Category: Environment & Ecology
Ecology, conservation, climate, forests, water, biodiversity, agriculture, and the systems that shape the living world.
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When Carbon Becomes the Ecosystem
Carbon markets seek to protect nature by assigning value to carbon, but what happens when financial incentives begin determining which ecosystems matter most? Through interviews with scientists and carbon market experts, this…
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Painted Quarters Cattle Company: Where Soil and Sound Money Meet
At Painted Quarters Cattle Company, Greg Flewelling proves that agriculture can be regenerative and resilient, for soil and money. From pasture-raised cattle to transactions in Goldbacks and silver, this is a farm…
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H5N1: When the Wild Whispers Across Continents
From Antarctic penguins to goats in Asia, H5N1 is moving quietly yet relentlessly across species and continents. Once called “bird flu,” it has slipped through the cracks of global attention; yet its…
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When Trees Bear Witness
When forests are wired with sensors and satellites, they stop being wild and start becoming feeds. What begins as stewardship can harden into control; the line between monitoring and policing is thinner…
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The Volumes on Vitality: Part Four
Bats, bees, cattle, and poultry are vanishing, driving up costs and straining ecosystems. The hidden price of food is higher than we think.
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Bird Flu & The Great Disappearing Act
In the midst of rising beef prices, trade disputes, and H5N1 outbreaks in dairy herds, a quiet rebranding effort seeks to rename bird flu in cattle. What disappears first in a crisis:…
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An Ounce of Silver & More than An Ounce of Delusion
We rarely hear about silver in the climate conversation even though without it, the dream of a fully green grid looks less like inevitability and more like wishful thinking.
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Something to share
When I spoke at a city council meeting in Vista, California, I expected dismissal but what I received instead deserves attention. Watch the full response below, then ask yourself whether your own…
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Offspring Offsetting an Inherited Carbon Footprint
What if your carbon footprint became your child’s inheritance? Some debts aren’t financial, they’re environmental.
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Analyzing the City of San Diego Climate Action Plan
A closer look at San Diego’s Climate Action Plan reveals ambitious goals and wonky science.