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A Model for Change
Before UN delegates arrived in Warsaw for the latest round of climate negotiations, students from 8 universities gathered at Yale to come up with their own climate solutions.
Fighting for Climate Justice
SAGE Magazine sits down with Professor Maxine Burkett to discuss the growing numbers of “climate refugees.”
Honorable Mention: The Water Generation Gap
Water may soon replace oil as Texas’ most valuable resource.
Lady with a Lacewing Tattoo
As researcher Marta Wells educates her students on identifying insects, she works on revising the meaning of the word “species.”
Nature Compensates
SAGE Magazine sits down with Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy, to discuss why he see nature as resilient, not fragile. Photo by Kike Calvo.
Litterati: A 21st Century Solution to Litter
Inspired by his 4-year-old daughter, a Bay Area writer creates a virtual landfill with the vision of cleaner streets for us all.
An Interview with Patagonia’s Director of Environmental Strategy Jill Dumain
SAGE sat down with Jill Dumain, Patagonia’s Director of Environmental Strategy, to find out what makes the company unique and to get some advice.
Shutdown: Ignored
Ben Goldfarb (Yale FES ’13 and former SAGE Editor-in-Chief) finds that it takes more than a “Closed” sign to keep him out of National Parks during the government shutdown.
Honorable Mention: Sunset at Mile 16
In a place where the plants are invasive and the people are illegal, Alycia Parnell describes a refuge meant only for certain plants and people. But others who aren’t “supposed” to be there show up anyway.
NATURE–CULTURE–ACTION!
Nature vs. culture. Wild vs. civilized. Country vs. city. These binaries, time and again, have been shown to be false dichotomies. But many groups and organizations still consider protected areas, for example, to be one without people in it. But counter-examples are starting to find their way into the streets and the public view.
FESers in Cities
“The streets in midsummer. There they lie! The sun beating down upon them all day long, until the stones are individually as hot as frying pans; and the gratings, as you inadvertently set your foot upon them, appear to be of the proper temperature to repeat the martyrdom of St. Lawrence on an unfortunate victim.” (The New York Daily Times, […]