The Overlooked Anniversary: 40 Years Ago Congress and the President Called...
You read that right. Pursuant to an act of the 93rd Congress, President Richard M. Nixon signed into law the establishment of a steady state economy. That law was called the Endangered Species Act....
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#DirtyDenier$ Day 2: Congressman Tim Walberg
Congressman Tim Walberg seems perfectly happy as a reliable foe of clean air, clean water and taking action on climate change, doesn't he? Maybe it's because he's tucked into the National Republican...
View ArticleNow Is America's Moment to Assert Itself as a Solar Superpower
Solar is the energy story of the 21st century. It is also the best opportunity in decades for the United States to achieve its own energy independence, contribute to long-term climate stability, and...
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Animal Welfare and Palm Oil in Products We Buy
In case you missed Jane Velez-Mitchell's interview with model Katie Cleary, here it is. Katie made an impassioned plea to the viewers to stop buying products that use palm oil. So what is it about...
View ArticleWhy I Cycled More Than 500 Miles for Trees
If my legs could talk...(inspired by a presentation by R. Bruce Allison, author of If Trees Could Talk) Well, right now, if my legs could talk, they might tell you that they sincerely dislike the...
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Are You as Water Smart as Conan O'Brien?
Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, NRDC, and the State of California have teamed up to create a new series of very funny Public Service Announcements to encourage water conservation during California's...
View ArticleYour Safety Is a Barrier to Trade
Industry lobbyists are working to ensure a new transatlantic trade deal gives commercial interests precedence over public health. Environmental lawyers at ClientEarth have shown that at least one part...
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A Healer's Last Journey: Documenting Endangered Knowledge in the Colombian Andes
Mama Margarita, a Kamentsa medicine woman, holds the leaves of a frailejón plant that she uses to treat fever and migraines. Photo credit: Monika Wnuk The smell of gasoline floats through open windows...
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'Green News Report' - August 5, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Drinking water ban in Ohio's 4th largest city is over -- for now; Mine waste breach means British Columbia's water crisis is just...
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On World Lion Day, Let's Celebrate the Lions That Made Us Who We Are
What is a 'World Day' after all? Who cares? Probably the better question is "Who should care?" August 10 is designated as World Lion Day, and as with other allocated "Days," the origin of such an event...
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Testimony at EPA Hearings Favors Action - But Will Politicians Get It?
When Congress was considering major climate legislation in 2009, it was big news that some angry people showed up at town hall meetings organized by several members of Congress. In fact, it became a...
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Bali is More than Paradise: It's the Site of the 2014 Summit on Women and...
This month my work has brought me to Bali, Indonesia. When I told people that I was coming to this beautiful island, they usually raised an eyebrow and said something along the lines of: "Oh yeah, poor...
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Ebola Has Happened in the U.S. and It Could Happen Again If We Don't Address...
With the largest Ebola epidemic ever recorded raging across West Africa and as two Americans who were infected in Liberia have entered the U.S. for treatment, the question has been raised: will Ebola...
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#DirtyDenier$ Day 3: Senator Marco Rubio
Senator Marco Rubio's eyes are looking toward the White House. But instead, he should be reading up on basic science. Though 97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate change is happening,...
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Kids and Dogs: It's Not Breed, It's Behavior
When I was bitten by a dog at 8 years old, my prize was 23 stitches in my face and neck. As I will explain, the dog breed does not matter, but the dog in question was not a pit bull. Six years later,...
View ArticleHidden in Plain Sight: The Real Costs of Fracking and Plastic
In a free market economic system the cost of goods and services greatly influences consumer choices and behaviors. A significant problem with our current economic model is that it does not account for...
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Maza's Story: A Mexican Street Dog Finds Refuge in Manhattan
Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.— Miriam Beard How to Do Exceptional Things Inexpensively Maza Transformed, in...
View ArticleSenate Report Alleges 'Billionaire's Club' Conspiring to Help the Environment
Is a "billionaire's club" conspiring to help the environment? A new report by the Senate minority's Environment and Public Works (EPW) committee called "The Chain of Environmental Command: How a Club...
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Baby-Monkey Abuse Funded by Your Tax Dollars
There's an old joke: "How many baby monkeys do you have take from their mothers to prove that maternal deprivation is harmful?" The answer: "As many as the NIH will pay for." The joke is old because...
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Alastair Fothergill Reveals the Bare Facts About Disneynature's Latest...
For three weeks back in 2012, a team of photographers had their cameras trained on an Alaskan bear den. All with the hope that -- when the mother and her just-born cubs who were inside finally emerged...
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