Climate-Change Deniers Can't Be Fiscal Hawks
The United States federal government spends more than $3 million every hour putting out fires and responding to extreme weather events. That figure will continue to grow as the prevalence of natural...
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Utilities' Anti-Solar Campaign and Misinformation Debunked
Utility trade association Edison Electric Institute (EEI) launched a multi-year campaign in 2012 to weaken solar energy policies across the country, as reported by The Washington Post. In 2012, during...
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Three Key Lessons From São Paulo's Water Crisis
São Paulo and many other cities around the globe are struggling with water crises. But there's hope: Cities that embrace natural solutions can help improve water quality and availability. (Photo ©...
View ArticleScalding Live Chickens Is Business as Usual on Factory Farms
Media is extremely important in spreading all sorts of news to a broad, and often unknowing public. Recently, an investigative essay by Michael Moss in the New York Times told the story of the ways in...
View ArticleThe Climate Post: McCarthy Says States Must Comply With Clean Power Plan
On Tuesday, a lawyer hired by the world's largest coal mining company told the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power that proposed requirements to reduce carbon dioxide emissions...
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Will Europe's Solar Eclipse Fritz Out Germany's Power Grid?
Includes 5 Solar Facts and Cost-Saving Tips. While Europeans are preparing to solar gaze during the March 20, 2015 eclipse, the power pundits are heating up the debate on whether the solar eclipse will...
View ArticleTop 10 Questions About Oil Trains: Industry Lobbies for Weak Rules While...
On Friday, March 6, while an oil train explosion in Illinois was still sending flames and black smoke into the air, railroad agents were in Washington, DC lobbying to weaken new train safety standards....
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A Word to States: Question Senator McConnell's Climate Advice
Future home to the first solar project ever approved by the PSC in Senator McConnell's home state. Photo courtesy of Daniel Boyd. Written by Sarah Saylor, Senior Legislative Representative for...
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The Great Transition
"The Stone Age came to an end not for a lack of stones, and the oil age will end, but not for a lack of oil." -- Ahmed Zaki Yamani, former Saudi Arabian Minister of Oil, 2000 (The author's home with...
View ArticleDogs Don't Remember Yesterday, Claims Psychologist
A few days ago a colleague asked me if I'd seen an essay called "Dogs Don't Remember," published by Dr. Ira Hyman. I hadn't, and then, as I was doing an interview, a similar question about mental time...
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This Little Raccoon Needed a "Bear Hug"
WildCare's Wildlife Hospital treats nearly 4,000 ill, injured and orphaned wild animal patients from over 200 species every year. This is one patient's story. When a WildCare staff member came out of...
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World Water Day: An Underwater Look Into America's National Parks
At the National Parks Conservation Association, our work can often be described as a "battle of inches," with many efforts that are punctuated by small milestones achieved over extended periods of...
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Eco-Minded Kids + Water Filtration in African Slum = Ingenious Reincarnation...
Africa's biggest urban slum -- Kibera -- in Kenya's capital Nairobi, has serious public health issues: lack of potable water and the absence of formalized sewage systems are two biggies. But a clever...
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'Green News Report' - March 19, 2015
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: No more Mr. Nice Guy: Obama takes major action on climate change; New rules for fossil fuels on public lands; It's official:...
View ArticleGMO Science Deniers: Monsanto and the USDA
Perhaps no group of science deniers has been more ridiculed than those who deny the science of evolution. What you may not know is that Monsanto and our United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
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For Just $10, You Can Snuggle These Seriously Impressive Puppies
I really meant to ask some of the 20-odd people sitting cross-legged in a circle on the floor how it is they found themselves at the Southeastern Guide Dogs' campus on this fine Tuesday morning, having...
View ArticleMake Every Day Water Day
It was during July of 2010 when I found myself running and playing with dozens of orphaned children just outside of Port Au Prince. Just six months earlier, Haiti had faced one of the world's most...
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Taking HeforShe to the Farm
Gender equality cannot be reached without engaging men as well as women in the fight. When launching the UN's recent "HeforShe" campaign, actor and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson asked: "how...
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National Parks, Rights, and the Need for Fairness
I work for the Wildlife Conservation Society because I believe that each generation must safeguard our planet's wildlife and natural resources for future generations. When wildlife populations are...
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Rainwater Harvesting Pioneer Wins International Water Prize
Rajendra Singh is a quiet revolutionary with a wry sense of humor. By empowering poor farmers, reviving traditional knowledge and building small rainwater ponds, the Indian activist has brought five...
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