A group of starlings is called a murmuration. A group of tigers is called a streak (or an ambush). Why?
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Keystone XL: Beholden to the Highest Bidder
The fight over the Keystone XL pipeline has illustrated the need for a comprehensive U.S. energy policy. Joseph Edgar and Brian Marrs explain how we can break away from oil.
Audacious Hope: An Interview with Environmental Activist Sharon Smith
Author, activist, and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies student Sharon Smith knows a thing or two about organizing.
The Anti-Sushi (of Miya’s Sushi)
The concept of “sustainable seafood” has become an oxymoron, but not at Miya’s Sushi, where chef Bun Lai is tossing out old standards in favor of the local, the safe, the clean — the under-appreciated.
For the Love of Carrots: An Interview with the Chef of the World’s Greatest Restaurant
René Redzepi is the chef and owner of Noma, a 12-table waterside restaurant in a Copenhagen warehouse. This year and last, Noma was nominated the S. Pellegrino Best Restaurant in the World.
Forum: Australia’s Big Carbon Tax
With the passage of a historic piece of carbon tax legislation, Australia seems set to lead in the global battle against climate change. But, as Tahria Sheather reports, tensions in the land down under are running high, offering a preview of what may lie ahead for other countries.
Follow a River (All the Way): The Career Path of Tim Palmer
Renowned conservation photographer Tim Palmer has 22 books to his name, two in the pipeline, and plenty more still to come.
Arresting Fear with Hope: Protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline
Yale F&ES alumni Eliza Cava (MEM ’11) tells the story of her arrest at the White House protest against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline–and the surprising hope that she brought away with her.
Bill McKibben on the Keystone XL Pipeline
In an interview with Sage Magazine, environmental leader Bill McKibben says protesting the Keystone XL pipeline is about buying time for the planet.
Fishing Report From Ibo Island
Ibo Island off the coast of Mozambique hosts a large network of subsistence fishing villages. Rich Press, photojournalist, documents this way-of-life, currently threatened by industrial fishing operations and a changing climate.