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Unstoppable Antarctic Glacier Retreat
Glaciers in West Antarctica have gone into unstoppable, irreversible retreat. What does this mean? How frightening is it? Key to understanding what's happening here is a term called the "grounding...
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''Green News Report' - May 13, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Update on Turkish coal mine tragedy; California wilting and burning; Oil pipeline bursts in L.A.; PLUS: Military leaders warn...
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Climate Change This Week: Ice Sheet Collapse, Solar Africa, and More!
Today, the Earth got a little hotter, and a little more crowded. Daily Climate Change: Global Map of Unusual Temperatures, May 15, 2014 How unusual has the weather been? No one event is "caused" by...
View ArticleWATCH: These Mind-Bending Photos Show The Reach Of The Human Imagination
How do you think he does it? Photo wizard Erik Johansson reveals the secrets behind his mind-bending images, which use retouching to blend real photos into imagined scenes. You'll never look at reality...
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60 Seconds to Save the Planet
Last week's findings from the U.S. National Climate Assessment offers us a grim look into the future. The report explored how the effects of climate change will become increasingly disruptive...
View ArticleA Family Farm, a Century and a Half Old, Leads the Way on Sustainable Meat
In today's conventional meat industry, what passes for a "farm" is really more like a factory. Animals are confined indoors by the hundreds or thousands in crowded and often unsanitary conditions....
View ArticleAn Apple a Day... Could Give You Cancer?
Do you love apples? You might want to find a new favorite fruit. A new report from the Environmental Working Group found that 80 percent of apples are coated with a pesticide that's banned in Europe...
View ArticleCelebrate the Endangered Species Act on Endangered Species Day
Despite the fact that wildlife across the planet are facing ever increasing threats from a burgeoning human population, habitat destruction and climate change, there is much to celebrate on the ninth...
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The Inland Northwest Fight to Avoid Becoming the Next Bomb Train Story
This post was co-written with Matt Krogh, Tar Sands SOS Campaign Director for ForestEthics When it comes to crude by rail, "If we don't have the body count to justify the cost of the rule vs the...
View ArticleA Lawsuit for Angel
This post is co-authored by Sarah Lucas, CEO of Australians for Dolphins Australians for Dolphins and Earth Island Institute's Dolphin Project and Save Japan Dolphins Campaign are filing a lawsuit in...
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As Fires Rage, Risks to Wildland Firefighters Rise
Thousands of Southern Californians have fled the wildfires caused by a record drought, Santa Ana winds, and extremely high temperatures. While I feel sympathy for the evacuated residents, who are...
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Is Sport Hunting a Sin?
Our treatment of animals may in the future help shape relationships between peoples as much as with such creatures. Religion and culture may play role in developing new standards that define "animal...
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Another Drop In the Ocean's Bucket
Yesterday, the House and Senate released the final compromise text of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, or WRRDA, following months of back-and-forth deliberations over each chamber's...
View ArticleGrowing Soybeans in Northern Maine
Andrew Plant, assistant professor of agriculture education for UMaine Cooperative Extension in Presque Isle, Maine recently wrote a summary for farmers who want to incorporate soybeans into rotations....
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Environmental Visualizations That Have Changed Our World
This post was co-written by Breanna Lujan, a soon-to-be Environmental Studies graduate of Yale College. She is a Researcher for the Environmental Performance Index project at the Yale Center for...
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National Climate Assessment: Uniting Animal and Environmental Concerns
The May 6 release of the third National Climate Assessment has the press buzzing. The federally mandated report, compiled by more than 200 leading scientists and based on years of research, confirms...
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When Dow Pushes, Agencies Jump
"This pesticide is toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. Do not apply directly to water... Drift or runoff may be hazardous....The use of this chemical...may result in groundwater contamination."...
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The Old Lady and the Sea
An orca named Granny was recently spotted swimming off the coast of Vancouver Island with her family. Seeing a wild orca is always an unforgettable experience, but getting a chance to see Granny is a...
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We Saved Antarctica... Or Did We?
Nearly 30 years ago I led a campaign to save Antarctica. It was one of the best things I've ever done - because we won! It started when the Antarctic Treaty States decided to negotiate an agreement to...
View ArticleClimate Contrarians Cook Up New 'Controversy'
Misplaced cries of McCarthyism: an attempt to muddy the climate change waters. Recently, a somewhat obscure scientific journal rejected a paper. Somehow, that made the front page of the London Times...
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