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Ebola and Applied Cultural Evolution—You Can Help

19 Oct 201423 May 2017

Using sensitive social science and evolutionary thinking to find solutions to complex, emerging problems.

Singapore’s outsized footprint

Singapore is putting some efforts into improving sustainability, but that doesn't mean we're outpacing the problem. From Channel News Asia: Singapore was found to have the seventh-largest ecological footprint [per…

Evidence of illegal logging activity detected by conservation drones in Gunung Leuser National Park

3 Oct 20143 Oct 2014

More logging in Leuser - ouch! At least the Gunung Leuser National Park officials seem to have given an appropriate response. Here's hoping those conservation drones can catch more illegal…

Biomimicry explained and exemplified

I've been active in "B3D" (biomimetics/biomimicry/bio-inspired design) circles for a while now, sporadically at least. It was good to see an article about a deeper biomimetic design based on the…

Culture Change…

Good riddance to disposable plastic bags in CA

24 Sep 20141 Oct 2014

The Cabrillo Sustainability Council worked to eliminate plastic bags in 2011. Now a California statewide ban looks likely, having passed in the state legislature, though we're still waiting for Gov.…

People’s Climate March

Seeing the pictures out of NYC gives me some real hope that we can create the kind of change we need soon enough to make a difference. Time Magazine is…

Conservation Drones?

4 Sep 20148 Sep 2014

When I was slogging through the swamps and slipping down the mud-slicked trails of Sumatra, following orangutans, I often daydreamed about how the right tech would make the job so…

Biomimicry responses to climate change challenges

3 Sep 20142 Sep 2014

It's always great to see Janine Benyus spiral forth some of the ways that nature can collaborate with us and suggest solutions to our most vexing problems. Learn more about…

California’s Climate Crisis and Carnivory

31 Aug 201431 Aug 2014

So by now you must have seen the headlines. California is in the grips of a devastating drought: And this has some noticeable consequences: What's to be done about it? Well,…

Palm Oil Updates from UCS

Union of Concerned Scientists is starting a new campaign to get McDonald's to "make a firm commitment to use only deforestation-free palm oil." "Tell McDonald's to go deforestation-free!" Act Now »…