State-of-the-Art Agro-Forestry vs. Deserts on the March

Building a Path to Ecological Restoration
An Institute in India Fights the Desert

Editor’s note: Deserts spread but deserts are not inevitable. Restored ecosystems, managed by humans, can reclaim desertified land through harvesting and storing more rainwater, planting hardy trees that none-the-less yield a crop, and sustainable farming and [...]

Bringing Life from Deserts and Seawater

Planting New Mangrove Forests

Editor’s note: The earth is a thirsty planet, since over a third of the world’s population can barely get enough water to fulfill basic needs such as hydration and hygiene. But while fresh water is often in short supply, the earth is over 70% covered with [...]

Capitalism makes everything possible.
Capitalism leads to wealth, wealth leads to investment, investment spawns innovation, and through glorious creative destruction, today’s innovations surpass and replace yesterday’s, creating more wealth. Through capitalist initiative, civilization has advanced beyond the wildest imaginings of our forbears. Today we cure diseases that were incurable. We cultivate miracle crops [...]

Five Megawatt Offshore Wind
Turbines Are Now Being Installed

Editor’s note: Terawatts of energy bombard earth daily via the sun’s rays, but competitively converting renewable solar energy into usable energy, electricity in particular, remains a formidable hurdle. When evaluating totally renewable sources of energy for their economic viability, the world’s oceans beckon as an alternative quietly [...]