Confronting Our Plastic Culture
By now, plenty of us have seen the almost endless documentation in the media of the effects our plastic reliance has had on oceans:... Read More
Save Our Science, Save Our Planet
2016 was the hottest year on record, 2015 and 2014 come in second and third, respectively, and 2017 seems like it’ll fall right in... Read More
Film Review: Before the Flood A More Inconvenient Truth
This summer marked the ten-year anniversary of Al Gore’s groundbreaking climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth, and a pertinent reminder of the climate catastrophe... Read More
Acting on Climate Change Is a Choice Many Have Already Made
Solar Impulse 2, a completely solar-powered aircraft, completed its journey around the world last Tuesday without power from a single drop of oil. The aircraft set... Read More
An Australian Rodent Has Gone Extinct Due to Climate Change. Are Humans Next?
If you Google Image search the Bramble Cay melomys, the results will show a rather unremarkable looking rat. With its large, black, shiny eyes... Read More
#EarthtoParis, Nations’ Leaders Hold Pep Rally to Kick Off Climate Talks
More than 140 world leaders gathered in Paris on Monday to deliver messages of optimism at the start of two weeks of intensive climate... Read More
Stop Applauding the Pope: A Word on the Misguided Praise from Progressives
One day I’ll wake up and the liberal love fest with Pope Francis will be over—but until that day comes, I want to make... Read More
The Humanevangelist: The Pope’s Encyclical on Climate: Laudable Goal, Lamentable Doctrine
As someone who has long called for humanists and mainstream religionists to work together, I naturally welcome Pope Francis’s call for action on climate... Read More
The Humanist Interview with Naomi Oreskes Applied Science and the Merchants of Doubt
Naomi Oreskes is a professor of the history of science and an affiliated professor of earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University. She is... Read More
Americans Are Warming to the Reality of Climate Change, But What Will Our Elected Officials Do About It?
Last week, researchers at Yale University released a new, interactive map that breaks down what Americans really think about climate change, and the answers... Read More