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January 1, 2013 2012 in review and looking ahead

A number of things have made me feel that it’s time to take an honest look at what I’m doing…

December 31, 2012 How did nature fare in 2012?

This is bound to be a platitude, but 2012 has been an important year for the environment and conservation –…

December 30, 2012 What Money Can’t Buy

“once we see that markets and commerce change the character of the goods they touch, we have to ask where…

December 27, 2012 Hope, Emily Dickinson

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune–without the words, And never stops…

December 18, 2012 Peer-to-peer networks and the climate

Wen Stephenson and Steven Johnson discuss whether peer-to-peer networks could be the key to solving climate change

December 14, 2012 Links, 14 December

A great piece by Findlay Wilde, ten years old, on why he cares about nature and his concerns for the…

December 7, 2012 A tale of two cities

(The full text of an article I wrote recently for The Ecologist website) Why young people’s futures hang in the…

December 2, 2012 Links, 2 Dec 2012

Munir Virani on why critically endangered vultures are amazing and important Danielle Brigida, the net naturalist, on how non-profits can…

November 30, 2012

November 28, 2012 Links

Seth Kaplan discusses whether we’re currently measuring the right indicators of development. The UK Youth Climate Coalition youth delegation is currently…