Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Indonesia is defying the global trend in tropical deforestation.

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Jen Psaki addresses the horrific shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis and the shocking gun statistics in the United States that "should make everyone angry." Psaki points to new gun ...

A coastal town facing "mounting pressure from swift expansion" must take urgent action to address a major challenge. Dawlish stands as one of Devon's flourishing seaside destinations, yet local ...

If Spain are to come anywhere close to their 2008-2010 feats and back up their European Championship title by adding the World Cup, then they have a central problem. Literally. It's a 6-foot-2, ...

Some individual queries use a small amount of electricity, but AI’s energy demand is still a big deal. Google just announced that a typical query to its Gemini app uses about 0.24 watt-hours of ...

The Ontario government put its real estate watchdog on formal notice Friday with a ministerial letter stating it will not hesitate to “assume control” of the regulator if it is “not satisfied with the ...

A recent letter writer asserted that “Democrats like to spin the crime numbers and have you believe that [Washington], D.C. is as safe as the streets of Mayberry.” Washington, D.C., is an actual place ...

Timi is a news and deals writer who's been reporting on technology for over a decade. He loves breaking down complex subjects into easy-to-read pieces that keep you informed. But his recent passion ...

Kaduna – Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has cautioned opposition politicians against politicising insecurity, warning that claims that bandits could be “carpet-bombed” out of existence are ...