Shrimp farming, an industry that supplies the world with over 5 million metric tons of shrimp each year, is known throughout the environmental community as one of the world’s most destructive coastal industries. Aquaculture, the type of industry utilized by shrimp companies in areas like Southeast Asia, dramatically reduces biological diversity, degrades habitats, reduces genetic variability, [...]

By Alex Shams The Arab Spring electrified progressives around the world in a revolutionary momentum unlike any we have witnessed in a generation. Images of square after Arab square filled to the brim with protesters calling for democratic reforms have helped provide those of us struggling to maintain our faith in “people power” with a [...]

Headlines in late August 2011 were quick to announce the results of a UN Report declaring a 20% decrease in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the Asia and Pacific Region. While the decrease is no doubt a wonderful feat, it is difficult to diagnose it as a direct result of international medical programs (rather than [...]

While discussions of the budget deficit have been common in US politics for the last 20 years, the 2010 midterm elections and emergence of the Tea Party have drawn unprecedented attention to demands that the US government dramatically reducing spending and shrink the federal debt. Unusually, these calls for reducing government spending have reached the [...]

Even in the green tech world of today, hydrogen fuel cell cars are receiving a small amount of attention compared to their electric counterparts. While companies like Best Buy and SolarCity are starting to offer materials and installation for electric vehicle charging stations, and the waiting list for a Nissan Leaf is reaching nearly 20,000, [...]

Since the 1940s, the Green Revolution and the rise of agricultural productivity improved survival and population rates. Although the majority of people have benefited from technological advancement in food production, the introduction of pesticides and food commercialization came with no long-term plans for dealing with the externalities, including cultural, environmental, social and economic instability. Today’s [...]