Climate Change Jumpers
It was fitting that New York hosted the recent UN climate change summit for several reasons. Let's start with the old joke about the guy who jumps off the Empire State Building and, as he passes the...
View ArticleCourt Finds Wyoming Wolf Management Not Adequate--Duh!
This week a federal court in Washington, D.C. found that endangered species protections for wolves in Wyoming should never have been removed. Given that Wyoming designates wolves as predatory animals...
View ArticleWomen and the Environment
In this special week where we had the historical Climate March and world leaders have gotten together to discuss the climate issues at the Climate Summit in New York, I want to share the experience...
View ArticleCan the UN Help Curb Climate Change and its Consequences?
If setting an example could make states and their leaders do the right thing, then the United Nations might be on the right track. A few years ago, the UN Secretary General ordered that heating be...
View ArticleForests Slow Climate Change, But to Protect Them, You'll Want the Help of...
Deep in the territory of the Emberá-Wounaan peoples of Panama, our forests grow tall and unimpeded on the isthmus of Darien, which separates Central from South America. Under the laws of Panama, we...
View ArticleWhy Is a Holocaust Survivor Leading a Fast Against Animal Slaughter?
Earlier this week, hundreds of thousands of people tuned in to an intimate, honest, and eye-opening "Ask Me Anything" interview on Reddit with Holocaust survivor, social justice advocate, and animal...
View ArticleThe People's March Demands "Human Change, Not Climate Change"
For anyone looking for a bellwether of our country's stance on climate change, the People's Climate March in New York City sent a clear signal: nearly half a million people took to the streets last...
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What Climate Change Means for Indigenous Peoples
When I was born in an Indigenous Limbu village of Eastern Nepal, no one had heard of climate change. Our communities struggled to make their living from land amidst armed conflict, feudal hierarchies,...
View ArticleAfrica to Issue $1 Billion in Climate Bonds
While Africa is only responsible for a small percent of the world's carbon emissions, the continent is widely recognized to be among the most vulnerable to the planet's changing climate....
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Climate Change: More Disasters Needed to Motivate Individual Behavior Change?
This post is co-authored by Cassia Moraes. Over 310,000 people marched last Sunday to call for action on climate change. The People's Climate March aimed to press policymakers that would meet two days...
View ArticleWhy Fracking Ireland Is Different
Whether you are pro- or anti-fracking, consider that some places on the planet may be worse places than others to use the new technology to extract natural gas. The debate about this controversial...
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The Coral Reef Challenge Is Here
Photo: Rozanne Holmes, a wave breaks in front of the Scripps Institution in La Jolla. The coral reef challenge is here! Two big wave surfers from La Jolla, California, and Hawaii, Clinton Edwards and...
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What Love Looks Like
Sunday, September 21, 2014 will go down in history: the world's largest march to fight global warming. It goes down in my heart as one of the most moving and powerful days of my life. Moms Clean Air...
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World Tourism Day: An opportunity to reflect on tourism and community...
Our sustainable tourism class this week celebrated World Tourism Day with listening to World Tourism day messages, and a good discussion on the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism. USF Patel College of...
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Climate Change This Week: 400,000 Call For Climate Action, Hottest August on...
Today, the Earth got a little hotter, and a little more crowded. Daily Climate Change: Global Map of Unusual Temperatures, Jan 16 2014 How unusual has the weather been? No one event is "caused" by...
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5 Things to Do After Climate Week
Thanks to the epic success of the People's Climate March, alarm bells demanding climate action have never rung louder. So, now that you've succeeded in elevating the mother of all issues to the top of...
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'Our Future, Our Choice' -- On the Ground at the People's Climate March
On September 21, I was present at a piece of history... the People's Climate March of 2014. It was a huge event, planned with precision, and broken down into six contingencies. The route covered two...
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Why Wildlife Trafficking Is a Human Problem of Global Concern
World leaders are gathered again in New York for the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss some of the greatest crises challenging the global community today. They have...
View ArticleIt's Time to Abandon the Delusion of a Carbon Tax
At the United Nations last week, President Obama urged the nations of the world to follow our lead and begin to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The president has moved aggressively to use the powers...
View ArticleWho Knew Mountains Went Uphill? Memoir of a City Boy
Without visiting it, the 18th-century French natural scientist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, propounded the theory that the New World was an inferior creation, its species but degenerate...
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