Selected and Recent Articles and Essays
Renewables v. Reindeer
As public pressure builds to rid the Arctic of oil and gas development, proponents of renewable energy are being vilified as green colonialists by indigenous Sami people, especially reindeer herdsmen. Can Arctic clean energy be socially sustainable?
Beacon, February 4, 2015 Link
Conservation's New Math
Trying to figure out which landscapes will be most hospitable to a diverse mix of wild plants and animals as the climate warms is a Herculean task. Some scientists are betting that geology holds the ticket to biodiversity.
Beacon, January 16, 2015 Link
When Climate Change Comes After Even the Most Common Species
The northern bobwhite quail offers a window into efforts by scientists to protect landscapes, not just individual species.
PBS NewsHour October 13, 2014 Link
This article originally was published on Beacon Reader as part of the Bracing For Impact project. Link
Could the Northeast Store Its CO2 Right Beneath Its Feet? For years, researchers across the country have been investigating potential underground formations that could store CO2 trapped at power plants and keep it out of the atmosphere. And one of the most promising—the huge Newark Basin—sits right below part of the nation’s biggest metropolitan area.
Popular Mechanics 06 January 2012
