Judge Nixes Cove Point LNG Zoning Permit as Dominion Says Will Soon Receive...
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlogCo-Written with Caroline SelleAn August 6 court decision handed down by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge James Salmon could put Dominion Resources' timeline for its...
View ArticleOne More Thing I Won't Eat (and Why)
"Fish is good for me!" I used to tell myself while eating some member of the seafood family, swallowing without sentiment. After all, fish is protein-rich, and they don't have feelings (or so I...
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On Labor Day, Let's Celebrate Farm and Food System Workers
On Labor Day, Americans celebrate the achievements of workers and their contribution to our nation's prosperity. What's often overlooked are the continuing struggles of farm and food system workers,...
View ArticleWhy Island Wisdom Is Crucial to Help the World Adapt and Prepare for the...
By Han Seung-soo* For decades, small island countries have been warning the world about the consequences of climate change. While many countries have been debating whether climate change is even...
View ArticleClimate Change and Underground Water: A Need to Link Science With People
Water is life, however the way it is being used by humans and the scientific facts which informs how it is being diminished is no doubt a mystery for common people in Pakistan to be aware of. This is...
View ArticleHyporkrisy
The meat industry knows no shame, and you can put the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) at the top of the list. Back in 1985 Congress enacted a law that placed a fee on every hog farmer and...
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'Green News Report' - August 26, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Napa earthquake is a warning for CA's nuclear plants; Another coal plant bites the dust in NC; Cutting emissions will save more...
View ArticleFanning the Flames With Fire Retardants
In a reckless, "hope-for-the-best" approach that puts us all at risk, U.S. policy allows the release of synthetic chemicals into the environment -- before their potentially devastating impacts have...
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Dirty Denier$ Day 18: Congressman Ed Whitfield
Today's Dirty Denier$ is Congressman Ed Whitfield, a Republican from Kentucky who chairs the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power. From that perch, Whitfield has been a general in the fight against...
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Running 26.2 Miles for 96 Elephants
My wife, Tina, is halfway through her marathon training plan, and each weekend she's running farther than ever before. Last weekend she pushed herself to finish a 14-mile run. Being of sound mind, you...
View ArticleA Field Guide to Sustainabillies
A few years ago I started using the term sustainabilly to refer to any person who was doing something old timey that made a contribution to their personal or community sustainability initiatives. By...
View ArticleDefang Agriculture
At the end of book XXII of Homer's "Odyssey," we read that Odysseus fumigated his house with sulphur. This was sometimes in the 1200s BCE. More than three thousand years later, in the 1950s and 1960s,...
View ArticleThe Plight of the Manatee
I have a home in Florida and love that the state is a virtual animal kingdom with so many diverse species on land, sea and sky. One of my favorite marine mammals is the manatee that calls Florida its...
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Interview With Wired Appalachian Advocate, Dana Kuhnline
I am very excited to share this interview with Dana Kuhnline, a 9-year activist in the fight against mountaintop removal in Appalachia. Dana is currently the media coordinator at the Alliance for...
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State Dept. Overseers of Contentious Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline Workaround...
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlogThe Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and other green groups recently revealed that pipeline giant Enbridge got U.S. State Department permission in response to...
View ArticleApocalyptic Weather Forecast by World Meteorologists
Massive waves in the seas and intense turbulence in the air will result from apocalyptic weather over the coming decades, say forecasters at a World Meteorological Organization conference in Montreal...
View ArticleElection Reflection
You are concerned about climate change, are alarmed that mankind is worsening it, and reside in a state where a Senate contest is on tap for the fall. If that is the case, you should think long and...
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Dirty Denier$ Day 19: Congressman Fred Upton
Today's Dirty Denier$ is Rep. Fred Upton, a Republican from Michigan and Chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. Upton has used his leadership position to try to move the nation...
View ArticleTrust Is Essential for a Sustainable Future
If judged exclusively by the front page news, distrust within society is accelerating. While the Occupy Wall Street, Arab Spring, and London Riots are now distant and seemingly isolated in time, there...
View ArticleProtect California's Energy Security
This post was co-authored with with Andrea Marr. Before the end of the legislative session this Friday, California legislators are pondering action worse than just kicking the can down the road --...
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