The Post-Sandy Choice: Redevelop? Or Return the Land to Nature? April 5, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment After Superstorm Sandy ripped through Staten Island five years ago, killing 24 people, some residents sold their land to developers, and a few others, like Joe Herrnkind and his neighbors, sold their land to the New York State Governor’s office so it could be returned to nature.Full article at Mother Jones: http://bit.ly/2DA9hbK
The Measure of a Fog: Energy April 4, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment The climate challenge is, at its core, an energy challenge. Fossil fuels are the lifeblood of the modern world, and virtually everything we do, make, buy, drive, wear, and consume is touched by or dependent on the infrastructure use to harvest, distribute and burn coal, natural gas, or oil. Creating a new infrastructure to undergird the 21st century and beyond is a gargantuan undertaking, the scale of which is easy to underestimate.
The Fungus That Threatens the World April 4, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment Fungal disease in wheat crops has been a serious but controllable problem, but a newer strain of what’s called “stem rust” has scientists worried about the global food supply.