Author: The Conversation

Opinion: Should we protect nature for its own sake? For its economic value? Because it makes us happy? Yes

June 2, 2022 Climate Solutions 7 Mins Read

As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating, nature seems abundant. In fact, however, the Earth is losing animals, birds, reptiles and other living things so fast that some scientists believe the planet is entering the sixth mass extinction in its history.

By The Conversation

Op-Ed: Appealing to Trump (and his base) might have worked in Pennsylvania primaries – but it won’t play so well in the midterms

June 1, 2022 Features 5 Mins Read

The Pennsylvania primaries of May 17, 2022, proved a good night for Donald Trump, a better one for “Trumpism” and a problem for moderates hoping for a candidate primed to capture the center in the upcoming midterms.

Trump’s officially endorsed Senate candidate, Mehmet Oz, is currently in a tight race with main GOP rival David McCormick – with the balloting set for a recount.