Many believe that climate change is caused by the Industrial Revolution, that it all began with a forge for working brass for buttons built next to a grist mill and sawmills on the Ten Mile River in 1780. By 1855, 24 jewelry mills were operating in Attleborough (a town that would later split into…
“If there is a moment in time where there is interest in, say, for instance, changing the rules around glyphosate or ultraprocessed foods, we should look for those opportunities to gain wins.” Democratic U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (Maine) has successfully teamed up with MAHA Republicans to stop the government from passing a bill that would…
The little, spotted kiwi – known locally as kiwi pukupuku – has been discovered in the wild on New Zealand’s South Island for the first time in 50 years! The iconic kiwi bird – so famous that New Zealanders themselves are known colloquially as “kiwis” – is a flightless bird distinguished by their unusually narrow,…
In 1810, in the Greenland Sea, William Scoresby Jr., the captain of Resolute, who was 21 years old, used an oceanographic instrument made from a ten-gallon wooden cask. It was built following Sir Joseph Banks’s instructions — he had sailed with Captain Cook, who also served as President of the Royal Society for 40 years. The cask…
To promote positive change, stating that climate change is your top priority is akin to saying attending church is the most essential activity of the week. Both involve acting on your personal beliefs without sharing much about the reasoning behind them. Without the clarifying details that make the existential crisis more personal and relatable for…
To promote positive change, stating that climate change is your top priority is akin to saying attending church is the most essential activity of the week. Both involve acting on your personal beliefs without sharing much about the reasoning behind them. Without the clarifying details that make the existential crisis more personal and relatable for…
Enacting Ordinances for the Hydration of Our Landscapes It is time to acknowledge and codify the natural rights of the earth to retain the rainwater that falls upon it. Such recognition marks a paradigm shift from the prevailing approach of channeling stormwater swiftly out of our communities, toward a model that honors the earth’s intrinsic…
The fall of Rome did not happen at the feet of an enemy. There was no battle of Waterloo. It came from within its vast territory when women no longer spun spindles, blacksmith hammers no longer fell, and people refused to suffer the lash of indentured servitude. The efficiency of the civil administration collapsed. The…
