Post Election: The Good, The Bad and the Future
As the election returns started to roll in last Tuesday night, I began to get the feeling that it wasn't going to be good news for America's environment. Every projected winner flashing by was...
View ArticleWhat's Wrong With the Guide Dog Schools?
Its not easy to be an advocate for human rights because the engines of neo-liberalism smog the village square. I think history will show this is an age of ruinous acquiescence, a time when its easier...
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A Health Check-up for Our Environment -- Ignored at Our Own Risk
In the 1950s, thousands of Baiji river dolphins (pictured) plied the waters of the Yangtze, Asia's mightiest river. The Chinese river dolphin had evolved over 20 millions of years, and was revered as...
View ArticleOpening Opportunities for Veterans, Renewable Industry Looks to Train a Clean...
More than just a few good men -- and women -- are looking to shift careers into renewable energy. This Veterans Day, let's salute those who served in uniform by adding to their skills with additional...
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11 Must-Haves For Your Dog's First Aid Kit
None of us like to think of our beloved dogs getting hurt, but it's always better to be prepared in case something does go wrong. Many people already have a first aid kit at home for the humans, but...
View ArticleSaving the Last Wild Bison
Thirty million bison reduced to just 1,000 - 99.997 percent of all bison perished -- a loss so great it staggered the imaginations of Americans in the 1880s. This near total annihilation of a native...
View ArticleThe Big Climate Deal: What It Is, and What It Isn't
1) It is historic. John Kerry was right to use the phrase in his New York Times oped announcing the deal: for the first time a developing nation has agreed to eventually limit its emissions, which has...
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Inhofe's Greatest Climate Change Denial Hits
As you've likely heard, Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe -- author of "The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future" -- is the Republicans' first choice to head the Senate...
View ArticleThe Climate Breakthrough in Beijing Gives the World a Fighting Chance
Today's US-China joint announcement on climate change and energy is the most important advance on the climate change agenda in many years. While the full ramifications will only be known at the climate...
View Article10 Energy Saving Tips to Save Money on Your Electric Bill
Do you suffer from sticker shock when you see your monthly electric bill? No matter what your financial situation looks like, paying bills is about as much fun as a root canal. If saving money sparks...
View ArticleVirginia Pet Stores: Selling Puppies and a Pack of Lies
Our undercover investigations have proven time and time again that most pet stores purchase puppies from puppy mills. But that hasn't stopped so many pet stores we've investigated from trying to...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Oil Companies
This may be the shortest blog I've ever written. On Election Day, voters in a number of cities and counties voted on whether to severely restrict or ban oil and gas development -- the oil industry...
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The U.S.-China Climate Deal Strengthens the Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment
The new climate deal between the U.S. and China isn't enough to solve climate change. But it's still a big deal -- and it's a game changer for the fossil fuel divestment effort. In their announcement...
View ArticleLeonardo Dicaprio: Let's Not Wait Until We Pass More Tipping Points
Around 250 million years ago most life was extinguished from our planet in a cataclysmic extinction event. Today, it could happen again. That's the story Leonard DiCaprio tells in Last Hours, another...
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From the Ivory Tower Kitchen: Some Questions Can Be Wrong
As a teacher, I believe that questions, like answers, can be wrong. For example, if we are trying to determine whether all certified organic eggs are from free-range chickens and someone asks "Why are...
View ArticleIt Doesn't Pay to Be a Fossil-Fuel Democrat on Election Day
This was a difficult election for Democrats and it was even worse for Democrats still pushing fossil fuels. The Democratic co-chair of the Congressional Coal Caucus lost his seat along with a slew of...
View ArticleCan Urban Physics Cool Hot Cities?
Textures differences between urban areas and rural areas are drastically apparent. All one needs to do is take a look for themselves on Google Earth. When looking at the City of Chicago, for instance,...
View ArticleA US-China Breakthrough for the Planet -- and New Economic Growth
The forecast for climate change has been undeniably altered overnight -- positive news for the planet and for economic growth. US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the leaders of...
View ArticleRacing to the Top with China
What a difference a week makes. This morning we awoke to the news that President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry have negotiated a historic joint announcement on climate change and clean energy...
View ArticleTime for a Worldwide Agricultural Disarmament
The so-called industrial revolution of the nineteenth century was a perverse revolution. It knocked down small-scale traditional industries and boosted giant monopolies. Millions of people were forced...
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