Redefining Sustainability
Sustainability must be reframed as an opportunity if it is to take hold.
Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Developing an Understanding of Mass Mortality Events
Mass mortality events are on the rise. Can we explain why?
5 Key Facts about the California Drought—and 5 Ways We’re Responding to It
The California drought, one of the worst ever, has been ongoing for three years and counting. It presents several complex, important issues, from assessing California’s reliance on snowpack to understanding climate change. But as always, a crisis is also an opportunity.
Hippo Contributor and Harvard Divest Member Chloe Maxmin on the Bill Maher Show
Hippo contributor and Divest Harvard member Chloe Maxmin was a guest on the Bill Maher show in October. See her fabulous backstage interview here! The background: On November 19, 2014, seven Harvard...
15 Things You May Not Know About Solar Energy
Ancient Greeks worshiped Helios, the “Sun God.” It’s not hard to see why they worshiped the personification of the great ball of fire in the sky. The sun provides warmth, heat, and now—energy. Here, science writer Kristen Pope provides 15 facts about solar energy you likely didn’t know.
Can Divestment Combat Climate Change?
Harvard undergrad Chloe Maxmin examines the academic arguments underlying the climate change divestment movement, bringing her insights as a student activist to the conversation.
Alien Pollutants: Coming Soon to a City Near You
Particulate matter easily enters air streams and waterways, traveling tens of thousands of miles and making for a much more insidious form of pollutant. Here are five ways pollutants are now invading a quaint country town near you
