Fighting Illegal Logging With Numbers
Earlier this month, Congress did something it hasn't done in years -- pass a budget. Thankfully, now that funding levels have been set for 2014, members of Congress are already looking ahead to the...
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Galápagos Park Rangers Protect Nesting Turtles, Mating Sea Lions
Co-authored by George Lewis They are like ninjas, dressed completely in black, spying and moving stealthily in the night to avoid detection. These are not military commandos, but rather a trio of...
View ArticleTranscending the Tension Between Climate Change and Inequality
This year's gathering of the World Economic Forum at Davos was kicked off with the reading of a letter from Pope Francis, which ends: "I ask you to ensure that humanity is served by wealth and not...
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The Miracle of Asha
In animal rescue, we're always praying for miracles. Sometimes we get them, and when we do, we rejoice. All too often, we don't. And then we grieve. But I'm beginning to think that even when we don't...
View ArticlePutting Prosperity Within Reach
During the State of the Union speech, President Obama said, "Opportunity is who we are. And the defining project of our generation must be to restore that promise." If our collective hope is for...
View ArticleNext Up for Keystone XL: The Question of National Interest Will Show That the...
As the assessment of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline enters the final stages with the release of the final environmental review, there are a lot of questions about what we can expect. Bottom line:...
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Super Bowl Friday Trash Dump: State Dept Releases KXL Final Environmental Review
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog The State Department has released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the proposed northern leg of the controversial and long-embattled...
View ArticleObama and Keystone XL: Which Future Will He Choose?
It's up to President Obama now. On this last day of January, the State Department released its final environmental review on the Keystone XL, a 1,700-mile pipeline from Canada's tar sands fields to...
View ArticleFarmer John and the Cow-Flop
John Boehner, it's fair to say, have never been a major player in California water policy, or even in its hyper-political expression, California's water wars. He's served on the House Agriculture...
View ArticleHow the Media Rushed to Judgement on the Keystone XL Review
On Friday, the State Department released its much anticipated final environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline, acknowledging for the first time Keystone XL could accelerate climate change if...
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A Fast Track to Eroding Our Rights
The Trans-Pacific Partnership would have disastrous implications for U.S. consumers. Do you care about having access to local and sustainably produced food or protecting your drinking water? Are you...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye to Two Great Conservation Champions
Wanted: Candidates for Congress; essential duties include protecting our nation's natural resources and imperiled wildlife for generations to come. Qualifications: a strong stewardship and land...
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Interview With Teresa Baker, Creator of African American National Parks Event
There's a general perception in the outdoor recreation community that the black community simply doesn't go outdoors. Instead, it's a "white thing." In the last few years in my work, I've learned that...
View ArticleThe Largest Risk (and Opportunity) Investors Are Ignoring
Tackling climate change -- and thus keeping the world inhabitable -- is an achievable goal, but it will become prohibitively expensive if we wait to act. This is the key message from a leaked United...
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Fruitful Lessons From Papayas to Oranges
It was the saddest sight I've ever seen: My father's fields turned into a diseased wasteland of trees. Where papaya trees once stood, thick with leaves and fruit, only dead stumps remained. His life's...
View Article2013 Climate Recap
Another year come and gone and with it, a chance to look back on the year past and take stock. Lots of others have done that for pop culture or politics, but now for the fifth year in a row, I get to...
View ArticleKeystone XL Is the Wrong Direction, and That's What Matters
What is most striking about the debate over whether President Obama should approve the Keystone XL pipeline is that supporters of the pipeline don't dispute that approval of the pipeline -- something...
View ArticleReality Check on Keystone XL: Despite Industry Spin, New Environmental Report...
The more people learn about the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the less they like it. Despite what we might be hearing in industry spin, the environmental report released by the State Department...
View ArticleVideo: Why Illinois Regulators Won't Make Fracking Safe
A disturbing new video of poisoned water, leaking oil rigs, and lax enforcement at Illinois oil wells highlights why proposed fracking regulation won't protect the state's environment or people. The...
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Americans Rally to Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline
Monday night, in more than 250 towns in nearly every state across the country, Americans will stand up as one to ask President Obama to say no to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. This national vigil...
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