By Junko Edahiro
Courtesy of Japan for Sustainability
Japan is positioned almost as a bridge between the East and West. The conviction that Japan has something significant to offer toward creating a more sustainable and happy world was one of the reasons I started Japan for Sustainability (JFS)...
May
29
By Dominic Basulto
Even as the U.S. East Coast braces for the arrival of the bizarre infestation of cicadas that happens with clockwork precision every 17 years, we’re already seeing an infestation of cicada stories, everything from how to grill a cicada to how to make a refreshing cicada...
May
14
By Yianice Hernandez
The Missing Piece – Action
Green housing retrofits can address multiple problems at once, including poverty, climate change, and the adverse impacts of air pollution, common in cities like Los Angeles. Courtesy Ben Amstutz
What comes to mind when you think about green...
May
09
Like our planet, Earth Day has evolved and it is still evolving. What started with the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s – which also marked the beginning of gargantuan escalation in the world’s human population growth — has coalesced with a day dedicated to awareness and...
Apr
20
Nature’s Solutions to Infrastructure Demands
By John Talberth, Erin Gray, Logan Yonavjak, Todd Gartner
In the Eastern Catskills, Ashokan Reservoir is one of a number that delivers freshwater to New York City, more than 100 miles away. The Catskills aqueduct has been held up as the quintessential...
Mar
14
By David Morris
Breezy Point, N.Y. Photo: FEMA, Andrea Booher
Who should pay the costs of climate disasters? In light of the current debate in the United States about federal assistance to Hurricane Sandy victims and the debate at the recent Doha Climate Conference about international assistance...
Feb
04
By Cameron Brick, MA & Michael Conrardy, MESM
Cameron Brick, MA is a social psychologist who studies climate change belief and behavior. Michael Conrardy, MESM is an environmental scientist and regulatory analyst, specializing in sustainability and greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting. In their...
Jan
07
By Miriam Horn
Credit: Master Sgt. Mark Olsen/U.S. Air Force
Living in New York City through a week of Hurricane Sandy and her aftermath was a reminder of just how critical electricity is to our lives.
Electricity is the difference between feeling safe in well-lit buildings and streets, or...
Nov
09
