Greening the Media

How media technology contributes to the global ecological crisis.

Richard Maxwell, Ph.D. and Toby Miller, Ph.D.

Is Television Dying?

Have you left cable behind? Is TV finished? Do you use your phone to watch the Super Bowl? Or are you one of the millions of American who do not behave as pundits blithely assume?

Radiation Causes Cancer in Rats. What About Humans?

The latest review of a study conducted by the National Toxicology Program finds that cellphone radiation causes cancer in rats. Why didn't this big scientific news make headlines?

Global Warming and Suicide

With the country heating up, are more people driven to take their own lives? New research suggests this may be the case.

A Good Week for Green Journalism

When mainstream media publish stories of substance about the eco-crisis, we should celebrate. But what we really need is daily reporting on this catastrophe.

Should Our Top Officials Be Experts?

The federal government appoints partisan and independent officials. Would it make sense to ensure candidates for technical appointments are scientifically qualified?

The False Promises of Ethical Design

Ethical design of digital devices matters, but it's not enough to make consumer experiences healthier and less addictive. The entire industry needs an ethical makeover.

Do You Need a Climate Map? Here’s an Atlas We Can All Use

Wondering how to look up the impact of climate change where you live? Asking yourself how climate science can be effectively explained to people? A new atlas does the trick.

The Environmental Ruin of Eastman Kodak

The story of Kodak's decline and fall has become legend in business history, celebrated as a cautionary tale of digital disruption. But in this case, historians are wrong.

What Do We Think About Climate Change, and Why?

Studies of public opinion about climate change, from the past and today, show that our attitudes to the topic correlate with political allegiance rather than scientific truth.

Techlash: Foxconn's Wisconsin Con & Bitcoin's Carbon Bubble

More and more Americans are getting mad about the massive losses to environmental well-being hidden by all the wizardry and hype surrounding digital devices and cryptocurrencies.

Why Do People Move Countries? Global Warming?

Why do people migrate? Does it have to do with climate change? How should the media explain migrants' reasons for changing their lives?

Bad Humans! 2017 Sees Record Increase in Carbon Emissions

Give the gift of climate science this year. It's free and full of surprises. This offer is only good for a short time on this planet.

Are We Environmental Criminals?

Are we—are you—environmental criminals? And how do we feel about it?

Who’s Really Responsible for Hurricane Relief Aid?

Thanks to the media we know the heroes who rushed to aid Houston after Hurricane Harvey. But why is it so hard for media to name the causes and culprits behind the catastrophe?

Dumb, Dumber, and Foxconn

Gov. Walker & Sen. Ryan team up to rip off Wisconsinites in a deal with polluter and anti-worker firm Foxconn, the company that probably made the smartphone you're reading this on.

We Stand at a Difficult Moment in History

Did Anxiety Help Donald Trump Become President?

Trump Coal Rolls the World

What if Stephen K. Bannon remade Smokey & the Bandit with the coal-rolling Koch bros terrorizing Prius drivers while Scott Pruitt, as the hapless sheriff, pretended to catch them?

Litterbugs in Outer Space

Why is space full of human junk? What does it imply for our desire to face new challenges and build new worlds?

Can Religious Identity Inspire Pro-Environmental Action?

Religious identity can shape worldviews, build community, and provide networks of communication. So why is it so hard to motivate adherents to take pro-environmental action?

The Insanity of a Car-Based Transportation System

Make-believe media say that cars and trucks are vital to American individualism; they fuel myths of a rugged, romantic, heroic, and singular life. Our reality check says otherwise

Is American Individualism Bad for the Environment?

The ecological crisis can be beat if Americans join the fight for environmental justice. But in the process we would have to transform the culture of American individualism.

Pessimism of the Intelligence, Optimism of the Will

Can we combine pessimism of intelligence and optimism of will in confronting the devastation to environmental policy and regulation that many fear from the incoming administration?

For a Greener Holiday Let’s Do Nothing

As we make our to-do list for the holidays, leave some time for doing nothing. Find a bit of quiet away from the frazzled shopping crowds and slow down. Be as green as you can.

The Media’s Choice in 2016—Two Paranoid Styles?

Fear-mongering is profitable for politicians, media, insurance, drug, and other businesses. We lose when profiteers of paranoia define American politics, health, and happiness

Cheap Solar Is Here as Investors Turn Away From Oil and Gas

Newsflash: Investors are getting in to solar and out of oil and coal. Renewable energy is getting cheaper. Consumers are happy to pay extra to cut carbon. Biz journalism is silent!

Fancy a New Cell Phone? Not So Much

Need a rest from all the hype surrounding the latest, greatest cellphone? You're not alone. What consumers really want is to hear that the best phone is the one they already own

Air Travel and the Speed of Global Warming

Air travel is about time—departure, arrivals, delays, and waiting. But the way we currently travel provides no time to think about how we also live at the speed of global warming

Staring Into an Abyss

What holds so many of us back from recognizing climate change, even though it is right before our eyes?

Cancer and Cellphones in the News—It’s Complicated

Want to know if cellphones cause cancer? Media may offer answers, but that's no guarantee that they're right about the science.

Anyone for Altruism? Calling All Republicans

Our winters are growing warmer; Americans like that. The medium-term impact of global warming may be negative. And how can we care for those adversely affected by climate change?

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