by Beth Holmes | Jan 10, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
Patagonia is the end of the world, if anyplace is, and it’s burning. Perched at the very southernmost tip of South America, the mountainous, fjord-crossed region is an inhabited wilderness. Almost 2 million people live there, on either side of the border between...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 26, 2021 | Business, Conservation, Environmental hazards
The Dixie Fire, started by a tree down on Pacific Gas & Electric power lines in California, has prompted the energy giant to finally bury its high-energy lines in a safety measure long overdue. On July 13, 2021, a tree fell onto an unsecured PG&E power line in...
by Admin | Aug 23, 2019 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
New research from Montana State University shows that with wildfires in the west becoming inevitable, communities that rethink what it means to live with them rather than simply rebuilding will fare better in the long run. The paper, recently published in the journal...
by Admin | Sep 19, 2018 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
There’s little doubt among scientific-minded people that man-made climate change is largely responsible for the recent increase in wildfires in the United States. Extreme weather conditions are on the rise—large swaths of land are hotter and drier today than they’ve...
by Admin | Sep 12, 2018 | Climate Change
As a general rule, people tend to care more about political issues when they’re affected by them directly. You care about healthcare when you lose insurance, you pay attention to taxes when your rates go up, and so on. This is why, among climate change advocates, the...
