Editors’ Picks
Great Green Wall: Lessons from China’s Afforestation Campaign
Any comprehensive climate defense strategy must feature a plan to combat desertification. And interestingly, China has emerged as a global leader in rehabilitating the planet’s dwindling forest supply.
A Conscience and a Calculator: A Conversation with Environmentalist Bill McKibben
One of the most influential environmentalists of the twenty-first century, Bill McKibben is a best-selling author and the founder of climate group 350.org. His advocacy and journalism have helped shape the global climate movement, including fossil fuel divestment, opposition to…
Shifting Landscapes: Artificial Intelligence Regulation in the U.S. and China
These earthquakes will be integral to the shape of international trade between nations.
A Matter of Time: Faced with a Crackdown, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protestors Hold Onto Hope
“I couldn’t see anything. My eyeball was covered with blood. And then I was on the floor. There was a moment I asked myself whether this is the end of my life, and then everything turned into silence.”
Changing the Consensus: Australian Students Confront Culture of Sexual Assault
Over the last eight months, high school students across Australia have voiced their experiences of sexual assault in an online campaign called Teach Us Consent. Thousands of testimonies, spanning generations, are exposing the rampant culture of sexual assault in high schools. For many, the campaign has illuminated the Australian education system’s failures.
Where Two Worlds Collide: The Visionary Music of Mild High Club and Little Simz
Both Little Simz’s “SIMBI” and Mild High Club’s “Going Going Gone” diverge from the artists’ previous projects, experimenting with eclectic sounds and building upon the work of important artists from older generations.
Breaking Down Biden’s EV Executive Order: The EV trend is already underway. Will the order have an impact?
A journey that started with a 50-mile range two-seater Norwegian-American Ford crossover brought Geller to a career of environmental advocacy –– and a trip across the United States in his updated Tesla.
Paradise Locked: A Housing Crisis Hits Western America’s Resort Towns
In late July, the wildflowers are at their peak in Crested Butte, Colorado. Snow lingers on the north-facing shadows of the Elk Range while green aspens blanket the valley. It doesn’t get much better than summer in the alpine, and tourists and second-home owners know it.