industrialization
The Wealthy Are Leaving Cities. Good Riddance
When cities struggle, it’s only because they’re set up on the backs of rich people’s whims.
I Photographed the ‘World’s Dirtiest River’ For Eight Years. Here’s What I Saw.
Chemicals dumped into the Citarum River have penetrated wells and rice paddies, poisoning the people and animals who live along its banks.
How an Old Industrial Ship Yard Created 7,000 New Jobs
Brooklyn Navy Yard President and CEO David Ehrenberg tells Motherboard how his non-profit reclaimed an industrial workspace and updated it for the 21st century.
The Underwater Industrial Revolution Is Driving Ocean Life to Extinction
Humans have pushed hundreds of land animals into extinction. Is it too late to save marine wildlife from the same fate?
Hey Guys, We Should Chill Out on Eating Chicken
Thanks to record-breaking beef and pork prices, Americans are eating more chicken than ever—which sucks because the factory farms where our chickens are raised are creating the perfect environment for quite possibly the next pandemic: avian flu.
Michael Pollan: Children Of The Corn
Michael Pollan is one of the foremost food and plant experts in America. He wrote The Botany of Desire a few years ago, he teaches about food, plants, and biodiversity at the University of California, Berkeley.