The Revelator - Environmental News and Commentary
WEB6 days ago · The Revelator is an initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity that covers politics, conservation, art, culture and the future of wild species and places. Read stories about habitat fragmentation, extinction, renewable energy, …
16 Things to Do (for Yourself and the Planet) Before Summer’s End
WEBAug 16, 2024 · John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator.An award-winning environmental journalist, his work has appeared in Scientific American, Audubon, Motherboard, and numerous other magazines and publications.His “Extinction Countdown” column has run continuously since 2004 and has covered news and science related to more than 1,000 endangered species.
Climate Disasters Are Coming. Are You Ready? • The Revelator
WEB4 days ago · From creating a plan to packing a go bag, here’s how you can prepare for the next wildfire, hurricane, or other natural disaster. From creating a plan to packing a go bag, here’s how you can prepare for the next wildfire, hurricane, or other natural disaster. Living through a disaster and its ...
No Wave Is Insurmountable • The Revelator
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The problems facing the ocean sometimes feel overwhelming. But like surfers we can look for the perfect wave — and ride it to protect these vital ecosystems.
Darwin the Storyteller • The Revelator
WEB1 day ago · Less than a decade after Darwin published Origin, the German naturalist Ernst Haeckel recognized that Darwin’s stories of interspecies communities constituted a subject so innovative it deserved a new name.He coined the word Oekologie to describe it. We now think of ecology as a science, a field whose rigor and objectivity separate it from the more personal, fanciful, and emotionally charged ...
Welcome to The Revelator • The Revelator
WEBMay 17, 2017 · The Revelator is an independent news site published by the Center for Biological Diversity, covering endangered species, climate change, sustainability, public lands and more. It aims to be a distinct and fearless voice for conservation in the 21st century, with honest, in-depth and investigative journalism.
Coastal Restoration: Shifting Sand — for Better or Worse
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Taking sand from one place to save another often creates more problems — but there are ways to fix that. Coastal beaches are dynamic systems. Wind, waves, and currents constantly move sand around, enlarging a beach here, narrowing one there. Storms make more drastic changes, sometimes washing away ...
The Revelator - John MacNeill Miller
WEB1 day ago · John MacNeill Miller is the author of The Ecological Plot: How Stories Gave Rise to a Science. He is an associate professor of English at Allegheny College, where he teaches interdisciplinary courses in environmental humanities, animal studies, and the intersections of literature and science.
Environmental Injustice: Dispatches From a Black Trauma Surgeon …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · An adapted excerpt from The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal (Broadleaf Books). I did not plan to become a doctor. It did not occur to me that I, a loner with an intense stare and a disheveled afro, could become a doctor like the elderly white male doctors who cared for …
The Revelator - Ryan Jenkinson, Ph.D.
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Ryan Jenkinson, Ph.D., is the director of expeditions at National Geographic's Pristine Seas and a marine ecologist, conservationist, university lecturer, and surfer. He is currently on expedition in Papua New Guinea, where his team is surveying ocean health, including biodiversity.