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Reynard Loki is a New York-based writer, artist and environmental activist who runs the blog 13.7 Billion Years (http://www.13point7billion.org). Loki founded the Underground Desert Living Institute (http://www.udlu.org) to promote the research and development of the Underground Desert Living Unit (UDLU), a low-cost, prefabricated, sustainable, modular, eco-friendly, single-family dwelling as one possible response to the future loss of human habitat arising from the decline of fertile land, the growth of deserts and the creation of millions of global warming refugees around the world due to the effects of climate change in the coming century.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 Africa Month: Piecing Together Tanzania's Fractured Wildlife Corridors
Reestablishing the critical routes that wildlife used to roam (part of Africa Month on 13.7 Billion Years, focusing on biodiversity, conservation, sustainable development and ethical consumption).
Sunday, February 6, 2011 Africa Month: Turmoil in Egypt Continues, Battle for Nile Waits
With Egypt's future uncertain, so too are negotiations over control of the world's longest river (part of "Africa Month" on 13.7 Billion Years, focusing on biodiversity, conservation, sustainable development and ethical consumption across the continent).
Friday, February 4, 2011 Report from 2050: The Holocene Extinction
Millions of species feared extinct -- global warming is primary culprit (from "Reports from 2050," a series of imagined reports from the year 2050, supported by current news, discoveries and scientific predictions).
Friday, February 4, 2011 Report from 2050: Water - Fluid of Life, Victim of Our Indifference
Water and wisdom have rarely mixed. Too bad (from "Reports from 2050," a series of imagined reports from the year 2050, supported by current news, discoveries and scientific predictions).
Friday, February 4, 2011 Report from 2050: Epilogue - Why This Century is Special (2 comments)
And you thought the 20th century was rough (from "Reports from 2050," a series of imagined reports from the year 2050, supported by current news, discoveries and scientific predictions.)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Africa Month: The End of the Great Migration
Tanzania's ill-conceived Serengeti highway will disrupt the Earth's largest overland wildlife migration through the Serengeti
Monday, January 31, 2011 Report from 2050: Gardening on Mars
The first locally-sourced meal on Mars has been served -- plans for colonization on target (from "Reports from 2050," a series of imagined reports from the year 2050, supported by current news, discoveries and scientific predictions).
Friday, January 21, 2011 Report from 2050: The Sino-American Green Divide
For the past four decades, China has held the title of "World's Greenest Nation." America is also very green -- with envy (from "Reports from 2050, a series of imagined reports from the year 2050, supported by current news, discoveries and scientific predictions).
Thursday, January 20, 2011 Report from 2050: The Rise of the Cyclist
Automobiles lose steam as bicycles become the world's fastest growing mode of personal transportation (from "Reports from 2050," a series of imagined reports from the year 2050, supported by current news, discoveries and scientific predictions).
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 Report from 2050: Livestock Production Breaks Safe Threshold (1 comments)
Rainforests and thousands of species wiped out as human demand for animal flesh finally exceeds Earth's limits (from "Reports from 2050," a series of imagined reports from the year 2050, supported by current news, discoveries and scientific predictions.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Report from 2050: Our Acid Seas (2 comments)
Fisheries and corals succumb to ocean acidification, worsening the global food crisis (part of "Reports from 2050," a series of imagined reports from the year 2050, supported by current news, facts and scientific predictions.)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Report from 2050: Too Many Mouths to Feed
Scientists warn current food crisis will worsen as human population growth rate officially outpaces world food output.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Is the Tree of Life Endangered? (4 comments)
The concept of a cosmic tree that connects everything is a powerful symbol in many of the world's religions and mythologies. But could this Tree of Life become a victim of deforestation?
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 The Tree of Heaven Struggles to Reach the Sky
For a group of artists, one of the Western world's most unwanted trees is a vital resource. Say hello to the Tree of Heaven.
Monday, November 22, 2010 Tree of Gernika
Instead of guns, pro-peace reformers from ETA's banned political party can find strength in Basque's beloved oak.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 The Village That Reinvented the World (1 comments)
Almost four decades ago, Gaviotas was started as a sustainable community in one of the harshest places in South America. It has worked -- largely because of trees.
Monday, November 1, 2010 Rise of the Herbivores
The year is 2050. Humans have evolved into a post-carnivorous stage. Here's a look at "Homo sapiens herbivora" and the future of veganism.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 In West Africa, a Kiss Is Not Just a Kiss
n West Africa, where Hershey sources much of its cocoa, the scene is one of child labor, trafficking, and forced labor. The farmers in this region, which supplies the majority of the world's cocoa, live in poverty.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 "The Traveler" Return to Pakistan (1 comments)
The Urdu poet Mustafa Zaidi died today in 1970. What might he have written had he lived to witness the floods that have devastated his homeland of Pakistan?
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 America's State Department Turns 220
America's State Department was born today in 1789. Over two centuries old, is it flexible enough to deal with crises that have no state borders?
Sunday, July 26, 2009 Gone Fishin': Independence Day in Liberia Gone Fishin': Independence Day in Liberia
Liberia has yet to ratify the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources of the High Seas. Designed to increase international cooperation towards marine conservation, including the critical issue of overfishing, the ratification of this agreement is something that President Ellen-Johnson Sirleaf should give priority.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Exclusive Interview with Francois Hugo, Founder, Seal Alert-SA
South African seal rescuer Francois Hugo can shut down Namibia's sealing industry for good. All he needs is $14 million to buy it out. Read this exclusive interview with one of Africa's most passionate seal advocates.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Save Kolahoi, Save Kashmir
The Kolahoi Glacier is melting fast. For India and Pakistan, it presents a great opportunity to stop the violence in Kashmir and work together to solve this environmental crisis.
Friday, July 3, 2009 Happy Co-Dependence Day (1 comments)
As Americans head to the grill to celebrate July 4th, it's a perfect time to ponder another kind of freedom -- the gastronomic kind.
Saturday, June 13, 2009 Mining for Answers in the Philippines
The Philippine mining industry is running rough-shod on indigenous people and the environment. For President Macapagal-Arroyo, it presents a great opportunity.
