Will Civilization Collapse, or Evolve?
A recent NASA-sponsored study, led by mathematician Safa Motesharrei of the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center, warns that modern industrial civilization may collapse in coming decades due...
View ArticleRising From Fukushima, Japan's Nuclear Future
At a discussion on post-Fukushima energy policy of Japan and the role of nuclear power at Columbia University, former International Energy Agency executive director Nobuo Tanaka outlined Japan's...
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Memo to Congress: Protect Public Health, Not Toxic Chemicals
How much would the draft Chemicals in Commerce Act recently proposed by Illinois Rep. John Shimkus (above) protect public health? Not much. Americans have long been unwitting subjects in an...
View ArticleMaking the World a Better Place for Chickens (or Maybe Not So Much)
Let me jump to and answer the obvious flack I may receive for this post: my agenda here is not to try and convince anyone what to eat and what not to eat. This is not an argument for or even in defense...
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The Pink in the Sky
"Did the pink in the sky happen yet, mommy?" Did it happen yet, he asks it like the washing of color over the vastness of air was holding out for him. The pink just brimming over the top crust of...
View ArticleFinding Hope in the Pale Blue Dot
Last week's report on our changing climate, from a distinguished group of international scientists, was the most heart-wrenching yet. Rising seas, acidifying oceans, melting ice caps, worsening...
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A Real Life Summer Bleakbuster
I would challenge anyone to read the "bleakbuster" of a new report published last week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and not come away with a deep feeling of dread for future...
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Thank You, Rio Tinto: British Mining Giant Divests From Pebble Mine
Rio Tinto, one of the largest mining companies in the world, announced today that it is abandoning once and for all the giant Pebble Mine proposed for the Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska....
View ArticleGreen to Clean to Smart: 13th Annual Wall Street Green (Trading) Summit On Fire
Peter Fusaro, of Global Change Associates, was ahead of his time 13 years ago, when he first launched the Wall Street Green Summit and he still is. Instead of a summit for traders looking for "green...
View ArticleManilla Makeover: Green Kitchen Edition
Do you need a kitchen makeover? Transform your kitchen into a lean, green, eco-friendly space with these tips from Lori Alper, green living expert and founder of GroovyGreenLivin.com. Watch the video...
View ArticleWill California Continue to be a National Leader in the Cruelty Free...
On Monday, the California Senate approved Senator Marty Block's joint resolution, SJR 22, the Cruelty Free Cosmetics Resolution, with a bipartisan vote of 31-0. The resolution, sponsored by Cruelty...
View ArticleWhy Facts Matter: Science Is Not an Opinion
In a recent tweet, Donald Trump threw out this witticism: "In New York, March was the coldest month in recorded history - we could use some GLOBAL WARMING!" The capital letters and exclamation point...
View ArticleYou Can't Eat Your Cake and Have the Forest Too -- or Can You?
Every unique ecosystem provides significant economic, social, cultural, aesthetic and intrinsic values to humanity. But forests occupy a special class in themselves. The best estimates are that some 80...
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The Peterson Farm Bros' Beef With Chipotle (Part 3): The Definition of a...
In Part 1 of this four-part blog series, we discussed how we believe Chipotle is misleading consumers with their advertisement videos "The Scarecrow" and "Farmed and Dangerous." The blog laid out the 3...
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Years of Living Dangerously: An Interview With Showtime Producer Joel Bach
Pictured: Correspondent Harrison Ford from the segment "Last Stand." All photos courtesy of: Showtime Networks/Joe Schram-Director of Photography As a soil lover, compost queen, plantaholic and...
View ArticleGlobal Forest Watch: A New Frontier in the Battle Against Illegal Logging
I recently had the privilege of sitting down with Nigel Sizer, Global Director of the Forests Program for the World Resources Institute. In this interview he discusses Global Forest Watch, a satellite...
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Transforming Ocean Plastic into Fashion
As rescuers continue to frantically search for disappeared Malaysian Airline Flight MH370 a thousand miles or so west of Perth, Australia, one thing has become very apparent: The Indian Ocean is full...
View ArticleOcean Health Check-Up Will Help Brazil Captain Its Own Course for More...
Brazil, one of the world's fastest growing economies in the world. It's enjoying an influx of billions of investment dollars by international companies. The middle class is growing fast. It will also...
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Duke Energy, Greg Lindquist and Mary Mattingly
Swirling vortexes of coal ash and river water on the Dan River after the Feb. 2, 2014 spill, on Feb 3, 2014. Photo courtesy of Brian Williams, Dan River Basin Association A few weeks ago, a federal...
View ArticleAre You Drinking Drugs?
An EPA study released earlier this year found trace residues of at least 25 different drugs in drinking water. Scientists examined samples from 50 wastewater plants and tested for 56 different drugs;...
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