The Editors of The Telegraph write that we should resist the anti-consumer, anti-progress model of environmentalism. “Do we want to embrace new technology and private initiative to create a future that still offers consumer choice – in fact, expands it? Do we want a future where poor countries can become wealthy and rich countries can...
Your Cheat Sheet to the U.N. Climate Conference in Glasgow
"Negotiators from nearly every country on earth, financiers who oversee trillions of dollars, and environmentalists are descending on Glasgow for the most important climate meeting since the Paris agreement in 2015.
Growing Crops Under Solar Panels? Now There’s a Bright Idea
"IN JACK'S SOLAR Garden in Boulder County, Colorado, owner Byron Kominek has covered 4 of his 24 acres with solar panels. The farm is growing a huge array of crops underneath them—carrots, kale, tomatoes, garlic, beets, radishes, lettuce, and more. It’s also been generating enough electricity to power 300 homes."
The Top Four Conservationist Presidents
Our goal should always be sustainable policies that can last for generations. Lincoln, Grant, Harrison, and Roosevelt paved the way for conservation in our country and we should ensure that this practice of conservation continues for many generations to come.
The Mangrove Foundation is Bringing Sustainability to India’s Maharashtra Villages
Taking care of his mud crab farming plot among the mangroves along the coast of his Janashi village is a routine for Rajan Dhanawade. Over 1,000 green mud crabs are being cultivated in fiber nets placed in the mud among the mangrove roots at the beach. Every day, Rajan takes crabs in his hands, checks...
To beat climate change, we must beat climate anxiety
"The world needs a generation of innovative scientists, shrewd policymakers, and passionate conservationists. Next month, the United Nations will convene COP26, a massive climate change conference where leaders from around the world will discuss how to reduce emissions. Leaders attending COP26, and their successors, must remember that we do not need more activists who have succumbed to nihilism and attack our motivation to act. Until we beat the climate anxiety crisis, the fight against climate change is unwinnable."
The Christian Call to Care for the Earth
While climate change and environmental policy are often tinged with partisanship, it doesn’t have to be that way. We may not all come to the same conclusions on which policies are best, but there are God-honoring solutions available for everyone to support.
Otis the bear crowned chunk champion in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
"First documented at the falls in 2001, Otis was the inaugural Fat Bear champion, winning in 2014 when the event was held on a single day. He also took the 2016 and 2017 titles. The Katmai Conservancy has named a fundraising project after him; last year, the Otis Fund raised more than $230,000 for Katmai research, education and bear-protection projects."
The Left’s environmental activism is counterproductive
"Our planet deserves an environmental movement that paints a positive picture of what our future could be and brings people into the fold rather than scaring them away. It deserves communities to be organized and empowered to improve their local environments. It deserves blue-collar and white-collar workers alike coming together around solutions we all can agree on."
What should you plant to support bees and other pollinators?
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, approximately 80 percent of all flowering plants on Earth need help with pollination. Pollinators provide the pollination needs to more than 1,400 crops around the world! The diverse pollinator population in the United States alone has a value of $10 billion annually for their pollination efforts on agricultural crops. Globally, pollination services are estimated to be worth more than $3 trillion.