Marching at the first Earth Day 50 years ago I saw signs reading ‘Mother Nature Bats Last.’ Who knew there’d be actual bats involved? Yes, destruction of nature and wildlife including bats has given us pandemics including COVID-19, also the climate emergency and extinction crisis. For an investigative history of the environmental backlash that’s delaying…
The pandemic is only one of many potential disasters that will require unity of action among the armed services. President Trump has finally called in the military in the nation’s war against the coronavirus. But precious time was lost in the weeks since he was warned about the dangers the virus poses. We need to…
This story was originally published by David Helvarg and Jason Scorse (Middlebury College) in the August 2019 edition of Sea Technology. It can be viewed here. From Texas to Alaska, Saipan to the Florida Keys, sea level rise and intensified hurricanes are making our coastlines more dangerous and unstable. At the same time, most of…
This story was originally published by David Helvarg in the Bay Nature on March 21, 2019. It can be viewed here. Point Molate’s eelgrass beds are visible from the shore. (Photo by David Helvarg) This is an op-ed by David Helvarg, the co-chair of the Point Molate Alliance, which opposes the housing plan. On March 19,…
This story was originally published by David Helvarg, Jason Scorse on 13 March 2019 in Mongabay (News and Inspiration from Nature’s Frontline). It can be viewed here. The Green New Deal (GND) is a U.S. resolution that aims to address economic inequality and global warming through a set of proposed economic stimulus projects. As nearly…
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