On Labor Day, Harvard workers congregated and advocated for “Sustainable Food and Sustainable Jobs”. Sandra Korn, Crimson writer and an organizer of the event, explains the new vision of sustainability in the workplace, and how the seemingly disparate issue of sustainable food is actually an important part of providing Harvard workers with full-time employment. Read the full article at The ... Read More
How do you make sure your purchases promote your politics? With great difficulty.
This week’s big environmental news, namely that President Obama has authorized major offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska, may not be popular with the left but it’s hardly a surprising move, or a necessarily wrong decision. Although he long opposed (and still does oppose) drilling for oil in Alaska’s spectacular Bristol Bay, Obama has consistently been ... Read More
Last summer I worked for five weeks as a member of an Appalachian Trail crew, living in tents in Northern Maine while performing maintenance on the trail. Apparently I gave them my mailing address, because yesterday I received “The MAINEtainer,” an eight-page newspaper from the Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC). One headline stood out: “MATC opposes Highland Plantation wind energy ... Read More
Affordable housing in uncertain times About 12 million Americans spend more than half of their annual income on rent or mortgage, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Affordable housing is of particular concern in urban centers, due to high population densities and costs of living. Even after the collapse of the housing bubble, paying rent remains ... Read More
Reallocating resources in a new era of global health
