Michael Laxer
What Would a Real Renewable Energy Transition Look Like?
The seven steps that could help build a social movement and ensure a sustainable future. kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 65 min
What We Can Learn from Gen Z Workers
Rather than blame young workers for bad attitudes, we need to understand why Gen Z prioritizes its well-being over company health—and...
Michael Laxer
Oct 27 min
US Hostility Toward China Threatens Global Climate Progress
The U.S. orders China to contribute more to countering climate change, all while treating China’s growing dominance over the “green...
Michael Laxer
Oct 12 min
Unprecedented Rains Cause Floods and Landslides in Nepal, Killing More Than 200 People
Image via X By Global News Service More than 200 people have been killed or are missing in the floods and landslides caused by...
Michael Laxer
Sep 176 min
Forests Thrive When Indigenous People Have Legal Stewardship of Their Land
The fate of intact forests is closely linked to that of Indigenous peoples. Praying in the Beginning of Hudoq Kawit Ritual in Dayak Bahau...
Michael Laxer
Sep 156 min
Recycling the Discarded
Greenfield, Massachusetts’s Compost Co-op gives ex-inmates a living wage through meaningful work. Image via video screenshot By Damon...
Michael Laxer
Sep 114 min
Climate change in the Arctic is a wake-up call for the Global South
Arctic melting is intensifying, bringing environmental risks and reshaping the geopolitical landscape, writes Felipe Arango García A...
Michael Laxer
Sep 45 min
A brown tide of sargassum is causing havoc in Barbados
The small Caribbean island is struggling to deal with environmental and economic damage from algae inundation Shoreline in Barbados,...
Michael Laxer
Aug 293 min
US workers need protection from record-breaking heat
2,000 workers die from extreme heat every year. As temperatures rise, we need federal standards for water breaks, shade, and other basic...
Michael Laxer
Aug 284 min
Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya – new study
A male purple grenadier in Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya - Zammerman, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via...
Michael Laxer
Aug 283 min
Amid Soaring Temps, Heat-Related Deaths Have More Than Doubled Since 1999
"It is likely that continued increases in average temperatures, the number of 'hot days,' and the frequency and intensity of heatwaves...
Michael Laxer
Aug 2310 min
Ten Grim Climate Scenarios When Global Temperatures Rise Above 1.5 Degrees Celsius
Here’s a frightening peek into our climate-addled future. Smoke from 2023 Quebec wildfires in New York City -- Anthony Quintano, CC BY...
Michael Laxer
Aug 172 min
Arctic Warming Threatens to Set Off Toxic 'Mercury Bomb,' Study Warns
The release of mercury from permafrost "could take a huge toll on the environment and the health of those living in these areas," said a...
Michael Laxer
Aug 155 min
How to Decolonize Our Battle Against Climate Change
Rich countries have exported climate breakdown through extractive industries, creating a “carbon colonialism.” Deforestation in Papua New...
Michael Laxer
Aug 152 min
At least 47,000 people died due to high heat in Europe in 2023
In a disturbing finding, a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) released on August 12 has determined that at...
Michael Laxer
Aug 36 min
Community in Motion
Bike co-ops uphold a tradition of self-empowerment through cycling. Vegasjon, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4....
Michael Laxer
Jul 226 min
Conservation collides with local rights in fight over Chagos Islands
Evicted local people say marine protected area around Indian Ocean archipelago is a colonial imposition By Imran Muzaffar, Dialogue Earth...
Michael Laxer
Jul 2010 min
Is the Food Industry Concealing Possible Destruction of the Tropics From the Public?
Millions of tons of palm oil are ‘missing’ from Big Food’s deforestation-free claims. Massive palm oil plantations where rainforests once...
Michael Laxer
Jul 118 min
Malawi’s Farmers Face a Precarious Future From Climate Change-Related Storms
Malawi’s farmers—mostly women—lost their land, livestock, and livelihoods after a storm. They are struggling to recover in a nation...
Michael Laxer
Jul 57 min
How Science Fiction Can Inspire Environmentalism and Climate Action
Harnessing the power of story may help us survive and thrive on a climate-altered planet. By Katherine Dolan Climate change is, by far,...
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