ExxonMobil is maybe the most profitable company in the world, and also probably the biggest funder of climate change denial in the world. Although suspicion has long existed that ExxonMobil understood the dangers of “business as usual” regarding fossil fuel extraction and use, evidence
Since the idea first emerged in Switzerland to label a basic income as a human right, widespread international discussion of an “unconditional basic income” is threatening to render many social institutions obsolete. Indeed, many crimes, much suffering, and even the environment could be aided by
A lot of us have grown used to associating solar energy with square roof-mounted tiles and wind power with the modern version of flour mills. Our interest was perked by see-through solar glass and windmills that started using magnetic non-contact design to avoid the
Even though you probably never heard about it and they never offered it for purchase: Ford Motor Company under Henry Ford actually developed a car purportedly made out of hemp. In real life, the car was made using hemp among other materials, instead of being
Life doesn’t always offer us ways of making major changes overnight, either to ourselves or our environments, but it frequently offers us chances to take tiny steps that together can add up to major changes for both ourselves and those around us. 1. Don’t
We are bombarded with hundreds of thousands of models attempting to define masculinity each day. Clearly, in the media there is a glorification of a small number of particular body types above all others. Also, the men that seem to be the “coolest” and
If you visit the Loess Plateau right now you will find a suitably luscious landscape in the province thought to be the cradle of Chinese civilisation. Agricultural land is rich in produce and animals, tourism levels have significantly increased, and farmers are reaping the rewards of
There is a degree of embedded sexism in the expectations we have, and stories we tell, within our culture. I am not talking about words like “humanity” having man in it, but instead about the idea that a stoic woman would be anything but
If you’re a regular person, you probably think of bees as those fluffy flying insects that also make honey. Well, that isn’t wrong, but it also only describes the honey-bee. Ironically, although this bee is featured in the thumbnail of pretty much every article
Contrary to what you might have heard, the most commonly grown crop in the United States is not genetically modified or meant for any industrial or nutritional uses. The most commonly grown crop in the U.S. is grass, not the smokeable kind, and it is
