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Photo: A gold nugget from Australia, by James St. John, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Earth’s Gold-Mining Machine

Earth operates an extraordinary natural factory that concentrates gold from barely detectable amounts into rich deposits that humans can mine. How? Read More ›
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Photo: Pond scum, by Solasly, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Pond Scum Is Our Equal: That’s Nature Rights for You

Now, a “tribunal” will be held in New York to promote the rights of nature and undermine public support for fossil fuels. Read More ›
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Eric Hedin: The Miracle(s) of Metal

Humans have successfully utilized metals for millennia, and trace amounts of metals are crucial to our survival. Is that coincidence or something more? Read More ›
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Photo credit: Ganapathy Kumar via Unsplash.

Now, It’s the “Rights of the Moon”

It is easy to mock this movement and to not take it seriously. That’s how it will win. Read More ›
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Colorado River
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Claiming “Person” Status, the Colorado River Sues

The river's lawyer and an environmental group win friendly coverage from the New York Times. Read More ›

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