APRIL/MAY 2022

CONTENTS

NEWS SECTION

International Science Conference Ushers in Earth Day

The Earth & I Editorial Team

New Heat Engine—with No Moving Parts—Turns High Heat into Electricity

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Environmental Scientists Share Cutting-Edge Research

The Earth & I Editorial Team

C.R.E.A.T.I.O.N: Faith and the Environment

The Earth & I Editorial Team

DATA SECTION

Food Prices Continue to Rise Sharply

The Earth & I Editorial Team

What Transit-Oriented Development Can Do for You

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Refugee Camps and Clean Water

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Our Supreme Solar Community

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Global Assembly Takes on Plastic Pollution

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Red Clover: The Healing Power of Herbs

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Invasive Species: Unwelcome and Costly

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Time to Refresh Your Memory: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Martens Just Became More Lovable (in the UK)

The Earth & I Editorial Team

ECOSYSTEMS

Squirrel Wars: May the Martens Be with You

Gordon Cairns

At Home and at Peace in the Mau Forest of Kenya—Understanding the Ogiek Experience

Daniel Kobei

FOOD

Raw Veggies Offer Superior Health Benefits

Julie Peterson

Alice in a Wondrous Land—Malawi Women Farmers’ Quest for Sustainability

Alice Kachere

HUMAN HEALTH

Breathe Deeply for A Better World

Robin Whitlock

Sweet Wormwood—Repurposing an Herb for COVID-19?

Mark Smith

CLIMATE CHANGE

The “Doomsday Glacier”

Jaqueline Sordi

“Power for the People”—How Solar Mini-Grids Help the Disadvantaged

Mark Newton

NATURAL DISASTERS

Can Healthy Soil Mitigate Natural Disasters?

Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe

ENERGY

Russian Invasion Tramples Europe’s Energy Plans

Rick Laezman

Is Current Battery Technology Sustainable?

Nnamdi Anyadike

WATER QUALITY

When Disasters Strike, Water Systems Follow

Jean Thilmany

Atmospheric Water Harvesting: Hope from Extracting Water from Air

Dr. Rohan S. Dassanayake

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Japan’s Kamikatsu: A Model of Zero-Waste Living

Yasuhiro Kotera

ECONOMICS & POLICY

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) at a Political Crossroads

Jonathan L. Wharton, Ph.D.

EDUCATION

Child-led Governance Builds a Sustainable World

Edwin Maria John