A snowball’s chance in California Holly Moeller May 20, 2015 0 Comments Now, we have a unique opportunity as human beings: we can interpret these warning signs and make long-term plans for the future. We can begin today to prepare a gift for our own future, and for the... Read More »
Environmental justice lessons for the wilderness romantic Holly Moeller May 6, 2015 0 Comments It’s a privilege to be distanced from the world’s most pressing environmental issues. Thanks to various socioeconomic and political forces, it’s a privilege that exists only for a few –... Read More »
(No) more fish in the sea Holly Moeller April 22, 2015 1 Comment Of course, many of our fish farms, which often rely on wild-caught “fish meal” themselves, aren’t sustainable either. Like many environmental conundrums, there are no easy answers – yet.... Read More »
In the eye of the sandstorm Holly Moeller April 8, 2015 2 Comments We need to develop an environmental consciousness that admires sustainability, not consumption, and rewards conservation, not excess. In so doing, we’ll become better caretakers, not just of our... Read More »
Lonesome George, Allee and the invisible line Holly Moeller March 4, 2015 0 Comments How, then, can we prevent other species from meeting Lonesome George’s fate? For many of the 11,500 species listed as endangered (or critically endangered) by the IUCN, it may already be too late.... Read More »
Doctor Nature: How our health hinges on biodiversity Holly Moeller February 18, 2015 0 Comments A huge potential reservoir of new medicines is contained in Earth’s biodiversity. So long as we continue to decimate this biodiversity, we will be locked in a losing race against time to catalogue... Read More »
Mind the gap Holly Moeller February 4, 2015 2 Comments At subway stations and bus stops, we’re warned by conductors “mind the gap.” While in those cases, the solution is a short hop from side to side, when it comes to the gap in scientific... Read More »
Coming undone Holly Moeller January 26, 2015 0 Comments Such success stories won’t be echoed everywhere. On a planet with 7 billion humans and counting, wild places are necessarily eroding in the face of human need, despite the activism of conservation... Read More »