A new generation of barriers to California’s public coast
The California Coastal Act promises that the coastline be open to all, but 40 years after its passage, new obstacles have emerged. And they'll take more than new beach paths to overcome.
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Future of the wooly mammoth
Is Earth's sixth mass extinction really underway? An expert panel including Stewart Brand, an advocate of de-extinction and co-founder of Revive and Restore, will discuss the causes and consequences of mass species loss and what can be done to protect endangered species.
N.Y. Times’ Andrew Revkin on climate change, adaptation and aliens
Award-winning journalist Andy Revkin joined LENS for an intimate look at his evolution of environmental thinking and some potential outcomes for life on Earth.
Environmental visions get a new LENS at upcoming symposium
A new era of stories for our changing planet will debut at UCLA’s EARTH NOW: EARTH 2050, a three-day symposium at the recently opened Luskin Conference Center on October 18,…
Human tales on extinction and endangered species
Ursula Heise was surprised by the animal’s intelligence and ability to communicate. She began observing birds and other animals in nature and thinking about their survival through the lens of…
Geoengineering: one way we might turn out alright
At tonight’s Oppenheim lecture—live streamed here at 7 p.m.—a panel of four experts will debate California’s plan to move to 100 percent renewable energy, and whether the strategy could work…
