Got Science? Beyond the Spin: Here's Why Energy Efficiency Standards Are...
With tighter efficiency standards finally kicking in for 60- and 40-watt lightbulbs this month, the Heritage Foundation's blog recently encouraged Americans to "stock up on incandescent bulbs" before...
View ArticleInnovation Earth: This Could Be 'The Future Of Urban Transportation'
The number of people living in cities is expected to double in the next 30 to 40 years. By 2050, seven out of every 10 people living on Earth will call themselves an urbanite. So how will we navigate...
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President Obama's Chemical Safety Panel Must Heed Senator Obama's Warnings
In the wake of the April 2103 West, Texas, chemical plant explosion, which killed 15 people and injured 160 more, President Obama issued an executive order directing federal agencies to improve the...
View ArticleJudging Thy Neighbor Isn't Helping the Environment, You Jerk
Hey, environmental advocates, we need to talk. It's your attitude. It just needs a little... readjusting. Take when Beyoncé and Jay Z went vegan for 22 days, for example. Everyone in the vegan...
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USDA Greenlights Dow's 2,4-D Seeds
On January 3, USDA welcomed in the new year by presenting Dow AgroSciences with a bountiful gift: a virtual green light for the pesticide company’s new genetically engineered (GE) corn and soybean...
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Tar Sands Reporting Project Needs Backers
At its essence, journalism is a fearless voice of the people and a public trust. It is in that spirit that The Vancouver Observer seeks to cover one of the biggest issues facing us today: the oil...
View ArticleIf You Don't Believe in Climate Change, Just Look Out the Window
Ian Mauro, an environmental and social scientist at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, recently toured Atlantic Canada, interviewing fishers, hunters, farmers, businessmen, First Nations and...
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6 Reasons to Have 6 Kids
When people hear that I have six kids, the reaction is usually entertaining. Sure, there are some days when I wonder what I've gotten myself into, worry about the world they'll inherit and consider the...
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Strike Threat Looms at Indian Point Nuke Plant
Representatives of Entergy Nuclear and the union representing control room operators and other technical workers are preparing for around the clock bargaining sessions beginning Wednesday to avoid a...
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All the Reasons People Told Me NOT to Get a Dog But I Did Anyways...
When my dog of 15 years passed away in February 2013, it seemed as if the sun had decided to never rise and that I might not be a dog owner for a long time, if ever again. Living in Manhattan has...
View ArticleThe Sustainability Revolution: Reinventing Our Economy in This Generation
Reinventing the economy to be more in harmony with nature, in this generation, is one of our greatest challenges. Fortunately, we are experiencing a sustainability revolution, according to Gil Friend,...
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If You Don't Like People Tweeting About Cancer, Don't Read It
If there is a set of rules about coping with cancer, I have never seen it. Perhaps in some circles a commonly accepted method exists. If so, I remain in the dark, despite my own experiences with this...
View ArticleThe True Cost of Our Oil Addiction
The first step in recovering from any addiction is to tell the truth -- admit the addiction, acknowledge its consequences. Yet this is something we still seem unwilling to do with our addiction to oil....
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Montezuma, Costa Rica: Volunteering to Save Solitary Nesting Olive Ridley Sea...
I have taken up residence in Costa Rica for a few weeks to do some exploring and research. Currently, I am tramping about sunny beaches near the funky seaside village of Montezuma on the southeastern...
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Days Before Casselton Oil Train Explosion, Obama Signed Bill Hastening...
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlogOn December 20, both chambers of the U.S. Congress passed a little-noticed bill to expedite permitting for hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") on public lands in the Bakken...
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5X: Inside the Goals of PeopleForBikes
Better bicycling means different things to different people in different places. For some, it's all about safe bike commutes and short trips; for others it's about the variety of recreational riding...
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Wind Farms Do Their Part for Eagle Conservation Today, and Tomorrow
David Yarnold of the Audubon Society recently wrote on The Huffington Post and elsewhere about wind power and bald eagles. Only a handful of bald eagles have collided with commercial wind turbines in...
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Pacific Warriors Declare: "We Are Not Drowning, We Are Fighting"
When you think about the Pacific Islands, what comes to mind? Palm trees, cocktails, white sandy beaches, and hammocks? For many people, that is exactly how they see the Pacific, as nothing more than a...
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Q&A with Andy Revkin: Dialogues on the Environment
In this ongoing series, I talk with thought leaders about ideas and trends in the environmental movement. Next in the series is my conversation with environmental journalist Andy Revkin. Also a...
View ArticleTigers or Coal? India Makes a Choice
"You need to choose if you want tigers or you want electricity -- you can't have both," said a senior member of India's coal establishment to Ashish Fernandes of Greenpeace India. The retort appears to...
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