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Nonprofit Advocates Making Big Change, Millions of Vehicles at a Time
Just about all the case studies I read in graduate school made it seem like the only people who make large-scale change in the world are from the corporate or government sectors. Coming from the...
View ArticleHoliday Season Brings Big Developments for International Coal Financing
Co-authored with Nicole Ghio, Sierra Club International Climate Program While we were celebrating the start of the holiday season last week, there were a lot of big developments around the world to be...
View ArticleMayor De Blasio's Gift for City's Carriage Horses
For the lucky among us, this is a happy, hopeful time of year. And nowhere is the holiday spirit more palpable than in Manhattan, where thousands flock to shop at FAO Schwarz, photograph Rockefeller...
View ArticleAg Tech Is Very Important to Our Future
While Thanksgiving is a national holiday, it hits particularly close to home for us in Massachusetts -- after all, it originated in Plymouth. As we prepare for this year's holiday, we immerse ourselves...
View ArticleFossil Free Stanford's Movement Is Only Getting Started
When Stanford University divested its endowment (now valued at $21.4 billion) from the coal industry last May, I was elated. As an organizer with Fossil Free Stanford, the student campaign calling for...
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'Green News Report' -- December 2, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: UN climate summit underway to map the future of global warming; California hit by record rain, amid record drought; Global...
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From Farm-to-Face, Green Cosmetics and Skincare: An Interview With Brenda Brock
Brenda Brock is founder of Farmaesthetics and a well-regarded trailblazer in the green cosmetics movement. Read her take on the changing face of skincare and discover a DIY green gift idea for the...
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Japanese Ocean-Killers Issue 4,000 Death Warrants (WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS)
The world is outraged by Japan's latest shameful act of stealing an albino dolphin from the sea and its proposed sale, which sentences this exquisite apex predator to a heinous life of slavery. Join me...
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Photographing the Frozen Lighthouse
In January 2014, photos of the ice covered St. Joseph, Michigan lighthouse went viral - thanks in large part to the Huffington Post featuring my photos many months prior. At the time, people assumed...
View ArticleCultivating Climate Justice: A Tale of Two Cities
This is part 3 of a four-part article series "Cultivating Climate Justice" which tells the stories of community groups on the frontlines of the pollution, waste and climate crises, working together for...
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Winter One Hundred Years Ago - 1914 - 1915
As our local public radio weatherman says, "meteorological winter" has begun. Time to stop pretending those last leaves will be raked until spring; time to start thinking about other outdoor activities...
View Article30 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Need for Corporate Liability
It is 30 years since the night of December 2-3 when methyl isocynate (MIC) gas leaked from the factory of Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) in the city of Bhopal. That night Bhopal died a million...
View ArticleClimate Change Is Not Just About the Climate, It Is About Our Lives
As representatives from more than 195 governments around the world come together in Lima, Peru this week to work on drafting a global treaty on climate change, they should heed the words of Peruvian...
View ArticleBridging the Energy vs. Environment Divide: Colorado's Roan Plateau Case Study
Can we work together to preserve our nation's bio diverse and increasingly threatened wilderness, and still extract the energy we need to power our economy? If we cling to today's prevailing notions...
View ArticleBhopal 30 Years On: Lessons From a Toxic Tragedy
I was in Bhopal, India 10 years after the 1984 disaster in which a now infamous Union Carbide pesticide plant released 27 tons of a toxic chemical into a crowded sleeping city, killing 8,000 people...
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Nashipai: Samburu's Famous Lioness
I have known Nashipai for over 12 years. Throughout that time, this beautiful lioness has taught me everything I know about Samburu lions and has become a personal favorite of mine. I remember vividly...
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International Cheetah Day Is December 4th
The first step in solving any problem is recognizing it exists. From CCF, I began International Cheetah Day in cooperation with the World Conservation Union (IUCN) four years ago as a way to bring...
View ArticleHow a Pet Store Trip Can Teach Your Kids About Cruelty
Originally posted at ASPCA Parents As a kid, I grew up with a string of great dogs: a loyal German Short-Haired Pointer, a handsome and majestic Collie and an incredibly smart black Standard Poodle. I...
View ArticleHow Your Death Affects Climate Change
You might take solace in the fact that when you die, your days of polluting the planet are over. But the truth is that the method you choose to dispose of your mortal remains has more of a deleterious...
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The Man Behind the Famed 'The Dogist' Is Looking to Give Back
Elias Weiss Friedman is the man behind The Dogist, a New York City-based street style blog. Now before you roll your eyes and think to yourself, "another one?" Get this: The focus of this blog isn't...
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