The loss of Arctic sea ice has proceeded so far that a tanker has been able to cross the north of Asia without an ice breaker.

If that were the only effect, it would be a great savings. Alas, the absence of ice is rapidly heating the Arctic even more.

Saboteurs in the US have presented supposed reasons for "reviewing" US national monuments. They are bogus.

The economic analysis makes the frequent economic error of measuring the "health of the economy" by totals, or equivalenty per-capita figures. This is a fallacy because it disregards the harm done by inequality. If one billionaire gains a million dollars, and 9000 minimum-wage workers lose 100 each, the total increases by 100 thousand but the net effect is more suffering.

However, the article's point is valid nonetheless.

Brazil has abolished a large reserve in the Amazon, exposing it to deforestation which will destroy it forever.

The partial legalization of marijuana fails to undo the harm done to people who were convicted of possession or sale of marijuana in the past.

Tommy McAdoo, at age 70, couldn't bear living on the street or in unsafe homeless shelters. He robbed a bank to get back in prison.

It's our shame that our treatment of homeless people is worse than prison.