offer them continued […]
For Earth Week 2019 we will feature one “hero” each day, although we’ve found many more heroes than there are days in a week. Here’s who you will learn about: […]
Utopian or pragmatic, celebrated or untested—cities, communities and structures that work for the benefit of nature and humankind are featured in our new update. How can buildings– and cities– do […]
What are the holidays without books– to give or get? Our selections this year include several must-read art books, two compelling stories of 20th century photographers, written treats for foodies, […]
Plastics are ubiquitous — raw materials, packaging and post-consumer waste are spewing into streams, rivers, oceans, and landfills around the world. Look down at your feet in parking lots, shopping […]
Climate Change could have been stopped! The New York Times Magazine this week presents a two-part special feature on the 10-year period (1979 to 1989) when“we came very close to […]