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Most species on the brink of extinction are on the Endangered Species list because there is almost no place left for them to live. https://therevelator.org/harm-endangered-species-act/
Harm: How Redefining One Word Strips the Endangered Species Act’s Ability to Protect Vital Habitat • The RevelatorMost species on the brink of extinction are on the Endangered Species list because there is almost no place left for them to live.therevelator.orgHow to make a solid case for community #greenspaces: therevelator.org/dr-green-com...
Dr. Green: Can Embracing Green Spaces Help Reunite Communities? • The RevelatorHow to make a solid case for community green spaces when oppositional neighbors object to spending the town’s tax money on such projects.therevelator.orgDr. Green: Can Embracing Green Spaces Help Reunite Communities? https://therevelator.org/dr-green-communities/
Dr. Green: Can Embracing Green Spaces Help Reunite Communities? • The RevelatorHow to make a solid case for community green spaces when oppositional neighbors object to spending the town’s tax money on such projects.therevelator.orgWhy is it so hard to keep fossil fuels out of our retirement accounts? A divestment expert offers tips on how to move your money out of Big Oil. https://therevelator.org/invest-retirement-sustainably/
Why It’s Hard to Invest Your Retirement Sustainably — and How You Can Overcome the Obstacles • The RevelatorRetirement providers are legally required to diversify your holdings, but that also locks them into putting some of your money into fossil fuels. They are ways to move your money out of Big Oil.therevelator.orgHoller, Denali Sai Nalamalapu’s wonderful graphic novel, shares the stories of everyday people who stood up against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. https://therevelator.org/holler-pipelines/
A Memoir of Resistance Shows Readers the Dangers of Fossil-Fuel Pipelines — and How to Fight Them • The RevelatorHoller, Denali Sai Nalamalapu’s new graphic novel, shares the stories of everyday people who stood up against the Mountain Valley Pipeline.therevelator.orgAnother Māui Dolphin Dies as Scientists Search Their DNA for a Path to Survival https://therevelator.org/maui-dolphin/
Another Māui Dolphin Dies as Scientists Search Their DNA for a Path to Survival • The RevelatorScientists are analyzing the genomes of endangered Hector’s and Māui’s dolphins to push the New Zealand government for stricter conservation efforts.therevelator.orgDr. Green: The Psychological and Social Benefits of Green Community Spaces -- and submit your questions for future environmental psychology columns! https://therevelator.org/dr-green-green-community-spaces/
Dr. Green: The Psychological and Social Benefits of Green Community Spaces • The RevelatorHow making the case for environmentalism to oppositional people creates shared interests and relieves social tensions in communities.therevelator.orgNo, Drinking Water Isn’t Contaminated By Abortion Pills https://therevelator.org/drinking-water-isnt-contaminated-abortion-pills/
No, Drinking Water Isn’t Contaminated By Abortion Pills • The RevelatorAnti-abortion advocates, including Republican lawmakers and state officials, want the EPA to review mifepristone as a water contaminant.therevelator.orgDr. Green: The Psychological and Social Benefits of Green Community Spaces https://therevelator.org/dr-green-green-community-spaces/
Dr. Green: The Psychological and Social Benefits of Green Community Spaces • The RevelatorHow making the case for environmentalism to oppositional people creates shared interests and relieves social tensions in communities.therevelator.orgWho Really Benefits from Community Conservancies? Rethinking Equity in Kenya’s Conservation Model https://therevelator.org/conservancies/
Who Really Benefits from Community Conservancies? Rethinking Equity in Kenya’s Conservation Model • The RevelatorMany pastoralist households see little benefit from conservancy revenue, despite millions of dollars flowing into the region.therevelator.orgA fun/disturbing story from 2023: Eels, Cocaine and Climate Change https://therevelator.org/eels-cocaine-climate-change/
Eels, Cocaine and Climate Change • The RevelatorForget ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘Cocaine Shark.’ To really understand the environmental threat of illicit drugs, look to eels.therevelator.orgThe Plight of the Desert Penguin: Caught Between Extraction and El Niño https://therevelator.org/desert-penguin/
The Plight of the Desert Penguin: Caught Between Extraction and El Niño • The RevelatorVoracious demand for fish oil and guano puts the squeeze on shrinking populations of Humboldt penguins in Peru.therevelator.orgWhale of the Month: Rice’s Whale (and look for our next whale of the month in about 2 weeks!) https://therevelator.org/rices-whale/
Whale of the Month: Rice’s Whale • The RevelatorThese newly discovered whales are about as rare as rare can get, and the Trump administration isn’t helping.therevelator.orgWhy We Need Environmental Regulations (something we can't share often enough) https://therevelator.org/why-we-need-environmental-regulations/
Why We Need Environmental Regulations • The RevelatorMany people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.therevelator.orgIn any situation, if you don’t understand the problem, you’re unlikely to come up with a workable solution. https://therevelator.org/why-ocean-cleanup-has-not-solved-plastic-pollution/
Why The Ocean Cleanup Hasn’t Solved the Plastic Pollution Crisis • The RevelatorGlobal problems are rarely solved by one person or invention. The Ocean Cleanup didn’t work, for the reasons experts said it wouldn’t. What can we learn from this?therevelator.orgFor Bald Eagles, the Descendants of the Destroyers Became the Restorers https://therevelator.org/for-bald-eagles/
For Bald Eagles, the Descendants of the Destroyers Became the Restorers • The RevelatorThis excerpt from the new book The Earth Said Remember Me looks at the shifting baselines around the United States’ national bird — which many people already forget almost disappeared.therevelator.orgWhy The Ocean Cleanup Hasn’t Solved the Plastic Pollution Crisis https://therevelator.org/why-ocean-cleanup-has-not-solved-plastic-pollution/
Why The Ocean Cleanup Hasn’t Solved the Plastic Pollution Crisis • The RevelatorGlobal problems are rarely solved by one person or invention. The Ocean Cleanup didn’t work, for the reasons experts said it wouldn’t. What can we learn from this?therevelator.orgFor Bald Eagles, the Descendants of the Destroyers Became the Restorers -- an excerpt from the new book "The Earth Said Remember Me" by Jason Dove Mark. https://therevelator.org/for-bald-eagles/
For Bald Eagles, the Descendants of the Destroyers Became the Restorers • The RevelatorThis excerpt from the new book The Earth Said Remember Me looks at the shifting baselines around the United States’ national bird — which many people already forget almost disappeared.therevelator.orgFrom "Do No Harm" to "Harm" -- How Redefining One Word Strips the Endangered Species Act’s Ability to Protect Vital Habitat https://therevelator.org/harm-endangered-species-act/
Harm: How Redefining One Word Strips the Endangered Species Act’s Ability to Protect Vital Habitat • The RevelatorMost species on the brink of extinction are on the Endangered Species list because there is almost no place left for them to live.therevelator.org