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WildAid: The Race for New Chinese Thinking
Photo credit: WildAid Ambassadors Sir Richard Branson and Yao Ming "When the buying stops, the killing can, too." WildAid's mantra, translated into Chinese, has permeated China's culture and society -...
View ArticleA Cleaner, Safer Future Is Ours
As President of the Latino Victory Project, I've been fortunate to travel all over the country and meet Latino leaders at every level of government. Whether a city councilman, a state treasurer, or a...
View ArticleState Department's Real Errors in Keystone XL Review
Last month, the State Department published an errata sheet for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline project. State Department's error...
View ArticleIt's Time to Take this Poisonous Plastic Out of Our Oceans
You may love the plastic in your credit card, water pipes and gym bags but whales, sea turtles and birds certainly don't. Polyvinyl chloride, also known as PVC or vinyl, is one of the world's most...
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The Next Frontier For Beyond the Grid Solar Markets: Big Data
When it comes to energy access, we're fond of saying small is big. That's because all those small scale solar lanterns, solar home systems, and solar mini-grids add up to a very big market. But the...
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Got Science? Ohio Wake-up Call on Fracking Disclosure Laws
At a Halliburton fracking site in Clarington, Ohio, in the southeastern part of the state, a fire broke out on a recent Saturday morning. What happened next should be a wake-up call to every U.S....
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Avoiding Extinction on the Goldilocks Planet
In a recent New York Times article, scientists argued that certain species might have the genetic makeup sufficient to survive the environmental and climate changes associated with the burning of...
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As Keystone XL Dominoes Fall, Time to Arrest Tar Sands Industry
We've got this. Thanks to the courageous and indefatigable efforts of pipeline fighters everywhere, the tide has finally turned on Keystone XL. As it becomes increasingly clear that Keystone XL's...
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Arrest of Forest Rights Activists Symbolic of What's Wrong in India
It was just past midnight when Indian police hauled two Greenpeace India activists out of their sleep and arrested them this week as a crackdown on protests against a planned coal mine in the Mahan...
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'Green News Report' - July 31, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: 20m gallon water main break, amid worst drought in CA history, exposes threat of decrepit U.S. water infrastructure; Record...
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Let's Not Pronounce Sprawl Dead Just Yet
Few things have been as simultaneously destructive to the natural environment, the economy, and our social fabric as the tidal wave of suburban sprawl that washed over the US in the late 20th...
View ArticleBe Prepared for Extreme Weather
Two years ago this October, Hurricane Sandy blew through the Lehigh Valley, leaving power outages, flooding, downed trees, and closed roads in its wake. Though it was to varying degrees, nearly...
View ArticleThe Climate Post: Report, Initiatives Aim to Take Action on Climate Change
Editor's Note: While Tim Profeta is on vacation, Jeremy Tarr, policy associate in the Climate and Energy Program at Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, will author The Climate...
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Four Things The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Can Do For Beyond the Grid Solar
All eyes will be on the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington next week with one question in mind -- will those gathered take steps to move investment beyond the grid? Just this week, Politico...
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Congress Through the Looking Glass of Science
In an earlier blog post, "The Stupid Party? Which One?" I looked into the worrisome issue of the Republican Party being hijacked by anti-science Luddites. But what about the House of Representatives?...
View ArticleFrom the Heart: Americans Speak Out for EPA's Work to Safeguard Health and...
In four key cities this week, the Environmental Protection Agency held successful public hearings on its proposal to curb climate change pollution. Hundreds of people marched into the marathon sessions...
View ArticleIs Green Investing Dead?
You likely have heard the stories of the bankruptcies of Solyndra, Fisker Automotive and Evergreen Solar, heard about the green tech funds on Sand Hill Road that just didn't deliver and the less than...
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The World Bank's New Environmental and Social Policies Fail to Tackle Climate...
Over the last two years, the Bank has been reviewing its environmental and social safeguard policies. The review process presents an important opportunity for the Bank to adopt best practices for...
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Tesoro Begins Cleanup of Massive Oil Pipeline Spill in North Dakota (PHOTOS)
Though the Keystone XL pipeline has been delayed due to popular backlash, oil and related hazardous materials continue to flow through the United States on trains and through pipelines. Increasingly...
View ArticleXcel Energy: Swiftboating for Solar
Xcel Energy, Colorado's largest investor-owned utility, is attacking net metering once again. Rather than pay solar customers full, fair credit for the energy they put back into the grid, the company...
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