The Green Dispatch

From the archives: Coke and Pepsi: sweet, fizzy and not so nice

The soft drink giants use their wealth and power to avoid responsibility for their harmful products and the pollution they cause

Feb 7 • Paul Hormick

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January 2026

Good news and not-so-good news on the legacy effects of mountaintop removal

Although some mining companies reclaim the land after operations end, there are lingering effects of runoff and contaminated waterways

Jan 30 • Paul Hormick

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Bike lanes: good for you, good for the planet. Why don't we have more?

These safety measures often meet resistance despite proven benefits

Jan 24 • Paul Hormick

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Fire-driven degradation of the Amazon reaches two-decade peak

2024 was the worst year for Amazonian deforestation and degradation in 20 years

Jan 16 • Paul Hormick

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The environmental effects of roads in wilderness

Roads promote erosion, alter hydrology, open access to invasives, and have other troubling effects on the environment

Jan 9 • Paul Hormick

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The Green Dispatch year in review

And a look forward to 2026

Jan 2 • Paul Hormick

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December 2025

The global criminalization of climate and environmental protest

Repression of climate and environmental activism is no longer restricted to the Global South

Dec 27, 2025 • Paul Hormick

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Sustainable balconies

City dwellers find ways of making their apartments and condos more sustainable with solar panels and small gardens

Dec 19, 2025 • Paul Hormick

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The Trump administration’s war on information

Disinformation, misinformation, and now even un-information

Dec 12, 2025 • Paul Hormick

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Data centers and climate change push drive to recycle wastewater

We will need more water as climate change threatens water supplies.

Dec 5, 2025 • Paul Hormick

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November 2025

Food good; food packaging, not so much

Chemicals from packaging can migrate to foods

Nov 28, 2025 • Paul Hormick

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More science on the regenerative powers of wildfire

Fire is good for birds, frogs, even spiders

Nov 21, 2025 • Paul Hormick

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