Earth Matters: Trans-Pacific Partnership & U.S. Food Safety
Contributor Bill Mason returns after an extended absence with his column about issues that impact the health of the Big Blue Marble we live on. Below Earth Matters asks: What’s the […]
Earth Matters: Where Climate Change and Geopolitics Collide
In a rare moment of enlightenment, Republican John Boehner recently stated “I’m not qualified to debate the science over climate change.” In the past, Boehner was a staunch “climate denier” who professed, […]
Earth Matters: Industrial Age Must End
Proclaiming that the Industrial Age must end is a surefire way to invoke a relentless pounding of rhetoric from pro-growth conservatives like the unforgiving waves of a tsunami. However, before […]
Earth Matters: Mermaids’ Tears
“Malama i ke kai, a malama ke kai ia ‘oe.” The centuries old ‘ōlelo no’eau (Hawaiian proverb) translates to mean, “Care for the ocean and the ocean will care for […]
Earth Matters: Climate Change Reality 1896-2013: Mauka to Makai
In 1896, approximately 150 years after the dawn of the industrial revolution began to disrupt Earth’s natural energy balance, Nobel Laureate chemist Svante Arrhenius theorized that carbon dioxide (CO2) derived […]
Earth Matters: Asia Chooses a Greener Path
As self-serving politicians funded by the fossil fuel industry inhibit progress in America, Asian countries are quickly moving towards reducing risk, building resilience, and creating new economic opportunities by abandoning […]
Earth Matters: GMOs, Mass Media & Social Networking
Editor’s Note: On January 4, the New York Times published a major story about a bill to ban genetically engineered crops on the island of Hawaii. I asked scientist Billy […]
Earth Matters: Hawai’i Leads by Example
‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia. Translation? “No task is too big when done together by all.” This Hawaiian ‘olelo no’eau or proverb, was recently illuminated when the power of […]
Earth Matters: The Climate Reality March Across America
The fat lady has sung and the time has come for climate deniers to face the music. Based on 117 years of research, the 5th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
Earth Matters: Climate Reality Project
Climate change is happening now. One year after Superstorm Sandy caused $80 billion in damage, there have been raging forest fires induced by extreme drought conditions burning thousands of acres […]