Cultivating the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders
What do an Afghanistan air force veteran now working in Montana, an ocean educator at the New England Aquarium, an adventurer who has been to the North Pole three times, an anesthesiologist, and a...
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Innovation Earth: House Made of Textiles Will Use the Energy of a Hair Dryer
Ask me to show you a sustainable house made of fabric, and I'll show you a tent -- or a yurt. Here where I live in Southern California, "green" homes come in three flavors: concrete, reclaimed wood and...
View ArticleWorld Water Day: Getting More Crop Per Drop
This Saturday, March 22, the world celebrates World Water Day. Water and agriculture are inextricably interlinked and interdependent. Agriculture is a major user of both ground and surface water for...
View ArticleA Few Numbers for Nate Silver and Roger Pielke Jr. on Climate Change
Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight website got off to a bad start with the hiring of Roger Pielke, Jr, one of the country's leading tricksters on climate change, who wasted no time by posting a blog Tuesday...
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'Green News Report' - March 20, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Greenland is melting, and sea levels are rising; It's official - Winter 2014 was the 8th warmest on record; CO2 emissions breach...
View ArticleThe Climate Post: Reports, Website Document Effects of and Need for Dialogue...
Last year, carbon dioxide briefly passed the 400 parts per million milestone. Now, says Ralph Keeling of the Scripps Institution for Oceanography, we're on track to "see values dwelling over 400 in...
View ArticleUN: "We're Talking About 20 to 30 Years From Now"
Earlier this month, the United Nations warned that the struggle to contain global warming was becoming increasingly fraught and difficult: "We will have to work much harder to win this battle now than...
View ArticleSpring Forward -- for Wildlife
The calendar says spring, but winter doesn't seem to want to release its hold in some parts, with snow forecast again for next week in Washington, D.C.. But rising temperatures and other signs of...
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Why We Need to Act Now on Risks to Water
By Angel GurrÃa Over the past year, Californians have had to ration water as one of the worst droughts in 500 years left water reserves severely depleted. Brazilians have suffered the worst drought in...
View ArticleDespite Howling of Humans -- Silencing of the Wolves
Midnight on a wild and cold mountain in Oregon. A small human pack howls out, hoping to hear wild wolves. Our plaintive and hopeful howls echo through the valley. We listen intently: Screech owl,...
View ArticleClearing the Air
Last century, London used to be synonymous with smog. Today, few cities seem to be free of the problem. Only this month, the authorities in Paris, desperate to deal with dangerous levels of air...
View ArticleWorld Water Day: Reflections From Our National Parks
Across the country, our Great Waters, which are recognized for their national significance, provide drinking water for millions, support critical jobs and local economies, and offer outstanding...
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The State of Our Water: World Water Day 2014
Welcome to World Water Day 2014. As I said last year, I think every day should be World Water Day, not just March 22nd, but hey, those of us who work on water take what opportunities we can to get the...
View ArticleLanding on Park Place Before You Pass Go
There are many versions of the classic game of Monopoly. There's the original, a variety of other theme-related versions, and a national park version. The park version came out in the 1990s when I was...
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Getting Dams Right
By Mark Tercek, President and CEO; and Giulio Boccaletti, Managing Director of Global Freshwater, The Nature Conservancy Over the next 20 years, most key decisions affecting the future of the world's...
View ArticleStanding in Solidarity to End Fracking
What does my 14,000-person rural town in upstate New York have in common with Los Angeles, one of the country's largest metropolitan areas? We're both standing up to the oil and gas industry. And we're...
View ArticleTwo Men, Two Farms and a Legacy We Can All Learn From
Walter Lester and Rex Dobson never met one another. Walter lived and died in the house he was born in. Rex, pretty much the same, in a simple farmhouse that nearly replicated Walters. Walter Lester's...
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In Which I Start to Sing Spring
Some scientists think mute swans, an invasive species, should be dealt with. In honor of the arrival of springtime, I take a page out of Tom Lehrer's songbook to playfully explore the possibilities....
View ArticleIs Green Anti-Vaccine?
This week, after news broke that New York City was experiencing its first measles outbreak in years linked to so-called "anti-vaxxers," I published an infographic on my blog, Mommy Greenest, which...
View ArticleAnimal Rights and the Erosion of the First Amendment: AETA, Ag-Gag and Why...
Last week the First Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit challenging the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Last month the governor of Idaho signed into law a bill that makes it illegal...
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