"And God said let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."

Ten years after a global pandemic of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak spread from China in 2003, global leaders have failed to tackle the root cause of the deadly disease that seems to have originated from consuming exotic meat. Although it never reached pandemic proportions, globally...

"The caged bears with an open wound cut in their stomach for the daily torture of bile extraction woke me up to the shocking brutality to more than 10,000 black bears in China. I could not believe some people in China could be so shamelessly insensitive to the suffering of...

I am utterly numb and speechless, as I struggle to cope with the aftermath of the recent carnage of 89 elephants including around 30 pregnant females. The brutal massacre took place in Chad, near the Cameroon border around March 14-15, ironically in the closing hours of the 40th...

I've always felt a profound sense of emotional connection with nature's expressions, as they most often reflect my own internal world. The moment I step into the wilderness, the smell of the earth, the warmth of the sunshine and the gentle caress of the breeze revive me, as the tensions...

Get ready for a daily dose of climate reality. It's called the "Reality Drop" and is akin to an antidote given to patients bitten by a poisonous snake, only in this case it is intended to destroy the toxic global warming myths that seem to be poisoning...

Millions of dollars have been channeled into framing climate change messages by intentional misuse of language so as to mislead the masses. The Guardian reports, conservative billionaires have doled out nearly $120m between 2002 and 2010 to re-define climate messages and frame them in a manner that...

Our dominant western culture has conditioned us to believe material wealth will make us happy. In our quest to satisfy our insatiable desire to possess more we've become oblivious to the effects of our actions, which ironically, are creating more unhappiness.

We try to control nature and in doing so...

The verdict is in: The year 2012 was a historic one for extreme weather, as a mixed bag of drought, wildfires, hurricanes and storms swept across the U.S.A., according to the latest reports by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Meantime this past weekend...

As we usher in the New Year a paradigm shift in the way we think about our society in relation to our environment seems timely. In reflecting on the chains of natural disasters and social upheaval that unfolded in 2012, the idea that our social and environmental crises cannot be...

Sensationalism, drama, visuals, breaking news, and ratings are just a few factors that drive the television news world. Although climate change seems to be insidiously disrupting our social fabric, it makes the newscast only when there's a dramatic natural disaster. Journalists for their part adhere to some of the basic...

Although climate scientists around the world have been issuing dire warnings for decades, public perception of climate change has been changing at a snail's pace, perhaps implying that people may be disengaged from the topic. However the deeper issue could be a lack of public understanding resulting from poor communication...

As Americans pick up the pieces and try to move forward with their lives in the aftermath of Sandy, the media have essentially shifted their focus and moved on to the news of the day -- the 2012 elections. This is generally the case with the media coverage after a...