Climate quitting: the people leaving their fossil fuel jobs because of climate change
Grace Augustine talks about her interviews with people who’ve chosen to leave their jobs over climate change concerns on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
March 21, 2024 • ~4 min
Salty foods are making people sick − in part by poisoning their microbiomes
Salt is an essential nutrient that has helped civilizations flavor and preserve their foods for millennia. Too much dietary salt, however, is linked to a host of health problems.
March 12, 2024 • ~10 min
The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway
Scientists have been debating the start of the Anthropocene Epoch for 15 years. I was part of those discussions, and I agree with the vote rejecting it.
March 5, 2024 • ~7 min
Demand for computer chips fuelled by AI could reshape global politics and security
The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.
March 4, 2024 • ~8 min
Remembering the 1932 Ford Hunger March: Detroit park honors labor and environmental history
On March 7, workers at the Ford Rouge River plant marched for better working conditions, sparking America’s labor movement. Almost a century later, a quiet park honors their memory.
March 1, 2024 • ~8 min
Oil and gas lobbyists have deep pockets and access to politicians, but an EU ban could be in the pipeline
Tobacco lobbyists are strongly regulated – could a ‘tobacco-style’ ban work for fossil fuel interests?
Feb. 13, 2024 • ~7 min
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