Zombie Attacks on Rooftop Solar
In the past, I have compared big, polluting fossil fuel companies to zombies. Now I feel bad. Upon reflection, I believe I may have been a little unfair -- to zombies.You might not like zombies, but...
View ArticleWhat Can a Mom Do When Climate Change Hits Home?
My youngest son lives for skiing. It is, I know, a rather privileged hobby to have, and we are not a particularly well-off family. But when I took him at the age of 4 to ski for the first time in...
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Ferret Camp
Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), Photo credit: Randy Matchett When senior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Randy Matchett invited me to visit Ferret Camp this past July during the...
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Tuna Industry Failing on Sustainability
The United States consumes more canned tuna than any other country in the world, and ranks in the top three seafood species eaten here. As a cheap source of protein, families all over the country have...
View ArticleThe EPA Should Strengthen the Clean Power Plan
We've seen speculation in the press over the past weeks that the EPA might relax its proposed standards and timetable for states to reduce dangerous carbon pollution from power plants. That would be...
View ArticleIs This a Blip or a Tip in Humanity's Onslaught on the Climate?
Reports that the growth in carbon pollution paused last year should give heart to climate campaigners and clean energy investors around the world. The figures, from the International Energy Agency, no...
View ArticleA New World Needs a New Paradigm
I'm tired of hearing activists say they aren't getting involved in the climate change movement because they're too busy with Black Lives Matter or immigration or reproductive justice, or whatever. And...
View ArticleThe Dark Humor of Climate Denial: Behind the Absurdity, a Serious Crisis
Worried about climate change and the effects of extreme weather? Concerned about what the future holds for our nation's people, wildlife and infrastructure? Do you live in a place like Miami, where you...
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11 Baby Elephant GIFs Illustrating International Climate Diplomacy
International climate change diplomacy isn't exactly a thrilling topic. From nonbinding resolutions to informal agreements and Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, it can be hard to keep up...
View ArticleWhy States Aren't Rushing to 'Just Say No' on Carbon Pollution Standards
The nation's governors aren't rushing to heed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's call for states to "just say no" to the Clean Power Plan, which would put the first-ever Clean Air Act limits on...
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Feds Can't Wait on Mountaintop Removal: As White House Hedges, Groups to Sue...
An escalating series of lawsuits, government rulings, banking decisions and breakthrough health studies has brought the fate of devastating mountaintop removal mining in central Appalachia to the...
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All the Signs Say 'No Offshore Drilling'
Staff photo of a surf shop in Nags Head Earlier this week, hoteliers, anglers, surfers, mayors and others crowded into a small meeting room in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., to weigh in on the specter of oil...
View ArticleAustralia's "Keystone Moment"
Flying to Australia to speak at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds on the Gold Coast, I am reminded just how big a country Australia is. Many parts of Australia are still undeveloped. A case...
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Senior Rescue Beagle Knows the Key to Happiness
Photo by Sara Alize Cross I don't know how long I have left with my dog. When I adopted her from the city pound in East Harlem, they guessed she was about two and a half. Not knowing her real birthday,...
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An Awesome, Under-Recognized Opportunity to Act on Climate
As a plant-lover I've always appreciated healthy soil, but it wasn't until I heard a rancher named Richard King explain how rebuilding the organic matter in soils has the potential to store tons of...
View ArticleThe Future of Electricity (Part 3): To Speed Innovation, Share the Gains Fairly
A few weeks ago I posted two parts of a promised three-part series on the remaking of the electricity sector of the U.S. economy. Those posts outlined the flimsiness of the arguments being made against...
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Is Taiji Slaughter Wiping Out Japan's Bottlenose Dolphins?
The content of this post may be sensitive to readers. Another season of dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan, has reached its end in February, although some dolphins, notably the pilot whales, will...
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Smog-Eating Buildings Battle Air Pollution
By Don WilllmottDon Willmott is a New York-based journalist who writes about technology, travel and the environment for a wide variety of publications and websites. Architects and environmental...
View ArticleInsurrection
Many Republican officials harbor a rebellious stance towards the federal government that they were elected to serve, and whose authority they are supposed to uphold. Occasionally, this antipathy...
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Undercover Photos Show the Plight of Zimbabwe's Captured Baby Elephants
New photographs of some 80 young elephants that are being held in a heavily guarded facility in Zimbabwe suggest that the elephants are under extreme duress, according to an expert familiar with the...
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