The country feels different as the US midterm election results come rolling in. When all of the votes are counted, Democrats are set to win the national popular vote in all House races by about 13 percentage points. The voters have spoken in huge numbers: they want leaders who make … [continued]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day was first officially proclaimed by US President Joe Biden in 2021. Acknowledging that it is imperative to uphold the rights and dignity of the indigenous people who were here long before colonization of the Americas began, Biden also admitted that US federal policies systematically sought to assimilate … [continued]
An October 5, 2026 letter to the editors of the Boston Globe reads as follows: “So we are preparing to spend billions of dollars adapting to the effects of climate change. Sea walls, levees, and other forms of flood prevention are definitely needed, and there’s no time to waste. But … [continued]
I came across a compelling editorial the other day as I reviewed the morning inbox. A writer from Iowa City was concerned about how fake news is subsuming the US midterm elections. “President Donald Trump says that CNN, MS Now, and Politico are banned from the White House for promoting … [continued]
This week, CleanTechnica has been covering news about commercial trucks at the annual IAA Transportation trade show in Hannover, Germany. Our first story focused on the latest battery electric heavy duty tractors being offered by various manufacturers as well as a look at battery powered delivery vans. Overall, our readers … [continued]
If you’ve been following my work recently, you know that I’ve been celebrating several fine authors who have contributed to a Media Education Lab special issue. The August edition of MediaEd Insights was titled, “What’s for Dinner? Food as an Ecomedia Literacy.” The fourth essay in this series is a … [continued]
Like many people today, I am able to work remotely. My primary home is on the Atlantic coast of Florida, but, for ten or twelve weeks in the summer, I move to Connecticut. I own a modular home in a rural seasonal community that was established in the 1960s. It’s … [continued]
"Parliament House School Strike for Climate Action Canberra" by School Strike 4 Climate is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Occasionally, there is dissension among climate activists and the experts who study them about whether individual behaviors help or hurt collective climate action. In other words, if I walk the climate talk, am I more likely to persuade others — including corporations and governments — to do the same? A … [continued]
Mother Earth provides every material for our survival, so why do we accept corporate promises to adopt healthy environmental solutions? We know that those promises are little more than subterfuge — after all, astronauts have reported seeing pollution events so large they’ve been spotted from space. We need to change … [continued]
When I was an early stage doctoral student, our professor asked each of us to turn to someone in the room and explain our upcoming dissertation idea. Whoa! That was tough, as our colleagues didn’t necessarily share our disciplinary background knowledge nor the jargon that we took for granted in … [continued]
