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"I Hate That Oil's Dropping": Why Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant Wants High...
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlogOutgoing Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) chairman Phil Bryant -- Mississippi's Republican Governor -- started his farewell address with a college football...
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Holiday Football? Try Planetary Pinball!
The Pinball Machine of Climate Change I know, I know, it's football season. Across America, millions are planning their Thanksgiving weekend TV football feasts and parties. But before you settle into...
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Reconsider Senior Pets
There's no denying that puppies and kittens are hard to resist -- just see the reactions to our recent graduation ceremony at the ASPCA Kitten Nursery. But two other undeniable truths deserve even more...
View ArticleThe 20th Century Called: It's Wondering Why the Pork Industry Never Left
Somewhere out there, there are still people shoving VHS tapes into VCRs, re-spooling the ribbons in their frazzled cassette tapes to render them playable. And don't be surprised if you see rabbit-ear...
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Communicating Climate Change: A Story of Apocalypse, Money and Mind-Games
How to not communicate climate change and the justification for my TEDxTeen Talk: Climate change is not only extremely important it is also extremely hard to communicate. It is a monumentally vast...
View ArticleA Line in the Tar Sands: Naomi Klein on the Climate
"The House [of Representatives] has now signed our death warrants and the death warrants of our children and grandchildren. ... We are a sovereign nation, and we are not being treated as such. We will...
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6 Reasons to Feel Hopeful About Climate Change in Light of the Recent Election
The earth we plan to leave our youth is looking grim. With the recent election, many may feel disillusioned and disheartened about our national government's capacity to facilitate progress on...
View ArticleFeds Crack Down on Alaska Mining Co. in Clean Water Act Indictment
In a first for extraction-friendly Alaska, the Department of Justice last week announced an indictment against mining company XS Platinum, Inc. (XSP), and five of its officers and employees. The XSP...
View ArticleThe Road to Paris
Unless the destructive impacts of global warming are brought to a heel, a "frightening world" lies in wait. That's according to the head of World Bank Jim Yong Kim who unveiled the group's latest...
View ArticleAlaska Wildlife: Drawing the Line on UnBearable Hunting Practices
Stepping onto the shores of one of our national parks a brown bear staring back at you from less than 50 feet away could be considered a frightening experience. Fortunately, in my memories and those of...
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Climate Change Doesn't Care if You're Republican or Democrat
Protecting our children and future generations from the impacts of extreme weather like droughts, floods and hurricanes caused by climate change is not as politically partisan as some would have you...
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Mexico as a Shining Example of Gender and Forest Policy
On November 19, I was the keynote speaker at a gender conference for staff of Mexico's National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR), presenting the importance of mainstreaming a gender perspective in the...
View ArticleWhy Interstellar Should Be Taken Seriously -- Very Seriously
A few of my closest friends are physicists. In fact, when I went to see Interstellar, I made sure one of them was at my side. My physicist pal and I loved the movie, and to us (especially the...
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Something To Be Thankful For: Growing Cranberries Sustainably
It's Saturday morning in Plympton, Mass., and the sun has yet to dry the dew from the windows at the Mayflower Cranberries farm, but owner Jeff LaFleur is already on a knee in his bog inspecting his...
View Article10 Advances for the Environment I'm Grateful For This Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving week I'm reflecting on 10 advances environmental advocates and organizers have won this year for a cleaner, greener healthier future. There's a lot to be thankful for -- from historic...
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#ClimateThanks, Not a Moment Too Soon
Today, as Thanksgiving approaches and we reflect on what we are grateful for, thousands are taking to Twitter to celebrate the climate movement with a simple message rarely heard in this doom and gloom...
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Tourism Opportunities to Protect the Sea Turtles
The Tour de Turtles race is over this year, with Panama Jack and Calypso Blue III taking first and second. It's amazing that Panama Jack actually traveled 2,828 miles during the 90-day race. That is a...
View ArticleWhy a 13-Year-Old Jumped a Barricade to Protest SeaWorld
Last year, 13-year-old Rose McCoy made headlines around the world when she jumped the barrier at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to protest its SeaWorld float. You'd think the negative publicity alone...
View ArticleRainy, Warm November Weather Wreaks Havoc on Alaska's Kuskokwim River Ice Road
BETHEL -- In good winters, the Kuskokwim River ice road offers this Western Alaska hub and nearby villages 200 or more miles of smooth travel, a frozen river route with an undercurrent of danger. This...
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Collaring Cougars in the Name of Conservation
A large portion of my capture career has been focused on mountain lions or cougars as they're also referred to. My job is really quite simple: Find, track, capture and radio collar these animals so...
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