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6 Reasons 2014 Was a Good Year for Climate Action
When we heard about Federal cuts to environmental initiatives, we couldn't help but think of the potential disaster when climate-denying forces really take power next year. We might yearn for just a...
View ArticleA Donor's Advice to Nonprofits
If you manage a nonprofit organization that is registered as tax exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the International Revenue Code, there are some very simple things you can do to attract donors and...
View ArticleThe Jane Effect: A New Book Celebrating Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall has had a significant impact on the lives of innumerable people around the world. A new book edited by Dale Peterson (Dr. Goodall's biographer) and me, titled The Jane Effect: Celebrating...
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Fostering a Climate for Racial Justice
Climate change is not primarily an environmental issue. It's taken me a decade of working on energy and development in 20 countries to realize this. Yes, over half of Earth's species are in danger of...
View ArticleOne New Year's Resolution We Can't Afford to Break
As you're poring over your resolutions this week, add this one somewhere between saving money and learning a new skill: Share the planet. This year has been full of bad news for the planet, from our...
View ArticleIs Anyone Listening to Irwin Stelzer's Sound Advice?
Irwin Stelzer has to be the loneliest man in America. For the last few months, the veteran conservative economist has been urging the right to embrace the wisdom of a revenue-neutral carbon tax. Back...
View Article10 Ways to Be More Environmentally Friendly
For those of you who have been hiding under a rock, or didn't see Leonardo DiCaprio at the UN Climate Change Summit, environment and climate changes are happening now. Even one environmentally friendly...
View ArticleMarketing California's "Climate Credit for Cars" to Everyone
Starting in January 2015, California's cap and trade program is expanding to include transportation fuels. Gasoline refiners will be required to purchase allowances for the greenhouse gas emissions...
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450 Dogs Surround Life-Saving Secret Santa
Yes, heroes are everywhere, but there are heroes and then there are HEROES. And for stray animals in Eastern Europe, these people are super-heroes. Below are just four of the scores of international...
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My Two-Legged Dog's Journey From Egypt to New York to Kansas to a College...
My dog's story starts over a year ago on the outskirts of Cairo. He is a baladi, an Egyptian street dog. He was hit by a car, losing the use of his hind quarters and legs. Injured and dragging his...
View ArticleAfter Lima's Climate Talks, a Path Back to Sanity?
Last weekend in Lima, Peru, delegates from nearly 200 countries struggled through the night over a draft UN agreement that will lay the groundwork for a new Climate Change treaty in Paris by the end of...
View ArticleSo What Did We Learn in 2014?
Like all good Scottish mothers, mine was obsessed by education, and determined that her children were always learning. Thus, on the last day of each year we were obliged to discuss the most important...
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Will the New Year Bring More Wind, Less Warming?
Photo: American Wind Energy Association The closing year brought mounting evidence that global warming is real, happening now, and requires bold action. California endured its third year of...
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We Can Make a Difference for Our Planet After All: 10 Wildlife Conservation...
We cannot ignore the realities of habitat loss for wildlife, the extinction crisis, and the impact climate change has on nature; but equally as important, we should not forget the good news and the...
View ArticleTop 10 Movers and Shakers in Sustainability-2014
2014 saw an increased involvement in sustainability by the private sector and other actors in addition to the traditional non-profit organizations and environmentally focused government agencies. Many...
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The Race to Save our Oceans, Down Under
Australians love the environment and they clearly understand the importance of protecting our life support system -- the oceans. Join me for another exciting SOS from the port of Williamstown, Victoria...
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Dog on Chain Rescued After 6 Years
Time to start off the new year with an amazing story! Guardians of Rescue took it upon themselves to save a sweet female dog, who had been chained up in a backyard for six years. They found this poor...
View Article3 Ring Travesty
American exceptionalism does not extend to the circus. The claim of exceptionalism in relation to the big top belongs to Bolivia, Greece, the Netherlands, and some ten other nations. They have...
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Why It Is Time to Reject the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would carry some of the world's dirtiest oil from under Canada's Boreal forests to the Gulf Coast for export to overseas markets. It is all risk and no reward for...
View ArticleObama Should Designate Marine National Monuments in Alaska
Last June, President Obama committed to designating new Marine National Monuments in U.S. waters, saying: "I'm going to use my authority to protect some of our nation's most precious marine...
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