Too often environmental decisions are pitched and framed within a binary construct – an either / or. What if that framing was disingenuous or a simple error in trying too hard to simplify things that are not simple. Take ocean-going big ships. They are essential to move goods and commodities around the world from where…
Do we have your attention now? I wondered in a more cynical moment if the recent discovery of micro-plastics within a reported material proportion of human population will actually prompt people to change behavior wrt plastics. Now that micro-plastics can kill them individually and directly rather than indirectly via environment destruction, will they notice, will…
A recent post from a very unlikely source – ArtNet – cracked me up. The subject, the slaying of a 7-headed snake-like figure, is critically important for us mythology followers in the west – especially those who see truth in the Bible that has nothing to do w/ Christianity. This was a great example of…
Anthropocene just posted a summary of a research study published in Science, “Olfaction in the Anthropocene: NO3 negatively affects floral scent and nocturnal pollination.” Science. Feb. 8, 2024. This goes along with other posts on animal perception (and human’s inability to do same), as well as looking at unintended consequences from human actions – part of…
Some good news on plastic bag bans came out of a policy organization – Environment America – highlighted and published by Grist. Here’s the nutshell The good news is that states and cities with well-designed single-use plastic bag bans have successfully reduced plastic bag use and associated litter and pollution. Bans in five states and…
