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Enbridge Gets Another Federal Tar Sands Crude Pipeline Permit As Senate...
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlogOn January 16, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave Enbridge a controversial Nationwide Permit 12 green-light for its proposed Line 78 pipeline, set to bring heavy tar...
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Engage in Thoughtful Playtime with Your Dog
Although the moments we spend with our dogs may seem routine day in and day out, every moment is one that can be memorable. When I start to encourage playtime with my dogs, I first let them pick up...
View ArticlePopulation: Four Out of Five Scientists Agree...
A new poll of American scientists suggests that a large majority of them (82 percent) regard population growth as a major challenge, almost as many as those who believe that climate change is mostly...
View ArticleANWR Revisited
Critics denounce President Obama's proposed wilderness designation of virtually all of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as a concession to environmental extremists. Just who are these...
View ArticleDear Pope Francis: Saving the World Requires Contraception
Don't get me wrong, Francis. You seem like a sincere, congenial man, and I admire you for bringing the world's attention to the need to address poverty, fight climate change, and eliminate inequality....
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Ban Ivory Sales -- All of Them
If the United States and other nations do not fully ban the sale of ivory, African elephants could be extinct -- poof -- in as few as five years. Today, on average, one elephant is killed every fifteen...
View Article"Keeping Up With the Joneses" Gives Solar Revolution a Boost
Conscious capitalism has been the domain of corporations since Ben & Jerry's first added macadamia nuts to their ice cream to help raise awareness about the need to protect the rainforest. Tom's...
View ArticleBone Broth: More Important Than a Passing Trend
Cold-pressed juice was one of 2014's hottest health trends. Bone broth is on track to be the next one for 2015. At first glance, this is a trend easy to mock. Paleo devotees and wellness gurus...
View ArticleA Week of Madness: Shell, KXL and the Arctic Auction
The past week has been quite the roller coaster for folks who care about the fate of the Arctic. First, as Mike Brune, head of the Sierra Club wrote recently, President Obama stepped up and announced...
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A New Spin On Trapping Ocean Trash
By Don Willmott Water and plastic don't mix, and anyone who has read a terrifying article or two about "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch" knows that addressing what seem to be the impossibly huge issues...
View ArticleWolf Slaughter Canadian Style Continues as if It's Conservation: Let's Stop...
The Canadian government plans to kill wolves once again to try to save woodland caribou. An earlier murder escapade in Alberta didn't work (please see "Researchers Kill 890 Wolves to Learn About Them:...
View ArticleWe'll Be There
Earlier this month, almost every Republican in the U.S. Senate went on record that "climate change is real and not a hoax." All but a handful, however, balked at agreeing that humans are contributing...
View ArticleCorrecting the Wall Street Journal on Climate (Again)
Bjorn Lomborg's latest op-ed in the Wall Street Journal resurrects repeatedly demolished distortions of fact to downplay the real and increasingly documented threats of climate change. His trademark...
View ArticleWhy Obama Should Stop Pushing Nuclear Energy on India
The White House is claiming victory for a breakthrough in the impasse with India over nuclear energy. Indian laws have held suppliers, designers and builders of nuclear plants liable in case of an...
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Alaska Fish Processors Chase Japanese Market for an Unusual Product: Cod Semen
Let's get one thing out of the way right now: This is a story about cod semen and the people who love to eat it. Right now, fishing boats are pulling Pacific cod from the Bering Sea and Gulf of...
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Q&A: Putting African Communities in Charge of Wildlife Protection
Adin Tapicha feeds orphaned southern white rhinos at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Northern Kenya (© 2013 Ami Vitale) Ian Craig grew up in a family that -- unusual for African ranchers of the time...
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The End of the Barnett Shale? Recent Earthquakes and an Epic Fault Line May...
A 2.4 magnitude earthquake ushered in the New Year near the old Texas Stadium in Irving, TX. The event was yet one more in a series of frequent seismic episodes to rattle Dallas County residents. The...
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Finally, a Nature Documentary That Shows the Whole Picture
Preview of EARTH: A New Wild, a new PBS series that takes a fresh look at humankind's relationship to the planet I love nature documentaries. They take us to Earth's most spectacular places and teach...
View ArticleEven Smart Republicans Make Stupid Arguments Against Climate Change
During the State of the Union address, President Barack Obama returned to his roots with impassioned talk about some core liberal policies. To no one's surprise, conservatives were not moved. Sean...
View ArticlePresident Obama's Budget Highlights Investments to Curb Climate Pollution and...
President Obama's FY2016 budget proposal prominently demonstrates his commitment to fighting climate change while investing in America's future. In the last few years this administration has cut carbon...
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