Pronghorn were almost perfectly fitted to the West Texas landscape. And then people started building fences. By Sterry Butcher.
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Month: June 2017
What’s Killing the Yellow River?
Rapid development is fueling China’s rise. The cost may be one of the country’s most vital natural resources.
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Corbyn did the right thing when he chose Glastonbury over Armed Forces Day events
Jeremy Corbyn has been slammed in the right-wing press for choosing to appear at Glastonbury rather than Armed Forces Day events. Nothing sums up more neatly than this the longstanding preoccupation of our country’s majority right-wing press with Corbyn’s refusal to sanction war and violence. And nothing sums up better how out-of-kilter that thinking is. By Lee Williams.
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A gardener went to Japan to polish her pruning skills. She found tough love.
An American ventures into Kyoto gardens.
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Paris’ Dusty Diary : A Peek Inside the City’s Most Secret Library
Guarded by a fortress of medieval walls cut from thick ominous sandstone, Les Archives Nationales means business. The former humble abode to a member of the French aristocracy, today this decadent sprawling chateau houses France’s most precious documents, each securely locked behind layers of mahogany-framed, etched-glass bookshelves.
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Hobbyhorsing: Inside Finland’s equestrian craze
On an uncharacteristically warm and clear weekend in May, more than 5,000 people descended on Helsinki's Kaivopuisto Park — one of the Finnish capital's largest — to take part in the latest craze beginning to sweep the nation.
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This is how Brexit, immigration and housing sparked Britain’s political revolution
Britain is experiencing profound political changes, going by the outcome of the general election, but new trends are shadowy, developing below the surface. It may be that Labour’s relative success – achieved amid confident predictions by pundits of annihilating defeat – stemmed from a last-minute change of direction by voters, or simply because pollsters vastly underestimated the turnout of pro-Labour younger voters. By Patrick Cockburn.
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Solar Costs Are Hitting Jaw-Dropping Lows in Every Region of the World
This may sound a little repetitive, but it's impossible to ignore: The decline in solar costs is not slowing down. GTM Research expects a 27 percent drop in average global project prices by 2022, or about 4.4 percent each year. Those improvements are not limited to the U.S. They are occurring globally, and in some cases resulting in even sharper price declines than those America is experiencing.
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Once a Model City, Hong Kong Is in Trouble
When the British left 20 years ago, Hong Kong was seen as a rare blend of East and West that China might seek to emulate. Now, increasingly, it’s a cautionary tale.
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Mount Baker Full Moon At Sunset
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