Livable Planet

Livable Planet editor Peter Thomson here one last time. I'm stepping away from @pritheworld after 10+ years. I feel like the luckiest person alive to have been able to do this work for so long, with such great colleagues & contributors. Thx to all. You can find me @bluepearmain.

Are you sure you need to watch that? Data transmission and the tech needed to make it happen produce nearly 4% of global #climate pollution. Online videos are responsible for 80% of that. pri.org/file/2019-07-12/carb… @theShiftPR0JECT @pritheworld

Congrats to @pritheworld's superstringer @deepafern, the @LAPressClub's 2018 SoCal Radio Journalist of the year. Extra special for us because 10/13 of her entered stories for done for us, including 6 for the LP desk. Thanks for the terrific work, Deepa! teapawt.net/LAPressClub/status/114…

There's a name for what a lot of us are feeling in response to the growing impacts of the #ClimateCrisis and other global ecological disruptions: #ecologicalgrief. And identifying it helps. @pritheworld @AshleeCunsolo @LabInstitute pri.org/stories/2019-06-24/c… @AshleeCunsolo

Your plastic "recycling" might well be poisoning communities in SE Asia. So what to do about it? Plus: rogue plastic that goes straight from the factory into the environment. Our latest from @pwinn5 @pritheworld and @jsmithhopkins @PublicI pri.org/file/2019-06-13/what…

Protecting #Biodiversity isn't just about saving a few members of a species. It's also about protecting genetic and even cultural differences. Exhibit A: the first known tool use among a whole genus of monkeys. @mclean_ka @pritheworld pri.org/stories/2019-06-12/m…

What's inside that box on your doorstep? @pritheworld's @jasonmargolis looks at the #carbonfootprint of home-delivered meal kits vs regular shopping. pri.org/stories/2019-06-12/w…

So far, Helen Berry is the world's only professor of Professor of #climatechange and #mentalhealth. Others will no doubt follow, but for now she's the go-to person on this emerging critical field. Put on your earbuds and check out our interview. @pritheworld @Sydney_Uni

How fast might West Antarctica’s glaciers melt and swamp coastal communities around the world? These seals may help us find out. #climatechange #sealevelrise @carolynbeeler @pritheworld pri.org/stories/2019-06-03/t…

Electronic junk from afar — maybe yours — is fueling toxic Southeast Asian scrapyards. @pritheworld's @pwinn5 tracks down what and why. #trackthewaste pri.org/stories/2019-05-21/y… @BaselAction

Swedish oceanographer @a_wahlin is changing the way we see Antarctic scientists. She's also changing the way we see #Antarctica and the "slow-moving catastrophe" of global #SeaLevelRise. From @carolynbeeler & @pritheworld #climatechange #climatecrisis interactive.pri.org/2019/05/…

The British are coming to Massachusetts again... not with muskets but with with expertise & jobs in #offshorewind power. The story from @jasonmargolis @pritheworld pri.org/stories/2019-05-17/a…

#Antarctica's vulnerable #ThwaitesGlacier could add 2' to global sea levels w/in 100 yrs. @pritheworld's @carolynbeeler was among the first to see it up close as scientists race to get a fix on its future. Listen to her awesome first report. interactive.pri.org/2019/05/… #ClimateCrisis

Even the beef lobby concedes that the Impossible Whopper comes pretty close to the real thing. @jasonmargolis bites into the #meatalternative boom on @pritheworld pri.org/stories/2019-05-08/m…

"Can you imagine how much society would be acting if 25% of major companies were facing bankruptcy? Ecologically, that's where we're at." @AndyPurvisNHM on new UN #extinction report on @pritheworld pri.org/file/2019-05-06/find… @IPBES #GlobalAssessment ipbes.net/news/Media-Release…

#Iran wasn’t ready for the recent huge floods. But they should get ready for more in the future. #ClimateChange #extremeweather @Shirinj @pritheworld @JayFamiglietti @KavehMadani pri.org/stories/2019-04-29/u…