The Scary Facts About Fracking
Across the country, fracking has contaminated drinking water sources, made nearby residents sick, turned pristine landscapes into industrial zones, and caused air and global warming pollution. The oil...
View ArticleDo Not Underestimate Family Planning
A recent article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has ignited a small firestorm of criticism. As reflected by its title, "Human population reduction is not a quick fix for...
View ArticleRick Berman Caught on Tape; Hear His 10 Tactics to Aid Dirty Energy Corps
Rick Berman, the king of corporate front groups and propaganda, has been caught on tape detailing his attacks on public interest groups in the labor and environmental movements, including on efforts to...
View ArticleFirst-ever World Lemur Festival Celebrated in Madagascar
This post was originally published on Conservation International's blog, Human Nature. This week marks the first-ever World Lemur Festival in Madagascar, which will culminate in World Lemur Day on...
View ArticleSpidey's Tighty Whities
In a real life struggle between Spiderman and Superman, just who would win? In this episode of Nature in a New York Minute, I take a look at this important question and give families a safe and simple...
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Exposing the GMO Rabbit Hole: Why Labeling Genetically-Engineered Food Is a Must
by guest blogger Lisa Bronner, writer of the blog Going Green with a Bronner Mom A battle is raging in the fresh section of your grocery store. Look around. Heavy artillery is hiding behind the...
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Neil Young: Who's Gonna Stand Up? (And Save the Earth)
Sugar Mountain is no more. Neil Young's iconic metaphor for an age of innocence and a time long past, has succumbed to the inhuman greed of the one-percent; it's been topped and mined and drilled and...
View ArticleNRDC's Initial Take on EPA's New Ideas that Could Strengthen or Weaken the...
This summer and fall the EPA has continued its marathon stakeholder outreach and listening process on its Clean Power Plan to clean up dangerous carbon pollution. The supplemental notice and new ideas...
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After the Flood: Reflections on Climate and Corporate Control
The most important event this past week in New York was not the 400k People's Climate March, nor the UN Summit, nor any of the Climate Group-backed events around the city. Not even Leonardo DeCaprio,...
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National Bison Day Provides a Chance to Connect with an American Icon
If you put your ear to the ground and listen very carefully, you might hear a faint rumbling sound. That stampede you hear is the approach of National Bison Day, which we celebrate this year on...
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3 Traps to Avoid When Speaking About the Environment
My 15-year-old son is a smart, responsible kid with a very strong sense of right and wrong. But he groans when I remind him to toss his empty can in the recycling, and he rolls his eyes when he hears...
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Skate for Cleaner Waves: Patagonia Invests in Recycled Skateboard Startup
What if you could not only clean the ocean, but turn the pollution you collect into something people want? That's the basic idea behind Bureo Skateboards. With the motto "Skateboards for plastic-free...
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Climate Change This Week: Coal's Creepy Cancer, Saving Capitalism From...
Today, the Earth got a little hotter, and a little more crowded..... bwahahahahahaha!!!!! Hmmmm.... Actually, this really IS scary.... Fossil fuels are turning our planet into a pretty scary Jack o'...
View ArticleRunning Clean Draws Support from Swing Voters
With 48 hours to go before the midterm elections, you're probably a bit tired of seeing competing poll results. Head-to-head matchups between candidates have varied this entire election cycle, but one...
View ArticleCorporations Aren't People and They Aren't Nation States, Either
Despite what some politicians say, corporations aren't people. But, even worse, when it comes to the world's biggest trade deals, corporations are actually treated like nation states. Thankfully, a...
View ArticleThe Most Important Race You've Never Heard of: Louisiana's Battle to Save Solar
On Tuesday, voters in Louisiana will cast ballots in the state's increasingly contentious Public Service Commission election. The PSC race has received little media attention beyond the state level,...
View Article7 Facts About Aurora, Colorado's Breed Ban Before Tuesday's Vote
Tuesday, voters in Aurora, Colorado will have the opportunity to repeal the city's 9-year-old breed ban. The city has discussed the potential repeal multiple times since the law's inception and finally...
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LCV's Dirty Dozen: The Names Are In
For decades, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has named 12 political candidates to a biannual list we call the Dirty Dozen; it's our signature electoral program. This is how it works: The Dirty...
View ArticleWake-Up Call
What will it take to rouse us from our deadly slumber? Nature nudges us awake, and we open an eye to see Katrina bearing down on New Orleans-- where rooftops float on dark-grey waters, and dancing...
View ArticleThe Biggest Issue in Maryland's Gubernatorial Race? High Water
Time is running out for this election season. The debates are over and campaign literature is filling our inboxes and mailboxes. The gubernatorial candidates have exchanged volumes on how best to move...
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