On almost every environmental issue I care about, ... -Ramez Naam

On almost every environmental issue I care about, in fact, I've been wrong at one point or another. I used to think that climate change was no big deal, that most environmental problems were massive exaggerations, that oil reserves were effectively unlimited, and more.

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We've seen over time that countries that have the best economic growth are those that have good governance, and good governance comes from freedom of ...
Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back...
The final frontier of the digital technology is integrating into your own brain....
Everything good and bad about technology would be magnified by implanting it deep in brains. Is the risk of brain-hacking outweighed by the societal b...
Across energy, food, transportation, housing, and all of that, very little of our progress is going to be through getting people to voluntarily consum...
Neural implants could accomplish things no external interface could: Virtual and augmented reality with all five senses; augmentation of human memory,...
Producing food to eat is the single most destructive environmental activity humans engage in....
Environmental concern is a phenomena that tends to rise in a nation after a certain level of wealth....
Threats that could wipe out the bulk of life on earth abound. Planetary catastrophe could come in the form of a killer asteroid impact, the eruption o...
On almost every environmental issue I care about, in fact, I've been wrong at one point or another. I used to think that climate change was no big dea...

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Footballers' consumerism or emphasis on luxury brands is hardly the root of all environmental problems....
As our country becomes a more urbanized nation, it's critically important that we continue to invest in green infrastructure projects that add essenti...
John Wayne Airport is a leader in environmental best practices, and the implementation of an entirely electric fleet of shuttle vehicles is another ex...
The United States needs an EPA Administrator who understands that job growth and environmental protection are not mutually exclusive....
As a longtime public servant and environmental expert, Michael Regan will help ensure that the EPA decisions are guided by science and will promote en...
As more companies look to reduce or negate their environmental footprint, it is crucial for Vermont to be a destination with an affordable renewable e...
Vermont is a leader in environmental policy and natural resource management....
We can solve the car-bike conflict, and the solution unlocks a brighter, more inclusive economic and environmental future for Boston....
Our schools, like so many parts of our infrastructure, are crumbling across the country. Healing our schools can and should be central to our fight to...
As an environmental engineer I spent many years cleaning up PCB contamination, and I know firsthand the costs these efforts can place on individuals a...