Just last week, my colleagues and I ate a delicious “graduation” dinner to commemorate the end of the 2009-2010 Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism at CU Boulder. It was a bittersweet night. The fellowship is a fantastic program, and I’ll miss it. But I’ve also been eager to get back to life as a [...]
Ever since I was exposed to information about human-caused environmental problems, in college, I’ve remained generally horrified — sometimes vaguely, and other times acutely — about the runaway train that is our collective effect on our planet. Moments of peace have shone through. One such moment was sparked when I read David Quammen’s book “Song [...]
The news was mixed for birds this week, with the appearance of the 2009 “State of the Birds” report — a collaborative effort of the Audubon Society, U.S. Geological Survey, The Nature Conservancy and a host of other groups. They’ve found that habitat destruction and loss are still wreaking havoc on birds that live in [...]
Yesterday, I wrote about my disenchantment with the plummeted quality of the global warming debate, because it distracts well-meaning people from action that could address the problem. And I promised I’d dedicate some of the posts on this blog to solutions.
Here’s one I’ve recommitted to in my own life, thanks to a solution-oriented blog I’ve really [...]
After a couple of days off from my usual Twitter-checking and blog reading, I returned to discover a global warming flap that’s been simmering for a week or two has come into full bloom.
In case you haven’t heard, here’s a recap: Washington Post columnist George Will wrote about the follies of global warming believers, just after former vice president Al [...]
