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Canadian harp seal. Copyright IFAW 2104 The IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare is dedicated to protecting and saving animal species around the world. For more than forty years, IFAW has...
View ArticleIf a Tar-Sands Project Fails in the Forest...
Back in March, I wrote about the Keystone XLÂ "it's not about the pipe," saying that any rejection of new tar sands pipelines serves the purpose of keeping this dirty oil in the ground. Some good news...
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Living in the Moment With Our Dogs
One of my best friends lost one of her best friends this week. Sydney was a 13-year-old mixed-breed bundle of love and was my friend's "soul dog." If you've ever had one of your own, you know what I...
View ArticleThe Climate Post: Studies Link Climate Change to Recent Extreme Weather Events
New research in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society finds that climate change influenced the majority of 16 extreme weather events in 2013. Specifically, it found evidence that climate...
View ArticleBuildings Hold the Key to New York's Climate Goals
In a week in which New York City served as base camp to a number of large-scale events and declarations demanding global action on climate change, it's fitting that what may be considered the most...
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The Climate March Firsthand
On Sunday, September 21 I sat at my computer in my home. I kept hearing the sound of cheering and excitement out my window. After looking and seeing all of the signs and posters, I realized that these...
View ArticleIndian Supreme Court Rebuffs Coal Lobby Arguments
Last week's decision by the Supreme Court of India to cancel 214 coal allocations made between 1993 and 2010 was a stunning rebuff to the legal arguments advanced by the Indian coal lobby. While the...
View ArticleTigers Don't Want Their Forests Liquidated
You shouldn't have to worry that installing a new hardwood floor in your kitchen will rob Siberian tigers of their home. Since 1900, we've had a law in this country, the Lacey Act, that prohibits trade...
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Shame the Devil (Pt. 1)
The wooden crates used to transport non-human primates are dark, and cramped, with small slots for food and ventilation. In what can only be described as a terrifying ordeal, monkeys are subjected to...
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My Dog and I Did a Fitness Boot Camp Together. I Know What You're Thinking.
My idea of a good workout is a nice long walk, and my dog thinks that is even a bit too strenuous. It seemed we were both going to push past our natural laziness on a recent evening, when we turned up...
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U.S. and India Progress on Long-Missed Opportunity: Increasing Clean Energy...
Meeting in Washington, D.C. this week, President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made important commitments for U.S.-India partnership in fighting climate change and accelerating...
View ArticleThe Grand Canyon of Our Oceans
President Obama has just protected the Grand Canyon of our oceans. By expanding and protecting the Pacific Remote Islands National Monument, he has created one of the world's largest protected marine...
View ArticleWell Said! Carbon Dioxide Made Simple -- and Personal
Burning fossil fuels. Rising atmospheric CO2 levels. Global warming. The 1-2-3 of climate change. As the GEICO ads say "everybody knows that!" But surveys suggest that, in fact, many people don't...
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Algal Blooms Threaten Public Health, Great Lakes Mayors Fight Back
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at a press conference during the Summit on Drinking Water Protection at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. No city can stand alone against Great Lakes water quality issues....
View Article20 Things You Didn't Know About National Parks (PHOTOS)
Our national parks are celebrated for their majestic features, and rightly so. Yellowstone's Old Faithful, Volcanoes National Park's awe-inspiring lava flow, Redwood National Park's soaring trees --...
View ArticleTackling Climate Change, Together: Five Observations from UN Climate Week 2014
As a communications professional with 20 years of experience in global sustainability strategy and engagement, I found the recent climate convening in New York City both inspirational and encouraging....
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'Green News Report' - October 2, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Tide turns against climate change deniers, as even Rupert Murdoch dumps rightwing policy front group ALEC; Climate change now a...
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Climate Change This Week: Solar Sunflower, Banks Bank on Clean Energy, and More!
Today, the Earth got a little hotter, and a little more crowded. Daily Climate Change: Global Map of Unusual Temperatures, Oct 2, 2014 How unusual has the weather been? No one event is "caused" by...
View ArticleFor the Love of Elephants: Why I Am Marching on October 4
Healing and advocating for animals has been the theme of my life and continues to be what I spend most of my time doing. As far back as I can remember, they have been, and continue to be my beloved...
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Build an Ark for Animals: Churches Go Green
An urgent ding of a neighbor's text -- not a disaster, a visitor. "Large seal on our life raft now!" Bleary-eyed, I grab my bedside binoculars. Sure enough, a huge and healthy seal is resting on the...
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