We break down the concept of “biomass” to judge Earth’s living things from top to bottom. Are humans really Earth’s most dominant species? Let’s put all of the planet’s living things on a scale and ...

The climate crisis demands urgent action. If we are to meet global commitments to phase out coal, cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the world needs to ...

Tons of biomass used to be hauled out of New Mexico to paper mills in the Northwest. Today, Local Energy converts woodchips like these (a pile at the former Duke City Lumber in Espanola) to energy for ...

Human movement today is about 40 times greater than the combined movement of all wild animals - including land mammals, birds, and arthropods.

Human movement today is about 40 times greater than the combined movement of all wild animals - including land mammals, birds ...

A major political and environmental dispute is heating up as the forestry industry and governments promote forest biomass — cutting trees, turning them into wood pellets, and burning them to make ...