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Why Mexico City is Sinking: The Environmental History of a Modern Water Crisis

Mexico City faces sinking and water crises due to drained lakes and urban growth. Explore the environmental challenges and solutions shaping its future

The Common Table in a Burning World: Why the United Nations Must Be Revived, Not Abandoned

The chamber still looks improbably calm. Green marble. Translation headsets. Country names set out in alphabetical order, as though the world’s grief can be...

Los Angeles: Reinventing the Concrete River

Explore Los Angeles' ambitious efforts to transform its concrete flood-control river back into a living ecological corridor amidst urban and climate challenges.

Shanghai, China: Sponge City on the Delta

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 12 Shanghai is sinking. The city centre has subsided more than three metres since the late nineteenth century, while the...

The Wonder of Biodiversity: A Celebration of Life on Earth

"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks." — John Muir Introduction: A Symphony of Life Picture this: In a single cubic...

The Plastic Paradox: How a Revolutionary Material Became Our Planet’s Greatest Threat

Introduction: The Double-Edged Sword of Modern Life In 1907, Leo Baekeland unveiled Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic, heralding an era of unprecedented material innovation....

Androcentrism: How Male-Centered Worldviews Shape Environmental Crisis

The climate crisis has many faces, but perhaps none so overlooked as its distinctly masculine profile. While we've grown accustomed to discussing the Anthropocene—our...

Thinking Like a Mountain: An Investigation into the Philosophy, History, and Legacy of Deep Ecology

Deep Ecology challenges shallow fixes, urging a shift to ecocentrism, intrinsic value of all life, and radical cultural transformation.

Bearing Witness as a Mystic Ecologist

A Prologue: Bearing Witness Welcome. My name is Kevin Parker, and this space is a record of my musings as I enter the autumn of...

Elemental Living: A Philosophy for a Conscious, Connected Life

I have grouped the many articles on this site under the collective title, 'Elemental Living'. I thought that it was probably worthwhile explaining what...

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