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OUR PLANET EARTH

ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
May 28, 2008
Burying our heads in the sand
We've all heard the warning, "If it looks too good to be true, it probably is."
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Apr 23, 2008
Is growth driving us to oblivion?
Last month, when I wrote a column headlined "Apocalypse when? Can three experts all be wrong on looming disaster?," I expected that readers would harangue me for taking up ranks with the pessimists. After all, for every doomster, there seems to be a Pangloss reassuring us that all will be well.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Mar 26, 2008
Can three experts all be wrong on looming disaster?
If you ask British scientist James Lovelock about the future of humanity, be prepared for a shock.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Feb 27, 2008
Even oceans can only take so much
N ow that the wider world has finally recognized the extent to which human activities are altering the Earth's climate, maybe we can also begin to grasp the fact that our oceans, too, are in dire straits.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jan 23, 2008
Cars and fuel set to get more political
In 2007, climate change finally became a reality in the wider public's consciousness.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Dec 26, 2007
Wrapping up the year with dollops of whale and tuna
With Christmas behind us and New Year's less than a week away, this month's column combines a bit of yearend desk clearing with some suggestions for belated stocking stuffers.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Oct 24, 2007
'Gore's Nobel Prize is wonderful'
As soon as the rumors began that former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the U.N. Intergovern- mental Panel on Climate Change were being considered for a Nobel Peace Prize it was easy to predict at least one thing: Win or not, the commentators, pundits and bloggers were going to have a field day.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Sep 26, 2007
Turning waste into rich resources
Visit Calcutta, even briefly, and you soon learn the rules of the road — or rather that there aren't many, if any. You will also meet some of the planet's most resourceful people, from street children to scientists who are masters of making very little go a long way.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Aug 22, 2007
Can others save Earth despite Big Oil's blinkers?
How can an economic superpower founded on progress and innovation be so averse to change that would cut the greenhouse-gas emissions that are spurring global warming and climate change?
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jul 25, 2007
Our world is being driven by denial
As an environmental columnist, one question that repeatedly comes to mind is, "How much denial is humanly possible?"
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jun 27, 2007
Is this a poisons coverup?
Mariners say the oceans reveal their secrets only grudgingly. Shelly Parulis would say the same of the U.S. Navy.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
May 23, 2007
Can 'organic' feed us all?
Having experienced firsthand the waste, power abuse and nepotism that malign the United Nations from within, I am not usually a fan of its conferences.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Apr 25, 2007
Ponder awhile the wisdom of Bhutan
If nations had laws requiring that we all went about our business wisely and with respect for the planet, those laws would prioritize precaution and force polluters to clean up their mess.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Mar 28, 2007
Hail to the '3-alarm' Chief
It must be tough being Al Gore.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Feb 28, 2007
Stepping up the heat on energy use
After years of frustration (and quite a bit of ranting to anyone who would listen), it is reassuring to see that the issue of climate change is at last making regular headlines in the United States.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jan 24, 2007
One dive at a time
They say time and tide wait for no man, and it's safe to say that few people understand this truism as well as diver and explorer Dr. Greg Stone, one of 12 individuals recently named a National Geographic Adventure Hero of 2006.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Dec 27, 2006
Our family festivities run foul of hard facts
Christmas has become a modest affair in our family. Our son gets a few presents and the adults get a day of peace and quiet.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Nov 22, 2006
Status quo really is planet's dead end
If you've looked around at the state of our planet and been tempted to say, "God help us," you're not the only one.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Oct 25, 2006
Where's the will to break energy status quo?
Berating the Kyoto Protocol for failing to cut greenhouse-gas emissions is a bit like kicking the dog at a party when someone passes wind. Sure, it's nice to skirt the blame, but don't fault the Kyoto accord for society's flatulence.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Sep 27, 2006
Welcome to the new world of cities
Flying into Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, just after sunset last month, I could have sworn we'd overshot the airport and were heading for the distant, frigid waters of the South Atlantic.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

Podcast

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Longform

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