Where the mountains and forests end, the ocean begins.
Month: August 2012
Turtles
In travels from Kiribati to Baja to the Great Salt Lake, Ben Cromwell reflects upon the sacred and the abused, destruction and birth, and how transcending our nature requires that we step into the unknown.
Voters Care About Climate, But Will Candidates Notice?
Independents are in favor of climate action, and most voters –– even Republicans! –– are in favor of solutions like revenue-neutral carbon taxes.
The End of Watching
If I were a caught fish, I think I would at least want someone to look at, in full awareness, my death. As my blood slows and my scales fade, I wish at least that there will be eyes watching me, hot and caring for even just that moment.
An Ice Rink at 16,000 Feet
When your water is running out because your glacier is disappearing, don’t despair. Make like the Ladakhis and build yourself a new glacier.
Young Environmental Writers Contest 2012
The moment you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived! Read on to discover incredible environmental stories from the American Southwest, South Asian coast, and chilly Himalayas.
Scratch the Salmon, I’ll Have the Sea Robin
When will consumers figure out that locally-caught fluke and porgies are tastier than farmed and imported fish species?
Fed Up: Cultivating Elk and Acrimony in Wyoming
Every winter, the state of Wyoming feeds thousands of wild elk to protect the animals against starvation. But are the feedgrounds keeping the herds alive, or dooming them –– and tearing apart human communities in the process?
Just Enough: Fishing for Happiness in Southern Thailand
In a remote corner of Thailand, a Muslim community draws both sustenance and meaning from the sea. Will overfishing and societal pressures cost the people of Dato their livelihoods?
Perspectives from the People’s Land: If the Caribou Help Us
Can protecting endangered caribou in Quebec help preserve the Cree’s way of life?
Climate and the Coast: The Seaweed in Your Sandals
You’ve probably eaten seaweed, used it for walking, or taken it along with your morning vitamins.
Wager for Rain
For decades, Southwestern scientists have tried to engineer their way out of a chronic water problem. Are their best solutions any less an act of prayer than a rain dance?