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Solving California's Water Problems
For over 150 years, Californians have argued, litigated, yelled, and otherwise fought over water. California is a big state -- we have redwood forests, desert regions, mountains, coasts, rich...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Fans of the Washington Nationals and New York Mets...
As you may know, on May 16 I made an appearance at the Washington Nationals and New York Mets baseball game. In the ninth inning, I walked onto the field of play and ran the bases. Two years ago my...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About Japanese Whaling
In the early 1970s, American marine bio-acoustrian Roger Payne recorded and produced a flexidisc of humpback whale song recorded off the coast of Bermuda. The flexidisc was then given to National...
View ArticleNo One Left Behind in Coal Country
EPA's rule to limit carbon emissions from coal plants has triggered a new round of allegations that the Obama Administration is waging a war on coal. It is a ridiculous claim, of course -- a...
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Amplifyd: Crowd-Sourced Lobbying Launches Website
We all have friends who are political junkies. They shame us by constantly being politically active while we're busy binging on episodic TV . . . They're always trying to make the world a better place...
View ArticleEPA's Proposed Greenhouse Gas Regulation: Why Are Conservatives Attacking Its...
This week, the Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its long-awaited proposed regulation to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing sources in the...
View ArticleCan Fuel Economy Targets Survive All the Loopholes?
Under pollution-cutting mileage and emissions rules finalized in 2012 by the Obama administration, the fleet of new cars sold in the United States in 2025 must average 54.5 miles per gallon (mpg), with...
View ArticleFeds Must Lead on Lead
In 1991, to his great credit, President George H.W. Bush banned the use of lead ammunition in waterfowl hunting by federal rule, despite predictions from the National Rifle Association and other...
View ArticleThe Other Side of Fracking: Connecting the Dots Along the Supply Lines
Everyone has heard of fracking these days -- that dreadful and dangerous practice of drilling and injecting chemical-laden fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks...
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''Green News Report' - June 10, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: President Obama pushes back against climate change-denying politicians; Real-world data shows cutting emissions boosts economic...
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When Life Gives Your Neighbor Lemons, Ask for Some
While on my daily dog walks, I noticed a house a block north of me that has a Meyer lemon tree in its front yard. In case you didn't know, orange-gold Meyer lemons are a cross between a lemon and a...
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FDA Bans Wood Aging Boards for Cheese
Over the weekend, culture learned that the FDA had cited several U.S. cheesemakers for aging cheeses on wooden boards. This post is our first on this topic, but we'll be following this story as it...
View ArticleMitch McConnell's Democratic Challenger, Allison Grimes, Is Wrong Too
There's not a dime's bit of difference between them. That's the conclusion I draw after reading what Kentucky's two candidates for the U.S. Senate said about the draft carbon pollution regulation of...
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You Need to Know: All About Fish Fraud
Omakase sushi bars and other high-end seafood menus are growing in popularity across the United States, showcasing the finest seafood available in the world as diners are becoming more adventurous,...
View ArticleThe Glaring Moral Issue Omitted from the President's Emissions Policy
Climate change is indeed the moral issue of our time. Global warming will make every problem, including poverty, inequality, disease, racism and famine even worse. Climate change is real, has a major...
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Why We Should Abolish the GDP
Co-written with Lew Daly Imagine this: your state is thinking about building a new coal plant. Gross domestic product measures how much money that project would produce. But it can't account for the...
View ArticleWhy Are Obama and Harper So Out of Sync of Carbon Emissions?
In the US, President Obama has declared a war on coal that's taking direct aim at his country's largest polluters. He might not win, but he's using his mandate to throw his weight behind the...
View ArticleKick Nature-Deficit Disorder to the Curb: Celebrating Great Outdoors Month
Just for kicks, I googled fear of outside this morning. My search turned up 187 million results. For comparison's sake, I then googled fear of death and fear of the unknown, fears I thought were fairly...
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State Sen. Downing Pioneers a Fossil Fuel Divestment Strategy for MA Pension...
Failure has a way of opening doors to wildly unexpected and remarkable opportunities and success stories, Navy SEAL Commander Rorke Denver told the 2014 graduating class of St. Mark's School of Texas...
View ArticleWhat Does the ___ Say? 11 Unexpected and Unusual Animal Sounds
I bet you think you know what an owl sounds like: "Hoot hoot, duhhhh." But not so fast - there are other, sometimes otherworldly, noises that escape from animals we think we know so much about. Here...
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