The starting gun for the long-promised U.S. nuclear renaissance might have just gone off. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced late last week that it has granted several key approvals…
Day: July 29, 2025
Interview with German translator of The Ecology of Freedom
The website kommunalismus.org has just posted an interview with Dr. Maurice Schumann, who recently finished the first complete German translation of Murray Bookchin’s magnum opus, The Ecology of Freedom. The…
Get to know Crystal Brain, Manager of the Ontario SPCA York Region Animal Centre
Bringing warmth, experience, and a deep sense of purpose to her role, Crystal Brain leads the Ontario SPCA York Region Animal Centre as manager. With a passion for both people…
A pioneering ‘second-life’ battery startup begins major Texas expansion
Five years ago, B2U Storage Solutions proved that old EV batteries could hook up to the grid to store clean energy, safely and cheaply. Now the company is taking the…
South Australia’s algal bloom is an unnatural disaster
Australia is currently facing an unprecedented marine disaster: a toxic algal bloom stretching across 500 kilometres of South Australia’s coastline. The number of animals killed and habitats destroyed is equivalent…
Petrochemical Giants Are Derailing the Global Plastics Treaty – Just Days Before Final INC5.2 Negotiations
From Greenpeace International Media Release. With just days to go before governments gather in Geneva for the final negotiations of the Global Plastics Treaty at INC5.2, a new Greenpeace report…
V Bento, Sword Health
I got to interview V Bento the CEO of Sword Health. We had been in a little back and forth on Linkedin but this was the first time we actually…
How to Maximize the Health Benefits of Walking
Walking has many demonstrated health benefits: improving heart health, lowering blood sugar, burning calories for weight loss, and improving muscle tone. But most of the research on walking has focused…
REPORT: Plastics, Profits and Power
How petrochemical companies are derailing the Global Plastics Treaty Plastic pollution is harming health, accelerating social injustice, destroying biodiversity and fuelling the climate crisis. Yet without urgent intervention, plastic production could…