Environment

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.

Humans want to experience the beauty of dolphins, but we don't realize how much harm we might be causing them.

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?

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?

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.

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.

We may think that having a livable climate and earth is a moral right, but should it be a constitutional one?

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.

We can all agree that conservation efforts are crucial -- but how we choose which species to save is another question.

Most Westerners are horrified at the idea of eating pet animals like cats and dogs. So why are other animals more acceptable?

How does "personhood" affect rivers in Chile? And should this title of "personhood" be passed onto inanimate objects if for a good cause?

Since SeaWorld's bad press, education-based theme parks have been in decline. Is all ecological education headed the same way?

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?

Is Starbucks' plastic straw ban actually more sustainable? And is it an authentic acceptance of responsibility for sustainability?

How should we understand the value of ecosystems and the creatures that inhabit them?

New discoveries are filling in the gaps of dinosaur evolution, but will these findings need new methods of classification?

Identifying the problems that caused the E. coli outbreak in May might point us towards newer, more sustainable methods of farming.

We now know more about human impacts on the environment than ever before. Does that mean we are morally obligated to keep learning?

Just how much should governments be able to regulate unethical consumer products?

As humans contemplate a visit to Mars, how should they regard the importance of the Martian environment?