A Bobcat at WildCare
The menacing growls emanating from the transport carrier let WildCare Medical Staff know that the Bobcat inside wasn't a sickly patient that would be easy to handle. Nat Smith, Staff RVT donned heavy...
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Consuming Over the Horizon: Seeing Our Impact Can Help Us Make the Right...
I was mulching piles of leaves in my garden last autumn when my neighbor joined me to chat about a recent episode of NPR's Planet Money series on the global nature of making and selling a t-shirt. We...
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'Green News Report' - February 18, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Obama's plan to keep on truckin'...with much less oil; Secretary of State John Kerry goes 'weapons grade' on climate change;...
View ArticleDebate Climate Solutions, Not the Facts
Last year, LCV joined tens of thousands of others in calling for the major TV networks to devote more time to covering the climate crisis. Recently, a group of senators committed to tackling climate...
View ArticleFive Questions to Help Defeat Keystone XL
Dear Bill McKibben, The decision is looming over Keystone XL and the feeling is reminiscent of being four points down with ten seconds to go. Now is the time to go back to the drawing board for a...
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5 Reasons Why This Is the Most Important Year Ever to Start a Garden
Sure, every year is a great year to start a vegetable garden, but this year I kind of realized how Noah must have felt when he decided it might be a good time to build an ark. I first got the feeling...
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The Choice That Will Define Obama's Environmental Legacy
Last month, the State Department released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL pipeline. According to a New York Times article, the report concluded that the pipeline "would not...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Reality Show: Man Versus Nature
Chuck Duck Dynasty. Move over, Honey Boo Boo. Forget the Real Housewives. The ultimate reality show is here, and it is a colossal battle: Man Versus Nature. For centuries, it has been a dull, one-sided...
View ArticleA Different Philosophy, a Different Culture: And That's Why Marius the Danish...
He was -- after all -- a Danish giraffe so it's no surprise that he loved rye bread. Lulled by a piece to make him to wander away from the pack, Marius unwittingly walked to his death. The 18-month...
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President Obama's Truck Efficiency Is W6: Win-Win-Win-Win-Win-Win
When it comes to climate mitigation opportunities, there is a simple reality: "Benefits outweigh costs ... enormously." And, when it comes to climate mitigation and adaptation investments, we should be...
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Everyone Needs a Tree
Everyone needs a tree. At my condominium here in Honolulu, there stands a proud banyan which canopied chirping birds in a symphony of sound each morning and has done so since my childhood when my...
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Obama Administration Grade on Coal Ash: Failing
The Dan River bank, in Eden, North Carolina, with residual dark grey coal ash. (USFWS/Steven Alexander) Yes, failing ... just like the coal ash ponds along the Dan River. What Put the Stuff on the Map...
View ArticleGive a Hoot About Wildlife
We have so many touches with animals in our lives, from pets in our communities to wildlife in our backyards or open spaces. When it comes to the animals we encounter in our daily doings, the first...
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Electrify Africa Act Needs To Change Course
The direction Power Africa, President Obama's signature initiative to address energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, is headed is worrying. Worse, the Electrify Africa Act which supports this...
View ArticleThe Need for Asian Climate Leadership
For decades, Asian leaders largely ignored climate change. It's a Western problem, we said. They caused the problem by dumping greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere; let them clean it up. Instead, we...
View Article3 Climate Change Quizzes
As I write this, a Nor'easter is barreling its way towards my home, threatening to dump over a foot of snow. Once again, I find myself batting away questions about "global weirdness." The snow, ice and...
View ArticleSeven Dental Myths for Pets
I thought it would be fun to recognize February Pet Dental Health Month with seven of my favorite dental myths. Myth 1: When it comes to dental health, dry food is definitely better than canned food...
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Organic Gardening's Going to School
by guest blogger Ethne Clarke, editor-in-chief, Organic Gardening Within the past few weeks, organicgardening.com did something even more amazing that usual. We posted "Dig, Plant, Grow!" a curriculum...
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What We Can Learn From the California Drought
by guest blogger Deirdre Imus, author and environmental health advocate Maybe you've heard about the ongoing drought in California. Maybe you haven't because you don't live there, and you think that a...
View ArticleEnergy Access and the True Cost of Fossil Fuel Projects in Africa
Last year President Obama launched Power Africa, an initiative to double access to power in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than two-thirds of the population is without electricity. In a parallel move,...
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