Voices From The Field | Stop Trying to Save the Planet
Nature is gone. It was gone before you were born, before your parents were born, before the pilgrims arrived, before the pyramids were built. You are living on a used planet. From the Fields is a...
View ArticleVoices From The Field | The DIY Genius of the Original Earth Day
I’ve come to believe that Earth Day is the least understood famous event in modern American history. Every April 22, we pay ritual homage to the planet. This year, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day,...
View ArticleVoices From The Field | Op-Ed: The Mass Extinction of Scientists Who Study...
We are currently in a biodiversity crisis. A quarter of all mammals face extinction, and 90 percent of the largest ocean fish are gone. Species are going extinct at rates equaled only five times in the...
View ArticleVoices From The Field | How Science Failed During the Gulf Oil Disaster
When the Deepwater Horizon oil well exploded two years ago in the Gulf of Mexico, many academic scientists stepped outside of the Ivory Tower to study what was an unprecedented -- and unintended --...
View ArticleUnfixable Computers Are Leading Humanity Down a Perilous Path
I’ve been writing about Apple and the value of repair for the better part of the last decade. Repair is our mission at iFixit — and it always has been. Even so, I didn’t expect the scale of the public ...
View ArticleDoubt Is Good for Science, But Bad for PR
The world appears suddenly engulfed in an epidemic of uncertainty. Uncertainty plagues banks and the economy, the Middle East, elections in the U.S. and other countries, the Euro, and of course the...
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Open Letters To... | EV Plug Wars: Charging Ahead When What We Really Need Is...
Electric-vehicle charging is just one giant pissing contest these days, with different companies crossing streams in a quest to prove connector, standard, or network superiority. The latest involves...
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Greenwashing the Retina MacBook Pro
Apple’s latest unsustainable design was just greenlighted – verified "Gold" – by the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool registry (EPEAT). And it’s a clear case of greenwashing. This...
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We Need a Fixer (Not Just a Maker) Movement
The 'maker movement' is a grassroots success story, refueling interest in engineering and giving kids practical skills with tools. But now we need something new. We need to apply those maker skills to...
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Unlocking Bill Passes Committee, But There’s Still a Treacherous Road Ahead
The Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act was approved by the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. The bill now moves on to the House floor, so its fate is still uncertain. And...
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Teardown: Apple’s Latest iPhones Are Not as Green as the Company Claims
When Apple’s chief marketing maven, Phil Schiller, said the new line of iPhones were designed to be "environmentally friendly," my interest was piqued (I’m the guy behind the iFixit teardowns). Because...
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