From Rolling Stone, James Lovelock says that global warming is irreversible — and that more than 6 billion people will perish by the end of the century. A look at how the history of mass extinction is a grim lesson on climate change. The world has a narrow window of opportunity to save coral reefs from the destruction caused by extreme climate change. The future is drying up: The West is the fastest-growing part of the country. It’s also the driest. And climate change could be making matters much, much worse. Which is the more environmentally sensitive thing to do: let the Greenland ice sheet collapse, or throw a little sulfate in the stratosphere? From Fair, an article on Rachel Carson, mass murderer? The creation of an anti-environmental myth. From Counterpunch, an article on transsexuals and the death of the Earth First!, or where have all the rednecks gone? Vegans vs. Vegetarians: What kind of diet is best for the environment?