A Brown Lawn Shouldn't Have to Be the New Green
The news of a couple in Glendora whose conscientious use of water resulted in the possibility of their having to pay as much as $500 because their unwatered lawn represented an eyesore -- was received...
View ArticleDaily Dirty Denier$
Dirty votes and dirty money. For some members of Congress this is a normal day in Washington. This August, as members return home to face voters, we will expose some of them for exactly who they are:...
View ArticleA Haven for Ancient Turtles
"This stretch of beach is where Leatherback turtles lay their eggs, and the other stretch of beach is where Hawksbill turtles lay eggs," our local volunteer Ricardo pointed out to us as we stood on the...
View ArticleThe High Cost of White Roofs in the North
Summer is when new roofs are installed and old ones are redone, but contrary to news articles and experts touting the benefits of white reflective roofs, the fact is that my home city of Seattle and...
View ArticleNews Media, There's a War on Elephants
The slaughter of Africa's elephants for their ivory is leaving a devastating number of casualties: some conservationists cite as many as 50,000 are being killed annually. It's a full-on massacre. It's...
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You Pay More for a Crappy 1-BDRM Apartment in San Francisco Than the City...
By Paul Rauber San Francisco, riding high on the tech boom, is one of the most expensive places in the country to live. The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $3,285, and if you want to buy a...
View ArticleClearcutting the California Dream
In 1988-1989, I was a visiting professor of environmental studies at Humboldt State University in northern California. By then I was convinced that large farmers and large companies were responsible...
View ArticleWhat Everyone Needs to Know About "Toilet to Tap" Water
Direct potable reuse projects, or putting treated municipal wastewater directly back into the same city's drinking water supply, are creating headlines all over the Southwest and especially in Texas...
View ArticleShow Me the Money: Corporate Ag Bankrolling Missouri's Amendment 1
The people who tried a full-on repeal of Prop B -- the 2010 voter-approved ballot measure to crack down on cruelty to dogs in a state that had become notoriously known as the puppy mill capital of the...
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Having a Conservation Conversation With Your Kids
Protecting the biodiversity of our planet will require us to make some big changes in the way we live in America. Every product we use - then discard - impacts the health of our planet and...
View ArticleGreen Energy Access for All
The word "equitable" is not one we often use when discussing our nation's energy policies, but it needs to be if communities of color plan to have a meaningful role in the energy revolution happening...
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Greenpeace Report: Obama Exporting Climate Change by Exporting Coal
Cross-posted from DeSmogBlogGreenpeace USA has released a major new report on an under-discussed part of President Barack Obama's Climate Action Plan and his U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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What City Dwellers Want, and Why It Matters
American city dwellers place a high value on their cities’ food offerings, from restaurants to farmers’ markets. We also love historic buildings and good public spaces. Traffic, not so much....
View ArticleWe Can't Wait: The Cost of Delaying Action to Stem Climate Change
From severe storms to sea level rise, the United States is already experiencing the impacts of climate change, prompting more policymakers to realize the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions....
View ArticleThe House's Continued Assault on Endangered Species
Earlier this year, Representative Doc Hastings, a powerful foe of wildlife conservation and Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, launched a horribly biased and slanted attack on the...
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Sea Shepherd Protects Pilot Whales From Bloodbath
Cetaceans (whales and dolphins) are "Doctors of the Sea." We need every last one of them alive because the oceans are dying. Join Earth Dr Reese Halter from Los Angeles for another segment of SOS as...
View ArticleOffshore Oil Exploration in the Atlantic? Bad Idea
By Jason Bittel, OnEarthSuppose someone was detonating a stick of dynamite in your neighborhood. BOOM. Every 10 to 12 seconds. BOOM. For days and weeks and months on end. BOOM. Maybe you could just...
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Clean Power Plan Leads to Healthy Kids
It shouldn't be dangerous to breathe. But, for thousands of kids in Atlanta, just going outside is like a fullback going into a game without a helmet - unhealthy and unsafe. Millions of American kids...
View ArticleConfessions of a Dog Trainer: I Train My Dogs Using 'People Food' -- And You...
We frequently hear it in training class: "I won't give my dog any people food." This is a bit of a ridiculous sentiment if you think about it. Food is food. It's not like there are farms that raise...
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"Miracle" Baby Opossums Survive Despite Incredible Odds
This little brother and sister pair went through an ordeal that should have taken their lives. But somehow they survived. A WildCare member in West Marin, California stopped her car to check if a dead...
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