Looking at the different levels of development and the alliances among those at the Paris climate talks, we see the challenge of reaching an agreement.
The Big Impact of a Little Salamander
The woodland salamander made me think of Adam Smith. In North American forests, wherever it is dark and damp, under a rock or a log, a very hungry salamander could be devouring her daily diet. Eating 20 ants, 2 flies…
Cow Burps and Global Warming
As most of us know, cow burps add to global warming. So too do the methane releases of sheep, goats and other ruminant animals. In a recent opinion piece in Nature Climate Change, a group of researchers suggest we should…