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Seeing Wetiko
On Capitalism, Mind Viruses, and Antidotes for a World in Transition. By Alnoor Ladha, Martin Kirk.
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Will We Miss Our Last Chance to Save the World From Climate Change?
Will We Miss Our Last Chance to Save the World From Climate Change? By Jeff Goodell, with James Hansen.
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Taking soil to space could help make other planets habitable
Spacecraft and planetary colonies need to be designed to become living ecosystems if we are to live in outer space. By Richard Gray.
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The Clam That Sank a Thousand Ships
These infamous clams are invading new areas, buoyed by climate change and the 2011 tsunami in Japan. By Sarah Gilman.
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Threatened seabirds begin to recover on Macquarie Island after pests eliminated
Five years after the last rabbit was killed, endangered birds such as the black-browed albatross are growing in numbers. By Calla Wahlquist.
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All Queens Must Die
On Santa Cruz Island, they killed the cows, sheep, and bees. Now it’s time to finish the job. By Ryan Bradley.
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The Archdruid Report: Reflections on a Democracy in Crisis
Well, it’s finally over, and I think it’s fair to say I called it. As I predicted back in January of this year, working class Americans—fed up with being treated by the Democratic Party as the one American minority that it’s okay to hate—delivered a stinging rebuke to the politics of business as usual… By John Michael Greer.
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Nature already impacted by climate change: Study
A new study, published in the journal Science on Friday morning, says climate change is already affecting every aspect of life on Earth. Professor David Dudgeon speaks to RTHK’s Richard Pyne. [We’re all most definitely going to die from climate shock within thirty years, it’s just not going to be on the news until right beforehand.]
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The Last Gasp of the American Dream
The recovery of the last eight years has only benefited the upper 20% or so by income of the population; the rest have been left to get by on declining real wages, while simultaneously having to face skyrocketing rents driven by federal policies that prop up the real estate market, and stunning increases in medical costs driven by Obama’s embarrassingly misnamed “Affordable Care Act.” It’s no accident that death rates from suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol poisoning are soaring just now among working class white people… By John Michael Greer.
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Uncovered: the mysterious killer triffids that dominate life in our oceans
They 'engulf living prey, suck out their innards, poison them, harpoon them, make them explode, and steal and reuse body parts'. And we ignore them at our peril. By Aditee Mitra.
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How the Concept of Deep Time Is Changing
The idea that humans are ephemeral compared to the workings of nature isn’t as persuasive as it once was. By David Farrier.
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Scientists call for breaching dams to save Puget Sound orcas
Researchers who track the endangered population of orcas that frequent Washington state waters said Friday that three whales are missing or believed dead since summer. The most recent death of a 23-year-old female known as J28 and likely her 10-month-old calf drops the current population to 80, among the lowest in decadesBy Phuong Le.
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The Lost Cultures of Whales
Conservation isn’t just about numbers; it’s also about species’ knowledge and traditions. By Shane Gero.
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New killer robot set to destroy pests on the Great Barrier Reef
Our best bet for combating devastating crown-of-thorns star fish could be a robot called COTSbot. By Victoria Ticha.
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New bacteria groups, and stunning diversity, discovered underground
One of the most detailed genomic studies of any ecosystem to date has revealed an underground world of stunning microbial diversity, and added dozens of new branches to the tree of life. The bacterial bonanza comes from scientists who reconstructed the genomes of more than 2,500 microbes from sediment and groundwater samples collected at an aquifer in Colorado.
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Conservation ecologists lay out a set of guidelines for how de-extinction can be made more ecologically responsible
Can the woolly mammoth be brought back from the dead? Scientists say it's only a matter of time. By Julie Cohen. (Aug. 25, 2016)
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Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 Million BC-2016)
Climate change and ocean acidification have killed off one of the most spectacular features on the planet.
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Weird orange crocodiles found gorging on bats in Gabon’s caves
One population of the world’s smallest crocodile has moved underground where they pluck bats off the walls – and corrosive droppings change their skin colour. By Josh Gabbatiss.
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Twilight for the Sawfish
In West Africa, the sawfish was once a source of cultural pride and power. What happens to traditional African cultures as it disappears? By Jori Lewis. (June 14, 2016)
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Why We Are Singing for Water—In Front of Men With Guns and Surveillance Helicopters
We were water beings from the beginning. The river was our Grandmother and supplied everything we needed to survive... By Linda Hogan. (Oct. 4, 2016)
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