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We speak to Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, who explores our relationship with non-human life, considering how the natural world might evolve.

If We Don’t Protect 30% of the Natural World by 2030, Earth May Be Unfit for Life (Image by stock file) We are to blame for the biggest extinction event in human history. But there is a solution if we take urgent action now. By Reynard Loki The rapid decline in species has occurred in recent years: 60 percent of the planet’s wildlife populations have been lost in just the last 50 years. Scientists warn that in the coming decades, if we don’t take action, more than 1 million species may vanish from the Earth forever. Our fellow Earthlings are b...

We imperil ourselves by throwing nature into crisis — but there's time to reverse course To access the coal contained in the Appalachian Mountains in southern West Virginia, extractive companies engage in a controversial mining method called "mountaintop removal," which is as destructive to the ecosystem as it sounds. Scientists have found that this process negatively impacts groundwater and biodiversity. (Photo credit: NASA Earth Observatory) xxxx The rapid decline in species has occurred in recent years: 60 percent of the planet's wildlife populations have been lost in ...

At the end of March, the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone tribal council voted to cancel a preliminary agreement with the resource company Lithium Nevada to explore installing an open-pit mine near the reservation. Thacker Pass, near the Oregon border, is home to the largest deposit of lithium in the United States. Supporters of the mine say it could produce up to 66,000 tons per year of lithium carbonate, a component in rechargeable batteries, which car and truck manufacturers can use to build millions of solar-powered and electric cars over the next five decades, buttressing an essential comp...

A country betrayed May 13, 2021 Sehbaye yaqeen dar kash wa az dair-e-gumaan khez/ Az khwab-e-giran, khwab-e-giran, khwab-e-giran khez (Drink from the wine of faith and rise from the temples of doubt./ Rise from your deep slumbers! Rise from your deep slumbers!) – Allama Iqbal An entity – whether a people, a country, an institution or a team – is only betrayed by its own. Betrayals began early in Pakistan. They have never stopped. Are we collectively responsible? That would suggest no one is to blame. This is patently false. The relevant question and answer today are: Can Pakistan be s...