An article in today’s Omaha World-Herald begins by quoting photographer and author Michael Forsberg as he describes one one his initial experiences with the midwestern
Green jobs. Green technology. Green agriculture. Green energy. In the twenty-first century, green—and the environmental consciousness that’s associated with it—is good. But where did the
In September, President Obama’s Ocean Policy Task Force released its first report, recommending the creation of a new National Ocean Council to coordinate federal response
In the wake of the American revolution, world-renowned French naturalist Count Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle opined that the flora and fauna
Driving through the Midwest without falling asleep at the wheel can be a test despite the ubiquitous presence of Starbucks at nearly every overpass from
Spanning the area west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains, the Great Plains once ranked among the most magnificent grasslands on
This month marks the 240th anniversary of the birth of Alexander von Humboldt. Although today he is less well known than some of the luminaries
Thanks to a certain former governor from Alaska, “death panels” (and the attendant fear that the Obama administration will somehow decide when and how Americans
The New York Times website is running an article and multimedia feature about the first legal wolf hunt in the lower forty-eight states in the
For some time now the movement to preserve natural habitats has gained in popularity as we begin to understand our species’ limited capacity to thrive