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Big Ag's Gifts for 2014
It's a tradition of mine to write a note of gratitude to Big Ag for the many "gifts" they've bestowed upon us all over the past 12 months. Gifts that we didn't really want, need, or--in some...
View ArticleI Talk to Trees... Do You?
The tree and I are having a conversation. Yes, without words. In fact, I've learned that trees don't use words. Since I am human, I do. I just crossed my legs. The tree, located in a favorite park that...
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Will They Govern?
As the new Congress convenes this week, the prevailing question is whether Republicans will prove they can govern now that they rule both houses. For those who keep score, as everyone of voting age...
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'Green News Report' -- January 6, 2015
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: WHILE WE WERE OUT: The planet had its hottest year in recorded history; EPA issued new coal rules; Vermont shut down a nuclear...
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Hottest Year on Record, 2014, Brings Economic Opportunity
Coauthored by Julia Trezona Peek With 2014 weighing in as the hottest year on record, the window to mitigate global warming rapidly shrinks. It's time to eliminate the debate that action on climate...
View ArticleAgenda for the Ages
As the GOP takes control of Congress, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he wants to set the stage for public acceptance of a Republican president in 2016. So what is the party's Capitol Hill...
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Updated Smog Standards Are Needed to Protect Little Lungs
Co-authored by Katie Huffling In November, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed updating our national standard for ground level ozone, also known as smog. This updated standard...
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Your Chance, Your Voice, On a Liquefied Gas Facility Off New York
The hearing is tonight, Wednesday. And there are other ways to comment. The proposal is to create a liquefied natural gas facility 20 miles south of Jones Beach. It would be called "Port Ambrose."...
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People and Other Animals: Saga of One Little Squirrel
We take our work home with us. Perhaps no field of work better illustrates that saying than animal welfare. Figuratively, of course, but also literally. Those of us who work at humane organizations,...
View ArticleTrending in 2015: Cut the Cord
Think how quickly we evolved from landline phones, that took weeks to install, to cellphones that take a few minutes to buy and activate. Some of the same dynamics are about to force traditional energy...
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Why All States Should All Have a New York State of Mind
By guest blogger Maya K. van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper Where were you when New York banned fracking? December 17, 2014, has now joined the list of "where were you when" moments for everyone...
View ArticleCats vs. Dogs: Let's Call a Truce
Cats are mysterious -- or so we like to believe -- but does that mean they're not domesticated? It's fun to think of cats as Egyptian idols, or wild things at heart, or "aloof" -- that's the usual...
View ArticleKeystone Is Bad, and So Is Fracking
As the 114th Congress kicks off, environmental activists and good-government advocates alike are holding their breath - and their noses - at what we worry could be the most hostile period ever for...
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Here's Why Keystone KL Is the Wrong Choice for Our Nation
The new Republican majority in Congress wants to force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline for dirty tar sands oil. President Obama announced he will veto bills that bypass the official review of...
View ArticleKeystoning the Culture of Extraction
Beyond the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, the politics of the Keystone XL pipeline are likely to be in news this week in America. The Republican controlled U.S. Congress is poised to pass...
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Carbon Counterattack
How Big Oil Is Responding to the Anti-Carbon Moment Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com Around the world, carbon-based fuels are under attack. Increasingly grim economic pressures, growing popular...
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The Keystone XL Pipeline Debate Is Right Where We Want It
Back in August 2011, during the first few days of sit-ins at the White House against the Keystone XL pipeline, the press basically ignored us. I'd call around to all the national outlets and wires and...
View ArticleSustainable Dining in NYC: The Changing Landscape of Food
By Inka Schomer Food and eating out has been at the center of human existence for eons. Restaurants serve as a place for gatherings, celebrations and nourishment. Even back in the Roman Empire,...
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Weed-Powered Theater Comes to Youtube
Unfortunately, we still live in an age when a series about a movie theater that starts selling marijuana alongside popcorn is too taboo for television. Fortunately we live in an era when the definition...
View ArticleTweak the Americans With Disabilities Act Again
Last month, an autistic girl in California waited for 30 minutes to see a mall Santa only to be rejected because of her service dog, a pit bull named Pup-cake. Santa was allergic. The mall and Santa...
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