Now Is the Time for Action to Preserve Our Precious Ecosystems
It was Ghandi who said, "What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and one another." This wisdom predated our knowledge of the climate...
View ArticleFor the First Time, Lima Climate Accord Puts Burden on Developing Countries
NEW DELHI -- If saying good bye to each other took so much time in Lima, saying hello to each other in Paris will prove more difficult. The Lima Accord is but a polite postponement of mutually...
View ArticleChristmas Wrapping With the Cat
That says WRAPPING, not rapping. So, if you came here to see me sing a down and funky Christmas tune with Andre, you will be sadly disappointed. Andre can't rap, and he also can't wrap, but he at least...
View Article'Green News Report:' December 16, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Congress wraps up for the year with Republican anti-environment initiatives to be signed by the President; UN climate summit...
View ArticleFrom Copenhagen to Lima: An Observer's Take on Why the Lima Call to Action...
The author of this article at COP in Copenhagen, December 2009 The deadline for two long weeks of climate negotiations in Peru had already passed when the man who had presided over the entire event...
View Article'Green News Report' - December 18, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Nothin' but good news for a change! New York issues first permanent ban on fracking; Obama permanently protects Alaska's Bristol...
View ArticleTaking the Green Approach: Four Ways to Reuse Your Old Mattress
Once you've purchased a new mattress, you probably don't want to think about your old bed. However, most people don't realize where their mattresses go after they get rid of them. Mattresses are known...
View ArticleNot Just Public Lands: Defense Bill Also Incentivizes Fracked Gas Vehicles
Cross-posted from DeSmogBlogDeSmogBlog recently revealed how Big Oil's lobbyists snuck expedited permitting for hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") on public lands into the National Defense Authorization...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Marijuana Victories in 2014
Since the Marijuana Policy Project was founded 20 years ago, I've oftentimes written a list of the top 10 victories at the end of each year. 2014 was either the best or second-best year in 20 years,...
View ArticleSmart Ways to Tackle Poverty
There's a large number of proposals on how to address poverty in the post-2015 development agenda -- from more social inclusion to full employment, more happiness, increased resilience and more. A new...
View ArticleAn Energy Access Entrepreneur's Response to Bill Gates: Lead or Get Out of...
During all the planning, pontificating, number crunching and debating going on this year, it's apparent to me that folks in the energy access world are missing a very simple point: families need...
View ArticleThe 12 Days of a Healthy Home: A Holiday Checklist
The 12 days of Christmas are fast approaching. While five golden rings would be lovely, most of us have no use for two turtle doves, or a partridge. What we do seek, and at the top of most people's...
View ArticleGrowth vs. Emissions Cuts: A False Dilemma
Last week United Nations member countries reached an agreement at the Lima climate negotiations that perhaps somewhat predictably left no one completely satisfied but also, perhaps surprisingly, gave...
View ArticleUtilities in Several States Have a Present for You This Holiday Season: A...
'Tis the season to give and share and not to receive, to show our generosity with the less fortunate. Unless, of course, it comes to the dozens of power utilities across the country that want to turn...
View ArticleNew York's Grassroots Triumph
In New York State, at least, sanity has prevailed. By banning fracking, Governor Andrew Cuomo has acted to protect his state's citizens from a rapacious industry whose presence would inevitably result...
View ArticleRace in the Food System
By Eliza Loehr On Wednesday December 3rd a Staten Island Grand Jury decided not to indict the New York City police officer responsible for the death of Eric Garner. That night, at a rally in Union...
View ArticleWhat SeaWorld Should Do
SeaWorld has been pummeled by revelation after revelation about its treatment of cetaceans: dolphins, orca whales, and beluga whales that they are responsible for. The most punishing blow came more...
View ArticleTwo Is Not Enough: Why the Campaign Against D.C.'s Marijuana Legalization...
Image credit: DCMJ Last month, the District of Columbia voted overwhelmingly to legalize the possession and cultivation of marijuana for adults' personal use. It's been back in the headlines lately...
View ArticlePrince William's International Leadership on Animal Conservation
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, rose to new heights as an international leader earlier this month when he traveled to the United States to address The World Bank on the need to end the illegal...
View ArticleA Carbon Neutral Future Starts With Smart Energy Policy Today
Too many people -- and way too many members of Congress -- can't seem to come to terms with this simple fact: no energy source or technology can succeed without a helping hand from Uncle Sam. That's...
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