Environment

The way to save the planet: shrink the economy

July 31, 2015 By Robert Meeropol

Any real climate change program must deal with a triple challenge, which can only be met by global agreement to replace competition with cooperation.

Chevron’s oil on troubled waters

July 30, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn

Even amidst this drought, mega-corporation Chevron sells 21 million gallons of treated polluted water a day.

Zimbabwe: Minnesota dentist faces charge of lion poaching

July 29, 2015 By Farai Mutsaka

James Palmer allegedly shot a protected lion known as Cecil with a crossbow in a killing that has outraged conservationists and others.

An eco-civilization lesson

July 23, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn

Many are now calling for an ecological civilization as an alternative to more exploitation and extraction, another pathway for human civilization to take.

$To protect its water, tiny Ohio village takes on a fracking giant$

To protect its water, tiny Ohio village takes on a fracking giant

July 22, 2015 By John Milam

Today the residents of the Barnesville area are concerned but that patient concern is wearing thin and more militant action has been discussed.