Now, a new study is offering insight into the long-term impacts of these changes, particularly the effects of large-scale deforestation in tropical regions on the global climate. … Specifically, deforestation of Amazonia was found to severely reduce rainfall in the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico during the spring and summer seasons when water […]

Local Harvest lets you find organic food grown close to where you live. Browse/search for farmers’ markets, restaurants, farms, co-ops, and the like.

The idea is that additional stops—for, say, coffee—tacked onto already painful commutes translate into even more gridlocked traffic and a powerfully negative ecological impact. The idea’s originator is one travel behavioral analyst by the name of Nancy McGuckin, who based her ideas on a survey of 70,000 households. It might not actually make that much […]

It’s difficult to remain optimistic when “the most comprehensive survey into the state of the planet concludes that human activities threaten the Earth’s ability to sustain future generations.” On the other hand, at least the report exists. (I’ll form more of an opinion once I’ve read the report, which you can download online in PDF […]

The telltale paw prints with huge 10 centimetre-long nails spoke volumes. But now definitive corroborating DNA evidence seals the case of the most northerly sighting of a grizzly bear. The discovery fuels mounting evidence that Canada’s High Arctic is no longer the sole preserve of the polar bear – Nanuk is having to make room […]