Hemp: A Little Plant; Powerful Enough to Spark Big Change
The time of irrational trepidation is over. The movement to legalize marijuana has overlooked hemp's divergent benefits to combat climate change.
Environment
The Three to Five Year Whale Watching Ban: For Conservation, or the Economy?
A significant move that will impact 32 operators, in 19 different ports in Washington State and British Columbia, is this really the answer to the dwindling Orca population?
Update: Following a Wave of Protests, China Postpones Lifting the Ban on the Use of Tiger and Rhino Parts
The use of rhino horn and tiger bone for medicinal uses was to be permitted again, which would have had a large impact on tiger and rhino endangerment.
Wildlife Corridors: Why is their Maintenance so Important for India's Tigers?
Four hundred planned construction projects raises important questions about the definition and function of wildlife corridors.
The 2018 midterms: Colorado Voting Blue, Thinking Green
News From Boulder: Climate-conscious Jared Polis won the contest for governor, Democrats took control of the state Senate and then swept the highest state offices, but what does the “blue wave” mean for the environment?
Reaction: The European Single Use Plastic Ban
How big is the problem, and will this new legislation be as effective as we hope? We asked both those who know the oceans and those big corporations that produce the plastic.
Surfing the Dream in Taiwan
In a small coastal village of Taiwan, something special is emerging between the jungle and the ocean.