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I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Motown's Prospects Are Looking Up
  However improbable it might have seemed twenty, five, or even two years ago, Detroit could well be on the verge of a major turnaround that could make it one of the biggest success stories in urban...
View ArticleOur Climate, Our Economy and Our Democracy
This most recent Labor Day has given us an opportunity to come together and recognize the working Americans who are on the front lines, responding to and solving the climate crisis. We want to honor...
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Time for Climate Deniers to Go Back to School
Labor Day has come and gone, and from grade school to college, students are settling into another year of school. With the latest UN Report stating in no uncertain terms that global warming is already...
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Reflections of a Chicken Lover During National Chicken Month
At Catskill Animal Sanctuary, one of our most important jobs is to ensure that our animal residents -- some 250 or more at any given time -- thrive. Many people take on this role as "pet owners," and...
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The Colorado River, the California Drought and How You Can Help from Sara Lu
Do you like Blueberries? Tomatoes? Fruit and Vegetables in general? Pay attention. California supplies the half of the United States produce and California is in the midst of a drought that could...
View ArticleThe Climate Post: EPA Considering Lower Ozone Standard, Methane Strategy
In its Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards report--released Friday--the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suggests revising the health-based...
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The Magical, Sweet and Hopeful Story of George, the Abandoned Baby Seal
Peering over the side of our dock in the San Juan Islands, I scanned the water, waiting to see what everyone was talking about. That's when I saw the huge dark eyes looking at me. I knew it was just a...
View ArticleCourse Change
When queried in a recent poll, Americans lamented that the country lacked direction and little guidance was forthcoming from political leaders. Public malaise notwithstanding, there are course changes...
View ArticleParenting, Climate Change and Solutions
One thing most people will become after joining the ranks of parenthood is "resourceful." There's all sorts of new information we need to pack in our brains, from raising healthy eaters, to assembling...
View ArticleYour House Is On Fire!
Imagine if the house you and your family lived in was falling apart in a hundred different ways. A family meeting has been called to try and save the house, because it has a great location and you...
View ArticleABC Hypocrisy: The American Bird Conservancy Believes in Non-Lethal Wildlife...
Apparently for the American Bird Conservancy (ABC), what's good for the goose isn't so good for the gander. ABC claims to be a champion of environmental protection and sustainability when it endorses...
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Congress Must Act to Prevent Extinction of Valuable Conservation Stamp
Each year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides funding appropriated by act of Congress for targeted international conservation projects to protect several of our most iconic and endangered...
View ArticleBy Air, Land and Sea, the Military is Going Green to Save Lives and Money
"Climate change affects the sons and the daughters who are currently stepping up to wear the uniform of our country." - Former Sen. John W. Warner This month, one of America's most accomplished "naval...
View ArticleRethinking Emissions Reduction
Whether at United Nations climate change summits or one of many "green growth" forums, renewables and energy efficiency are consistently regarded as the solution to global warming. Even the coal...
View ArticleThe Wall Street Journal Parade of Climate Lies
That Rupert Murdoch governs over a criminal media empire has been made clear enough in the UK courts in recent years. That the Wall Street Journal op-ed pages, the latest victim of Murdoch's lawless...
View ArticleClinton v. Paul: Competing Visions for America's Energy and Climate Future
Last week, we saw two starkly contrasting visions of America's role in confronting climate change. At the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas, Hillary Clinton articulated a vision of an American...
View Article10 Easy Ways You Can Build a Better Food System
Are you ready to make daily decisions that help support a more sustainable food system, but done with the really easy stuff? Have you already started eating more vegetarian meals and developed an...
View ArticleClimate Week NYC Will Help Secure Critical Business and Government Buy-In for...
In a couple of weeks, New York City will be host to more than a hundred events about climate change. From roundtables showcasing the latest low carbon innovation, to mass gatherings demanding climate...
View ArticleConstitutional Amendment Would Help Save Our Planet
You've changed the light bulbs, switched the car for a bike. Across the country, people are ready to take it to the next level. In September, literally thousands of people will gather in New York to...
View ArticleGreen Bonds: Unlocking Capital for the Environment or Just Greenwashing?
The world is currently well on track to heat up the climate by six degrees, which would cause huge losses to humans, the environment and the global economy. In order to avoid this scenario, significant...
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