#environmentalism


# space    

the uncertain return on luxury space tourism

Research says that going into space makes you care more about the planet. But does this still hold true if your trip is a luxurious getaway?
the uncertain return on luxury space tourism

# space    

why space travel makes you more of an environmentalist

Astronauts get a very rare and unique perspective on our planet, one in which our world isn't just a steppingstone to the stars, but a fragile home to be protected.
why space travel makes you more of an environmentalist

# politics    

if you can't save the world, how about just half?

A plan to save the planet by letting half of it revert to a wilderness may not be as unrealistic as it seems at first blush.
if you can't save the world, how about just half?

# tech    

when technophobes and environmentalists decide to get violent

What do radical Mexican environmental activists call a nuclear war followed by a totalitarian dictatorship? A good start.
when technophobes and environmentalists decide to get violent

# science    

when bad science, mass media, and luddism mix

Anti-GMO activists are defending an extremely flawed study with all their bad faith rhetorical guns blazing.
when bad science, mass media, and luddism mix

# politics    

why you can't tax your way to a greener world

Carbon taxes may prompt companies and people to switch to cleaner. But incentives, rather than punishments, may be a better approach.
why you can't tax your way to a greener world

# oddities    

the return of the earth hour conspiracy

Clean air, clean water, and sustainable, renewable energy are apparently just tools of the New World Order to enslave you and set up a planet-wide communist gulag.
the return of the earth hour conspiracy

# politics    

how justified are our nuclear energy fears?

Anti-nuclear NIMBYism has not gotten better over the years. In fact, it's getting worse.
how justified are our nuclear energy fears?

# science    

why global warming is so cold, revisited

Another year, another mandatory post about how global warming actually works and why a warm planet can still have snow and ice.
why global warming is so cold, revisited

# politics    

germany's phantom house of nuclear horrors

Germans are rallying against keeping their nuclear power plants open solely out of fear whipped up by environmental activists.
germany's phantom house of nuclear horrors

# politics    

how did green become the new black?

Somehow, instead of becoming a de facto standard, environmentally-friendly products have become an expensive, must-have accessory.
how did green become the new black?

# tech    

when our world finally runs out of oil…

Oil is a finite resource, and if it runs out before we're ready, it will be a massive economic disaster, as a NatGeo doomsday scenario shows in grim detail.
when our world finally runs out of oil…

# science    

why is global warming so cold, redux

Another winter, another season of explaining why global warming doesn't mean you'll be broiled alive in your own sweat.
why is global warming so cold, redux

# science    

global warming, the gift that won't stop giving

Another day, another debacle around the public's perception of global warming...
global warming, the gift that won't stop giving

# science    

when self-serving politics hijack good science

Responding to climate change denialism and conspiracy theories with apocalyptic hyperbole is turning away the people who need to be persuaded that global warming is a real problem.
when self-serving politics hijack good science

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