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Published at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, Ensia is a solutions-focused media outlet

reporting on our changing planet.

 

OPINION: How to steer clear of the looming climate shock nbsp; Voices OPINION: How to steer clear of the looming climate shock  
OPINION: Could seasteading help solve our global food and energy crisis? nbsp; Voices OPINION: Could seasteading help solve our global food and energy crisis?  
M. Sanjayan: Nature and humans, together again nbsp; Interview M. Sanjayan: Nature and humans, together again  
Peak (almost) everything   Peak (almost) everything Notable
“We continue to be stunned at how rapidly the ocean is warming.” nbsp; Article “We continue to be stunned at how rapidly the ocean is warming.”  
OPINION: Aviation is the key to reducing climate emissions nbsp; Voices OPINION: Aviation is the key to reducing climate emissions  
Climate change mitigation’s best-kept secret nbsp; Feature Climate change mitigation’s best-kept secret  
New survey highlights global sustainability opportunities   New survey highlights global sustainability opportunities Notable
Antarctica is changing rapidly. Meet the researchers working at the edge of the world. nbsp; Video Antarctica is changing rapidly. Meet the researchers working at the edge of the world.  
The Southwest’s most important number nbsp; Feature The Southwest’s most important number  
OPINION: The leading cause of death in developing countries might surprise you nbsp; Voices OPINION: The leading cause of death in developing countries might surprise you  
What’s the most important measure of success?   What’s the most important measure of success? Update
OPINION: We must hear — and heed — the nightingale’s warning nbsp; Voices OPINION: We must hear — and heed — the nightingale’s warning  
Our top 10 stories of 2014 nbsp; Article Our top 10 stories of 2014  
OPINION: Here’s a better way to spend the UN’s $100B Green Climate Fund nbsp; Voices OPINION: Here’s a better way to spend the UN’s $100B Green Climate Fund  
The end and beginning of the Arctic nbsp; Feature The end and beginning of the Arctic  
OPINION: Palm oil: not the evil we think it is nbsp; Voices OPINION: Palm oil: not the evil we think it is  
Can medicinal plants alleviate poverty and protect Nepal’s fragile environment? nbsp; Article Can medicinal plants alleviate poverty and protect Nepal’s fragile environment?  
Treating environmental crime like other crime   Treating environmental crime like other crime Notable
How did palm oil become such a problem — and what can we do about it? nbsp; Feature How did palm oil become such a problem — and what can we do about it?  
OPINION: Divestiture is nothing but a distraction nbsp; Voices OPINION: Divestiture is nothing but a distraction  
OPINION: We only have one Earth, so we better start taking care of it. nbsp; Voices OPINION: We only have one Earth, so we better start taking care of it.  
A Model for Communal Forest Management nbsp; Photo A Model for Communal Forest Management  
A Tree Grows in Ho Chi Minh City nbsp; Video A Tree Grows in Ho Chi Minh City  
Conservation Crime-Stoppers   Conservation Crime-Stoppers Notable
OPINION: Sustainability: Time to Get in the Real Game nbsp; Voices OPINION: Sustainability: Time to Get in the Real Game  
The Cost of Environmental Crime   The Cost of Environmental Crime Notable
One Billion Devices   One Billion Devices Notable
Is 6 Percent The World’s Most Important Number? nbsp; Infographic Is 6 Percent The World’s Most Important Number?  
Boosting Bicycling’s Benefits   Boosting Bicycling’s Benefits Notable
The Bright Side of the Megacity   The Bright Side of the Megacity Notable
Has this Danish community found the formula for environmentally friendly industry? nbsp; Article Has this Danish community found the formula for environmentally friendly industry?  
A Moving Study   A Moving Study Notable
Dying to save the world nbsp; Feature Dying to save the world  
Opinion: It’s time to move past the concept of sustainability nbsp; Voices Opinion: It’s time to move past the concept of sustainability  
Old News   Old News Notable
OPINION: Endangered Elements nbsp; Voices OPINION: Endangered Elements  
OPINION: A Path Forward for International Climate Talks nbsp; Voices OPINION: A Path Forward for International Climate Talks  
Here Comes the Megacity   Here Comes the Megacity Notable
Envision 2050: The future of cities nbsp; Feature Envision 2050: The future of cities  
OPINION: The Value of Vultures nbsp; Voices OPINION: The Value of Vultures  
The Front Line of Climate Change   The Front Line of Climate Change Notable
Resonate!   Resonate! Notable
Climate Solutions in Action   Climate Solutions in Action Notable
This Website Will Make Your Head Spin   This Website Will Make Your Head Spin Notable
What’s the Future of Conservation?   What’s the Future of Conservation? Notable
Fight against blight nbsp; Feature Fight against blight  
OPINION: Pay Now or Pay More Later nbsp; Voices OPINION: Pay Now or Pay More Later  
We Walk the Line nbsp; Photo We Walk the Line  
EO 13653 for Dummies   EO 13653 for Dummies Notable
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