Ben Goldfarb
Ben Goldfarb is a first-year Master's student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Co-Editor in Chief of Sage Magazine. He graduated from Amherst College in 2009 with BAs in Environmental Studies and English, and has since lived and worked in Yellowstone National Park, Bangkok, and New York City. Ben is i...
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Japan's last nuclear reactor closed this week, touching off nation-wide celebrations. But if that means increased reliance on fossil fuel imports, should the Japanese really be rejoicing?
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Pixar has officially released its lineup for 2013-2015, and if it's anything like these five movies, it's going to be a fun three years.
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Think you're doing no harm when you chow down on a salad? Think again.
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The full impact of the 2010 BP oil spill is only now becoming clear in the Gulf of Mexico. This Earth Day, there's no better place to turn our attention.
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Why must politicians lower their IQs, simplify issues, and remove all nuance from the public square?
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Four years ago, I remember skipping high school just to hear President Obama speak. How did he become so uncool?
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Growing ivory demand in Asia is leading to increased poaching of African elephants. A full ban on ivory trade and concerted action by all players are necessary to end the massacre of elephants.
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Until oil companies demonstrate that they've gotten better at cleaning up spills, they should not be permitted to drill in the Arctic Ocean.
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How are cell phones affecting our social relations? Does our heightened reliance reflect a greater desire to stay more connected to even more people?
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We have spent way too much time and money trying to fix a problem that many scientists say does not even exist. The days of believing in global warming need to end
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Cruise ships produce a range of pollutants that endanger people and the environment.
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Nature's services are far more valuable than society realizes. It's time that environmentalists started talking like economists and posted hard numbers.
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Obama has not lived up to his promises.
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Young people shouldn't spend time yelling at Santorum, but should rather work to support candidates who they want to see win.
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Research into the basic questions of science must be funded by the government to advance the field.
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The coverage of Tebow's missionary work in the Philippines ignores the long history of American imperialism in the country.
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We want to hear from you, what should our New Year's resolutions be? Give us your thoughts on the questions below.
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Santorum is climbing up the Iowa Caucas charts and Paul is taking the lead from out of nowhere, but how important is this stop of the campaign?
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Federal subsidies to wheat, corn, and cattle growers contribute to the obesity epidemic by facilitating overproduction. Will the next farm bill tighten our waistlines?
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A new EPA report proves that hydraulic fracturing contaminates groundwater, but will that revelation be enough to put the brakes on fracking?
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Reasons for environmental hope and despair in 2011, from Japan to the White House.
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OWS has directed the brunt of its wrath at financial institutions. Yet companies that harm the environment are just as responsible for America's economic woes.
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Stronger pollution regulations actually boost employment and help the economy, despite what industry would have you believe.
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A proposed oil pipeline through the American West carries a significant risk of environmental catastrophe.
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New paradigms in wildlife conservation try to restore ecosystems to their pre-human states, even if it means importing animals from Africa to the U.S.
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Thailand's new Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra must disassociate from the country's former PM, and brother, the corrupt Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Rising demand for palm oil in the global marketplace has led to deforestation and species depletion in Borneo, exacerbating climate change.
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In order to save our fish populations from overfishing, we need to place 40% of the world's oceans off-limits through marine reserves.
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Invasive lionfish are destroying Caribbean ecosystems and economies. Now, scuba divers from Florida to Honduras are fighting back to save the reefs and their fishing livelihoods.
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Let's put on some flannel, watch reruns of My So-Called Life while Nirvana plays in the background on our cool mix tape! Are you nostalgic yet?
Ben Goldfarb Really? The Goo Goo Dolls, Third Eye Blind, and Bush are the best bands of the 90's, but Radiohead is "a band worth checking out" on a par with Soundgarden and Alice in Chains? When every member of Bush is dead and buried, people will ...