Dire Warnings
Going, going, gone
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Image via Wikipedia
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
About 20 kilometers northwest of Amarillo, Texas, beneath a geological structure called the Bush Dome, lies the world’s largest repository of a substance that, sooner or later, will become more precious than gold: [...]
Going, going, gone
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Image by Getty Images via Daylife
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
About 20 kilometers northwest of Amarillo, Texas, beneath a geological structure called the Bush Dome, lies the world’s largest repository of a substance that, sooner or later, will become more [...]
Building a Better Teacher
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Image via Wikipedia
ON A WINTER DAY five years ago, Doug Lemov realized he had a problem. After a successful career as a teacher, a principal and a charter-school founder, he was working as a consultant, hired by troubled schools eager — desperate, in some cases — for Lemov to tell them [...]
A Battle at Midway
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010We talk with photographer Chris Jordan, who recently traveled to a remote part of the Pacific Ocean to document effects of the world’s largest known mass of garbage.
What happened to that disposable Solo cup—the one you used once at a work party—after you tossed it into the garbage? For that matter, what [...]
Watching China Run
Sunday, February 14th, 2010Image via Wikipedia
It was primarily a symbolic gesture.
Way back in 1979, in the midst of an energy crisis, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. They were used to heat water for some White House staffers.
“A generation from now,” said Mr. Carter, “this solar heater can [...]
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