Questioning their effectiveness, firms like Gucci and Nestle are concerned that their carbon offsets might have been miscalculated.
How International Cooperation Is Preventing a Catastrophe
An example of the tragedy of the commons, an abandoned oil storage tanker anchored near Yemen could become a catastrophe.
Why It’s Not Easy to Use Less of the Colorado River
Complicated by centuries of obligations, and conflicts between cities and farmers, Colorado River problems are tough to solve.
Some (sort of) Good Climate News
In the eia’s (U.S. Energy Administration) “Annual Energy Outlook 2022,” their world energy outlook has improved slightly.
Why a Catastrophic Oil Spill Might Not Happen
How the world could prevent a catastrophic oil spill and avoid the tragedy of the commons according to an economics Nobel laureate.
How to Reduce Overfishing and Increase Food Security
Threatened by overfishing, the world’s fish stocks could be saved by a WTO agreement that limits subsidies and by fake fish.
Why We Need More Wikipedia Women
Self-reinforcing, Wikipedia’s gender bias is evident in the number of biographies that focus on notable females.
What to Do About an Elephant in Your Backyard
In addition to the human-elephant conflict, China’s wandering herd of elephants takes us to all that they ate.
Learn With Elaine: Elephants and Avocados
The tragedy of the commons explains why avocados can be more important than elephants.