All ethics

Natural history for a world in crisis

Our new collection of essays considers how the climate and biocultural diversity crises demand not only a reckoning with public policy but also with the colonial regime of knowledge that has influenced how people see and relate to the land and each other.

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Dr. James Hansen on Exxon Sponsorship

Dr. James Hansen, Kerry Emmanuel, Bob Ward, and hundreds of scientists are joining The Natural History Museum and ClimateTruth.org in urging the world’s largest association of Earth scientists to drop Exxon sponsorship. Join us–add your name to the petition.

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Should Oil Barons Like David Koch Be Funding Our Museums?

“If a major executive of a tobacco company offered to serve on the board of a children’s museum,” Merritt continued, “wouldn’t that be a mismatch between the mission of serving the health of children and that company’s mission?”

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