A Day in the Life of a Big City Beekeeper
All images © 2014 Maya Albanese, All Rights Reserved. Alarming plunges in bee populations worldwide are threatening key species and essential food crops. There are speculations as to the reason for...
View ArticleNorwegians Hate Whale Meat. So Why Does the Country Insist on Whaling?
By Brian Palmer, OnEarthNorwegians killed 729 whales this year, marking the largest catch in two decades. The hunt persists despite a more than 30-year ban on commercial whaling worldwide, making...
View ArticleTime to Trust, Yourself
I'm running late to the airport. I think about a news story I heard on the radio that U.S. air carriers had more on-time flights in the past year. That has not been my experience of the past 12-months,...
View ArticleThe Day of the Cicada
Living on the Fringe is a series of musings, thoughts and observations by a once city girl recently relocated to a rural-fringe area and opening her eyes to all the similarities and differences between...
View ArticleHow We Harvest Honey: From Hive to Bottle
The question has come up, on more than one occasion, "How do you harvest honey?". Some people want to know more details on how we do it while others have just never had access to the information. So...
View ArticleCalifornia's Drought Requires Individual and Government Responses
In February, I wrote about the dire situation in California due to the ongoing drought. Sadly, conditions haven't improved. California continues to experience record drought conditions, with 2014...
View ArticleThe Teamsters of New York Are Speaking Out About Climate Change
This month, world leaders will descend on New York for a major United Nations climate summit. Like summits of the past, you will hear that "this time" our leaders must act - but you will be hearing it...
View ArticleWhat You Can Do to Honor Robin Williams' Life and Legacy
The death of Robin Williams one month ago hit close to home. I can see his bayside neighborhood from my back deck in Marin, the county where America's most beloved funnyman grew up, showed up, lived,...
View ArticleLatinos Love Hiking -- Here's Why
Latino youth hiking into the Great Sand Dunes. Photo by Rod Torrez Just over a year ago, The New Republic ran a story with a catchy, but slightly insulting title: "White People Love Hiking. Minorities...
View ArticleEPA Takes Real Steps Toward Curbing Smog Pollution - Now We Need Your Voice
The Environmental Protection Agency recently found that we've been doing it wrong for years; our air is not as clean or as safe as we once supposed. The agency's smog pollution policy assessment,...
View ArticleThe Duh Moment: Switch to Clean Energy ASAP
What's the rush on renewable clean energy? It's connect-the-dots time! Here's my graphic line of connecting dots: 1. Almost all scientists (97%) and businesses agree: our fossil fuel pollution is...
View ArticleThe Climate Post: U.N. Report Says Carbon Dioxide Levels at Record Highs
The concentration and the rate of carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere are spiking, according to new analysis from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Scientists believe the record...
View ArticleEconomy or Environment? We Need Both.
Above my workbench, a "Corn Bell" proudly sits. A trophy in the shape of a bell, it was presented to my grandpa at the Putnam County Fair in 1941 for producing more bushels per acre than any other...
View ArticleGrocery Shopping for Renewable Energy
RenewableNow.biz continues to bring us "the business side of green". And to that end, I continue to be fascinated by how so many real-world events seem to have parallels in the clean energy world. Take...
View ArticleThis Baby Squirrel Landed on Her Head and Broke Her Front Teeth
This year's second brood of baby squirrels is arriving at WildCare's Wildlife Hospital in a flood. We have over 45 youngsters currently in our care, and more are arriving every day! Baby squirrels...
View ArticleScience Isn't Just For NASA: You Can Bust Out Your Own Science Spark
You might think that the first thing people would want to talk about when they find out I'm part of the Earth science team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), would be satellites or astronauts,...
View ArticleCellulosic Ethanol: Firsts, Failures, Myths and Risks
Wires have been buzzing with news about the "first" commercial production of cellulosic biofuels, a project of POET and the Dutch State Mines (DSM) in Emmetsburg, Iowa that is to produce ethanol from...
View ArticleJapanese Ocean-Killers Slaughtering Dolphins, Again (WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS)
On September 1, Japan recommenced the ruthless 'War Against Nature' and the dolphins. It's brutal, vile and shocking. It's an insatiable bloodlust that's driven by a disgusting sense of entitlement and...
View Article'Green News Report' - September 11, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Going the wrong way! Greenhouse gas emissions jump at fastest rate on record; Australia's emissions jump after carbon tax axed;...
View ArticleSeptember 21: "To Change Everything, We Need Everyone"
In less than two weeks, thousands of people on six different continents will take to the streets to call on world leaders to prevent the catastrophic warming of our planet: "Politicians all over the...
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