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Suburbs of Survival, and the Democracy of Placemaking
Those of us who style ourselves as "urbanists" -- myself included, much of the time - tend to get a bit snobbish and condescending about, you know, ordinary people: folks who live in suburbs, drive...
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If It Can Rot, Eat It
by guest blogger Lisa Bronner, writer of the blog Going Green with a Bronner Mom Fresh food -- the stuff of life that nourishes, builds, and heals and that, with its rich abundance of nutrients,...
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Backlash Forces GoDaddy to Pull Super Bowl Puppy Ad
GoDaddy is facing strong backlash over their latest Super Bowl ad. The ad stars a puppy who gets lost. When the puppy finally makes it home, the owner is thrilled. Why? Because she'd just sold the...
View ArticleThree Minutes to Midnight
With only 180 seconds left before the minute hand strikes midnight, the four horsemen and the apocalypse may soon be before us. That's according to the symbolic doomsday clock which inched two minutes...
View ArticleAnti-Koch: The Fight for Green Energy Is a Fight for the 99 Percent
The fact that this even needs to be said demonstrates that there's been a breakdown in the democratic process, but we'll say it anyway: Our number-one priority should be protecting the planet for...
View ArticleGood News for the Arctic, But...
When you're working toward a big goal, progress isn't always smooth. If you're lucky, though, the breakthroughs outpace the setbacks, even if it's sometimes a close call. For Alaskan wilderness...
View ArticleClimate Change in Context; Science, Policy, Political Will, and Commitment
It's been an interesting week for putting climate change in context. "Context" in this case means the weaving together of science, policy, political will, and commitments. ("Context" is derived from...
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A Modest Proposal to Suppress the Whiskey Rebellion and Heal American...
San Juan, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Why not a Commonwealth of Texas? That thought occurred to me reading about political stalemate in Washington while celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the...
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On Overseas Coal, Will the World Bank and U.S. Government Pass Their Own Tests?
Co-authored with Visar Azemi, coordinator for the Kosovo Civil Society Consortium for Sustainable Development (KOSID) In June 2013, President Obama announced that the U.S. Government would stop...
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Dachshund Born Without Front Legs Gets Wheelchair
Bubbles the dachshund was born without her two front legs, so her owners took it upon themselves to give her the opportunity to walk and play like never before. Using a combination of carbon fiber, a...
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Why I Love the Go Daddy Puppy Commercial
Go Daddy has been pushed into pulling its super bowl commercial, which was outraging "animal lovers." Remembering stomach churning images from a few years back of the Go Daddy CEO with an elephant he...
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There's More to the Oil Crash Than Meets the Eye
Fracking and OPEC strategy may not be the main influences on oil prices As New York shakes off another dose of the climate change reality dealt by winter storm Juno, many are beginning to re-appreciate...
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Extraordinatory Photos and Story of Potty-Trained Sloth
Sloths are famous for their eccentric bathroom habits, but this resident of a sanctuary in Suriname, really takes the...bidet. When sloth conservationist Monique Pool rescued a very special sloth,...
View ArticleNASA Sounding Rocket Studies the Invisible Aurora
"All or Nothing!" that is what my Dean called it; "Just like the shootout at the OK corral, how exciting," were her final words to me after I described what I would be doing this January in Alaska. I...
View ArticleThe Climate Post: U.S.-India Climate Agreement Less Substantive Than...
The U.S.-India climate agreement announced Jan. 25 creates a new agreement between the second- and third-largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world but does not have the strength of the...
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How Accurate Are Weather Forecasts?
Co-written with Naomi B. Robbins In light of the great Blizzard of 2015 that wasn't, we might look at how accurate are weather forecasts and especially long-term forecasts. Naomi B. Robbins of NBR...
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Cory Gardner's Wind Hypocrisy
Do you remember the worst words your mom could say to you when you were a kid? I do. She'd look down at you and her eyes would be devoid of anger. In its place would be a kind of sad pity as she said,...
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'Green News Report' - January 29, 2015
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: U.S. pipelines now rupturing faster than we can keep track of them; So, U.S. Senate passes Keystone XL bill with Dem help;...
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How to Finance an Energy Revolution
It seems impolite to talk about Barack Obama's legacy just yet. It also seems premature because he clearly is not done building it. The latest evidence is the collaboration the White House has just...
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A $48 Billion Opportunity for U.S. Electric Customers
Why are U.S. electric utilities facing $48 billion in revenue losses? Because their 20th-century business model, built around a centralized, command-and-control electric grid, is increasingly outdated...
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