Educational Resources Kiara Goodwine | 17 Dec 2018 Clean Energy Infrastructure, Environmental Justice, and the Ethics of NIMBY NIMBY-ism, or "not in my backyard," is a double-edged sword, and sometimes it's as harmful to clean energy infrastructure as it is helpful.
Animals Hira Ahmad | 4 Dec 2018 Swimming with Dolphins Humans want to experience the beauty of dolphins, but we don't realize how much harm we might be causing them.
Saving Animals in Emergencies: The California Wildfires In times of emergency, it's often hard for families to decide what to do with their pets. What should be our moral obligations towards our domesticated animals? 26 Nov 2018 | Haley Thompson
Rethinking Modification of the Natural World Humans have been modifying the natural world for millennia. But what is right -- the way the world was, or what we change it to be? 22 Nov 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
The Ethical Ramifications of Legalizing the Exotic Wildlife Trade China's decision to permit the sale of rhino horns and tiger bones is controversial - but it's more than an ecological crisis. It's also about traditional medicine and preserving a culture. 19 Nov 2018 | Haley Thompson
The Triumph of California’s Impure Prop. 12 This article focuses on California's recent passing of Proposition 12, or the "Farm Animal Confinement Initiative" and if it truly is doing enough to protect animals. 15 Nov 2018 | A.G. Holdier
Healthier Climate: A Constitutional Right? We may think that having a livable climate and earth is a moral right, but should it be a constitutional one? 8 Nov 2018 | Zachary Batt
On Ethically Addressing Climate Change Deniers How do we ethically address viewpoints that are dissimilar from our own, especially ones as important as climate change? This article explores how discussions of climate change can evolve ethically. 23 Oct 2018 | Hira Ahmad
The Indianapolis Prize and the Ethics of Conservation We can all agree that conservation efforts are crucial -- but how we choose which species to save is another question. 15 Oct 2018 | Andrew Bobker
On Meat Eating: Cats, Dogs, and Carnism Most Westerners are horrified at the idea of eating pet animals like cats and dogs. So why are other animals more acceptable? 20 Sep 2018 | A.G. Holdier
Who and What is a Person: Chile Rivers How does "personhood" affect rivers in Chile? And should this title of "personhood" be passed onto inanimate objects if for a good cause? 14 Sep 2018 | Meredith McFadden
Marine Education in a World Without SeaWorld Since SeaWorld's bad press, education-based theme parks have been in decline. Is all ecological education headed the same way? 12 Sep 2018 | Hira Ahmad
Insecticidal Tendencies: Insects as Candidates for Ecological Ethics Pesticides have done a lot of harm to our environment, but most of all to insects. Should our ethics extend beyond ourselves to members of the natural world? 28 Aug 2018 | Casey Ford
Sip Carefully: Plastic Straws and the Individualization of Responsibility Is Starbucks' plastic straw ban actually more sustainable? And is it an authentic acceptance of responsibility for sustainability? 14 Aug 2018 | Kiara Goodwine
Ethical Concepts in the Age of the Anthropocene How should we understand the value of ecosystems and the creatures that inhabit them? 1 Aug 2018 | Desmonda Lawrence
Classifying Species with the Help of Dino Dandruff New discoveries are filling in the gaps of dinosaur evolution, but will these findings need new methods of classification? 28 Jun 2018 | Meredith McFadden
The Future of Farming: Reconsidering the E. Coli Breakout Identifying the problems that caused the E. coli outbreak in May might point us towards newer, more sustainable methods of farming. 22 May 2018 | Nathaniel Reed
When It Comes to the Environment, is Education Morally Obligatory? We now know more about human impacts on the environment than ever before. Does that mean we are morally obligated to keep learning? 3 May 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Banning Furs and Plastics: Vital Progress or Unjust Restriction of Liberty? Just how much should governments be able to regulate unethical consumer products? 10 Apr 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Environmental Ethics for the Red Planet As humans contemplate a visit to Mars, how should they regard the importance of the Martian environment? 4 Apr 2018 | Daniel Beck
Should Chimpanzees be Granted Legal Personhood? The moral quandary of chimpanzee personhood opens up many questions about our views on animal rights and capabilities. 31 Mar 2018 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Cape Town is Facing Unprecedented Drought. Should Tourists Still Visit? Should tourists still travel to a city in the midst of a water crisis? 22 Mar 2018 | Kelsie Roberton