Capitalist conundrum.

Can free markets safely manage and regulate our environment and natural resources? As a society we are pretty solidly sold on the idea that capitalism is the most – or even the only – viable and fair system under which we can organize our affairs. This idea is defended tooth and nail, and has become …

A Day at the Zoo

Yesterday I had the good fortune of being a fly on the wall during the second day of meetings and presentations of a regional committee for International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), held at the Conservation Pavilion of the National Zoo in Washington, DC. The IUCN is the largest umbrella organization for conservation groups …