Every search query, streaming session, and AI-generated image passes through a data center somewhere — a warehouse of servers that, to most of us, is invisible. But for the peopleContinue reading “The Hidden Cost of the Cloud: How Data Centers Are Reshaping Communities and Ecosystems”
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Are There Too Many Humans or Too Many Cows?
It is common knowledge that the Colorado River and the Great Salt Lake are running out of water, at least in the sense that humans are diverting too much waterContinue reading “Are There Too Many Humans or Too Many Cows?”
Power to the Local
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about all the bombs dropping on innocent civilians, messy global networks of oil production, blocked shipping channels, and the horrific amount of moneyContinue reading “Power to the Local”
The Green Revolution – A False Promise –
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Norman Borlaug, the agronomist who developed a more productive and sturdier wheat warned us that he had only given us a pause in theContinue reading “The Green Revolution – A False Promise – “
Humanity’s Environmental Impact and its Causes
Most, if not all, of the earth’s environmental problems are a result of human activity. Some scholars have represented the problem with the formula I = P+A+T.I = Impact (onContinue reading “Humanity’s Environmental Impact and its Causes”
Biodiversity and Human Population
Stephanie Feldstein, Population and Sustainability Director, Center for Biological Diversity provided a well-informed presentation on “Biodiversity and Human Population” as part of the Utah Population and Environment Council, 2024 Speakers Series on May 6, 2024.
Utah’s Fertility Decline: Richer Lives for All – Roundtable Video
Steven Bannister presents a roundtable event at the Salt Lake City Public Library. Presenting “Utah’s Fertility Decline: Richer Lives for All” a White Paper by the Utah Population and EnvironmentContinue reading “Utah’s Fertility Decline: Richer Lives for All – Roundtable Video”