Greening the Media

Pornography

Does PETA Have a Porn Problem?

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on June 1, 2022

Can sexualized images from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals support environment activism? Moralists, researchers, and feminists respond.

Can sexualized images from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals support environment activism? Moralists, researchers, and feminists respond.

Anxiety

Renewable Energy and Social Anxiety 2022-2050

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on April 9, 2022

What does renewable energy have to do with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and our social anxiety?

What does renewable energy have to do with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and our social anxiety?

Consumer Behavior

The Unsustainable Frenzy for Cryptocurrency and NFTs

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on March 2, 2022

Cryptocurrencies and NFTs are all the rage, but the frenzied rush into crypto ownership poses great risks for consumers and the planet.

Cryptocurrencies and NFTs are all the rage, but the frenzied rush into crypto ownership poses great risks for consumers and the planet.

It's a new year. What happened a century ago, and what can we learn from it?

Motivation

COP 26: Increased Ambition or a Salve to Fossil-Fuel Addicts?

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on December 10, 2021

We hope that the climate crisis can be stopped with existing technologies. But when we're told that what's lacking is political will, what hope lies there?

We hope that the climate crisis can be stopped with existing technologies. But when we're told that what's lacking is political will, what hope lies there?

Friends

Why Do We Eat Animals When We Profess to Love Them?

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on November 3, 2021

When a pet is lost, we feel it deeply. Many of us regard ourselves as animal lovers, at the same time as we eat them. Why do this?

When a pet is lost, we feel it deeply. Many of us regard ourselves as animal lovers, at the same time as we eat them. Why do this?

Ethics and Morality

The Incompatibility of Climate Activism and Corporate Greed

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on October 11, 2021

Why do corporations act irrationally to block climate action? The answer might be found in the psychology of corporate greed.

Why do corporations act irrationally to block climate action? The answer might be found in the psychology of corporate greed.

Anxiety

The IPCC Report on Climate Change: Anxiety and Action

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on September 10, 2021

Is anxiety generated by news of climate change destructive or constructive? What role should the media play in reporting the science—and instilling hope?

Is anxiety generated by news of climate change destructive or constructive? What role should the media play in reporting the science—and instilling hope?

Environment

What Do You Mean “We” Aren’t Safe?

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on August 9, 2021

Political inaction on the climate crisis will continue if we don't overturn the class politics that marginalize the most vulnerable and delays climate justice for all citizens.

Political inaction on the climate crisis will continue if we don't overturn the class politics that marginalize the most vulnerable and delays climate justice for all citizens.

Health

Why Students Need to Think Critically About Environmental Science and Epidemiology

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on July 3, 2021

Now that COVID-19 has brought epidemiology into our daily news feeds, isn't it time everyone was schooled into its basic principles?

Now that COVID-19 has brought epidemiology into our daily news feeds, isn't it time everyone was schooled into its basic principles?

Health

In Honor of Tree Huggers, Water Protectors, and Re-Wilders

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on June 9, 2021

Millions are proving that the best guarantee to restore the planet's health is our power to love nature.

Millions are proving that the best guarantee to restore the planet's health is our power to love nature.

Environment

How Amazon Affects the Environment

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on May 11, 2021

Amazon's services generate a huge carbon footprint.

Amazon's services generate a huge carbon footprint.

Media

A Quarter of Tweets Refuting Climate Science Are Fake—So What?

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on April 6, 2021

Climate denial is a lost cause, but that's not stopping misinformation and deflection from muddying up the social media conversation about the climate crisis. Should we worry?

Climate denial is a lost cause, but that's not stopping misinformation and deflection from muddying up the social media conversation about the climate crisis. Should we worry?

Media

Why Is Bitcoin So Popular—and So Volatile?

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on March 9, 2021

Investors in Bitcoin are not profoundly rational or even careful. What is it about Bitcoin that so fascinates these folks?

Investors in Bitcoin are not profoundly rational or even careful. What is it about Bitcoin that so fascinates these folks?

Health

On Deflection in Health and Ecological Crises

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on February 8, 2021

Decades of deflection campaigns have blamed consumers for global warming, pollution, lung cancer, and other ills to hide corporate responsibility and stifle systemic solutions.

Decades of deflection campaigns have blamed consumers for global warming, pollution, lung cancer, and other ills to hide corporate responsibility and stifle systemic solutions.

Environment

Is This the End of Our Second Long National Disaster?

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on January 2, 2021

Vaccines are on the way. But as hope crests, so do fatalities and infections. Now is the time to plan for a better world where this cannot recur. Let's start with the environment.

Vaccines are on the way. But as hope crests, so do fatalities and infections. Now is the time to plan for a better world where this cannot recur. Let's start with the environment.

Environment

Dispossessed, Discarded, Repaired

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on December 9, 2020

Inspired by the right to repair movement, we should extend the ethic of repair to mend the lives of poor and working-class Americans.

Inspired by the right to repair movement, we should extend the ethic of repair to mend the lives of poor and working-class Americans.

Environment

The Year of the Mask

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on November 10, 2020

Will this year of the mask ever come to an end? And what should the future hold?

Will this year of the mask ever come to an end? And what should the future hold?

Media

The Rich Are Different. Their Wealth Is a Climate Disaster.

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on October 8, 2020

The richest 10% of people worldwide produce half of all global carbon emissions. The poorest produce a trivial amount but suffer the most.

The richest 10% of people worldwide produce half of all global carbon emissions. The poorest produce a trivial amount but suffer the most.

Health

A New Beginning? Black Lives Matter and the Pandemic

Toby Miller, Ph.D., and Richard Maxwell Ph.D. on September 3, 2020

We are beset by crises that rock our very foundations, from violence to the pandemic. But there is hope for real change.

We are beset by crises that rock our very foundations, from violence to the pandemic. But there is hope for real change.