Question: Which of These Primates Knows More About Climate Change? Politics, Most PopularBill LauranceNovember 2, 2018Donald Trump, climate change, global warming, Hilary Clinton, U.S. presidential election, China, Russia, greenhouse gases, coal, energy policy, environmental policyComment
Right-Wingers Humiliate Australia & Hammer the Earth PoliticsBill LauranceSeptember 2, 2018Australia, Liberal Party, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton, political conservative, right-wing, far-right conservative, climate policy, carbon tax, carbon emissions scheme, fossil fuels, coal, global warming, climate change, political instability, Donald Trump, USA, Indonesia, New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Tim Flannery, broadscale land clearing, Queensland, heat wave, drought, runoff, mangroves, mining lobbyComment
Tonight’s Weather Forecast: Unseasonably Hot Till 2022 Climate ChangeBill LauranceAugust 19, 2018global warming, Climatic Change, greenhouse gases, statistical model, heat waves, greenhouse gas emissions, El Nino-Southern Oscillation, Indian Ocean Dipole, heat-sensitive wildlife, coral reefs, rainforests, high-elevation endemics, mangroves, cloud forests, Arctic regions, Antarctic regions, natural climatic variation, divest from fossil fuels, carbon-rich ecosystemsComment
Could Feminism Save the Earth? Conservation, Most PopularBill LauranceAugust 5, 2018feminism, Let Girls Learn, population growth, overpopulation, developing nations, demographic transition, immigration, Africa, Middle East, South Asia, Western Europe, North America, Australia, fecundity, generation time, women's rights, social stability, social conflict, education, reproductive rights, career, family size, family planning, divorce, radicalization, Michelle Obama, environmental pressure, environmental destruction, global warming, CaribbeanComment
China's Belt & Road is "Environmentally Riskiest Venture Ever" Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceMay 23, 2018Belt and Road Initiative, One Belt One Road, China, infrastructure, roads, Bill Laurance, Asia, Africa, Asia-Pacific region, Europe, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, railroads, ports, extractive industries, global warming, fossil fuels, poaching, extinction, protected areas Comment
Nightmare in New Guinea WildlifeJeremy HanceApril 11, 2018New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Papua Province, West Papua Province, Indonesia, deforestation, logging, SABL, tree-kangaroo, bird of paradise, China, Trans-Pacific Partnership, global warming, Merauke, POSCO Daewoo, Mighty Earth, coral reefs, acid-sulfate soils, sedimentation, nutrient runoff, illegal logging, traditional landowners Comment
The Overwhelming Value Of Trees ConservationBill LauranceOctober 4, 2017heat islands, cities, megacities, trees, evapotranspiration, air pollution, cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma, emphysema, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds, slums, environmental services, floods, carbon storage, biomass, global warming, shade, evaporative cooling, clouds, economic losses, disease, malaria, diarrhea, water pollution, deforestation, mosquitoes, heat stress, urban growth, urban expansion, population growth, developing nations, Africa, Latin America, Asia, drinking water, epidemic disease, green cities, urban ecology Comments
The New Poster Child For Global Warming Climate ChangeJeremy HanceAugust 30, 2017climate change, global warming, droughts, African wild dogs, polar bears, coral reefs, lizards, Boyd's Forest Dragon, Bramble Cay Melomys, White Possum, White Lemuroid Possum, north Queensland, diatoms, copepods, protected areas, environmental synergisms, poster child, climatic refugia Comments
Transforming Forest Killers Into Forest Savers PoliticsBill LauranceAugust 14, 2017Clay Ogg, farm subsidies, deforestation, carbon emissions, National Center for Environmental Economics, tropical forests, subsidies, Brazil, Indonesia, REDD, E.U., conservation-compliance program, trade agreement, fertilizer, farming, peat swamp, peat, peat bog, global warming, nitrous oxide, OECD, Southeast Asia, palm oil, government subsidies, decoupled subsidies, crop prices Comments
Road Rage: The Real Reason Roads Are So Dangerous Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceMay 25, 2017roads, highways, infrastructure, Asia, Africa, Amazon, poaching, deforestation, land-use planning, land-use change, climate change, global warming, James Cook University, TESS, ALERT, developing countries, developing nationsComment
Dumb & Dumber: The Global Assault on Environmental Laws ConservationBill LauranceMay 4, 2017environmental law, environmental regulation, policy, legislation, SLAPP, wolf, endangered species, global warming, Guillaume Chapron, pollution, mining, fish, migratory birds, ecological restoration, Forest Code, Brazil, Canada, United State, Peru, Amazon, Mauritius, flying fox, South Africa, Western Australia, FranceComment
Australian Wins Egg-Frying Contest For Trump PoliticsBill LauranceFebruary 11, 2017Donald Trump, President Trump, Donald J. Trump, global warming, climate change, Australia, South Australia, Corey Bradshaw, Bill Laurance, William Laurance, egg-frying contest, ALERT, Alliance of Leading Environmental Researchers & Thinkers, heat wave, eggsplain, carbon emissions, Chinese hoax, goanna, monitor lizard, goanna's gonads, ConservationBytes, White HouseComment
ALERT’s First Contest: Frying Eggs for Trump PoliticsBill LauranceJanuary 26, 2017Donald Trump, climate change, global warming, heat wave, White HouseComment
Question: Which of These Primates Knows More About Climate Change? Bill LauranceOctober 17, 2016Donald Trump, climate change, global warming, Hilary Clinton, U.S. presidential election, China, Russia, greenhouse gases, coal, energy policy, environmental policyComment
Who’s Responsible for our Climate Crisis? Just 90 Companies Climate ChangeJeremy HanceOctober 6, 2016Jeremy Hance, climate change, global warming, carbon emissions, carbon dioxide, methane, Richard Heede, Climate Accountability Institute, corporate polluters, oil, natural gas, coal, cement, ExxonMobile, British Petroleum, Chevron, Gazprom, National Iranian Oil Company, Saudi Aramco, Royal Dutch Shell, Petroleos Mexicanos, divestment, greenhouse gases, James HansenComment
Which is the Biggest Killer: Climate Change or Habitat Disruption? Climate ChangeJeremy HanceSeptember 18, 2016deforestation, habitat fragmentation, overhunting, logging, overfishing, overexploitation, climate change, global warming, heat waves, extinction, species extinctions, Sean Maxwell, Mark Cochrane, Jeremy Hance, IUCN Red List, endangered species, agriculture, farming, protected areas, Amazon, environmental synergisms, fire, weather extremes, coral reefs, cloud forests, sea ice, Arctic Comments
Key Trends to Watch: Perils and Promise for Rainforests in 2016 RainforestsBill LauranceJanuary 7, 2016rainforest, 2016, deforestation, carbon emissions, commodity prices, timber, oil palm, soy, beef, oil, mining, minerals, China, roads, infrastructure, Africa, El Nino, drought, Godzilla, Indonesia, haze, peat fires, peatland, Southeast Asia, Brazil, recession, exports, hydroelectric dams, Amazon, Mata Atlantica, Atlantic forests, President Dilma, Zero-deforestation agreement, no-deforestation pledge, wood pulp, land-use planning, Malaysia, Paris COP, REDD, REDD+, global warming, climate change, biodiversity, scientific uncertaintyComment
The divestment debate: Should we profit from climate-killing corporations? Bill LauranceSeptember 2, 2015divestment, mining, fossil fuels, global warming, climate change, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, mining lobby, 350.org, universities, retirement funds, superannuation funds, Wayne Branden Comment
Australian government favors coal mines over environmental protection Bill LauranceAugust 27, 2015Carmichael Coal Mine, Adani Group, Tony Abbott, Tony Abbott government, Greg Hunt, EPBC, Environmental Protetion and Biodiversity Conservation Act, coal, coal mining, Mackay Conservation Group, Queensland, greenhouse gases, global warmingComment
The scariest things about climate change are what we don't know Bill LauranceAugust 2, 2015climate change, global warming, environmental impacts, biodiversity, environmental synergisms, William Laurance, scientific uncertainty, global circulation models, precipitation, rainfall, rainforests, Amazon, Borneo, fires, heat waves, high-elevation endemics, cool-adapted species, thermal specialists, climate change deniers, habitat fragmentation, loggingComment