Under the Warsaw Pact, Cuba sent rum and sugar to fellow communist countries in exchange for food, oil, machinery and petrochemicals (like pesticides and fertilizers). But when the Iron Curtain fell, assistance...
Divestment at the U Would Spark a Renewable Energy Revolution
by Jonathan Park
You know the old adage ‘money makes the world turn’? When invested irresponsibly, money also has the power to make...
Facilitator-led small group discussions among faculty, staff and students on Friday, March 25 will provide feedback to the University of Utah Academic Senate Ad Hoc ReInvestment Dialogue Committee on...
All organisms that live, die and return to the soil are recycled into new life. In nature, nothing is wasted. Humans have detached ourselves from all things natural, even in death. We are awakening to...
The situation has little nuance: on a beach in Santa Teresita, Argentina, a herd of tourists pulled a few rare adolescent dolphins from the ocean and caused the negligent death of at least one. Once the...
Americana is a brand built by industry and powered by coal. Our heritage is polluted by our past of conquering native lands and peoples. Our image as a political superpower was formed, in part, when we...
It turns out one of the most accurate scenes in all of Pixar history is when Nemo convinces an entire net of fish to escape capture by synchronously swimming down. Not that fish regularly break a boat’s...
Paul G. Allen is not a name that is easily recognizable, but let’s put it this way — if Microsoft were a band, Bill Gates would be the lead singer, and Allen would be the drummer. Aside from being...
Last year was a year full of climactic and environmental disturbances. It was the hottest year on record, not even owing to a particularly nasty El Niño. Rising seas are savagely cutting away at islands....
