Climate change events worsen HIV epidemic for vulnerable African women
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A recent study in Lesotho showed that climate change events such as severe drought have been linked to increased rates of HIV in women. This raises concerns of environmental justice, as vulnerable populations who are not the top contributors to … Continue reading

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To reproduce or not to reproduce, and if so how much, that is the question
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Over at Foreign Policy recently, philosophers Travis Rieder and Rebecca Kukla engaged in a thoughtful, pleasant, and yet provocative dialogue about reproductive considerations in light of climate change (Rieder, Colin Hickey, and Jake Earl recently published an article about the … Continue reading

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Climate Change is a Medical Ethics Issue, and this graph shows why it’s real
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Medical ethicists and public health specialists have argued for some time that climate change is  a health issue and a medical ethics issue. The four links in the previous sentences are a nice starting point if you want to bone … Continue reading

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