Will de Freitas

1 month ago | tolerance.ca | Will de Freitas

“The Earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth.” These aren’t the words of a radical sociologist or rogue climate scientist. They aren’t the words of a Conversation editor either. Nor are these:“A selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantaged.”These are in fact quotes from Pope Francis, who died last weekend.

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Will de Freitas

“The Earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth.” These aren’t the words of a radical sociologist or rogue climate scientist. They aren’t the words of a Conversation editor either. Nor are these:“A selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantaged.”These are in fact quotes from Pope Francis, who died last weekend.

1 month ago | tolerance.ca | Will de Freitas

By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition Most rivers need some human help to stay clean and healthy and to flow freely. People have to fish out litter, block sewage, look out for invasive species and so on. This is obvious enough. But, as rivers…Read complete article© The Conversation -

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Will de Freitas

Most rivers need some human help to stay clean and healthy and to flow freely. People have to fish out litter, block sewage, look out for invasive species and so on. This is obvious enough. But, as rivers are increasingly being granted legal rights of their own, they’ll need another form of human help: people willing to be their legal representatives, filing lawsuits and speaking in court.

Feb 19, 2025 | tolerance.ca | Will de Freitas

By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition Until relatively recently, humans were limited by the horizon. Climate scientists of the early 20th century could gather data from the world around them and perhaps what they were able to see from a hot air balloon or plane. But the really big picture – the global snapshot – remained out of sight.