How Much Energy Will the 2014 World Cup Consume?
Along with 3 billion other viewers around the world, I plan to tune in for the month-long World Cup to see whether the 22-year old Neymar can withstand the colossal pressure that has been put upon his...
View ArticleBig Oil and Big Corn Square off: Biodiesel and Democrats Lose
Imagine, if you can, that in this polarized, partisan, divided D.C., there were environmentally friendly standards that were so common sense and on-target that Republicans and Democrats across two...
View ArticleDr. Kim of the World Bank Must Walk the Talk on Climate
The World Bank has not yet addressed climate issues systematically. Most notably, its Safeguard Policy framework does not require climate change risk assessments for Bank projects. This gap in policy...
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Japanese Whale Poachers Masquerade Behind Thin Veil
The ruthless 'War Against Whales' is set to resume in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The only uncertainty is whether it will it commence in December of 2014 or 2015? The bloodied deck of the...
View ArticleOil Companies Eye Fracking Potential in St. Tammany Paris
Within a few months, New Orleans-based Helis Oil & Gas Co. hopes to explore a deep part of the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale play by drilling down 13,000 feet near Mandeville, La. Other companies are...
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Climate Change This Week: Really Hot Summers, New Global Warming Gases and More!
Today, the Earth got a little hotter, and a little more crowded. Daily Climate Change: Global Map of Unusual Temperatures, June 14 2014 How unusual has the weather been? No one event is "caused" by...
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Meeting Logs: Obama Quietly Coddling Big Oil On 'Bomb Trains' Regulations
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlogWhen Richard Revesz, Dean Emeritus of New York University Law School, introduced Howard Shelanski at his only public appearance so far during his tenure as Administrator of...
View Article101 Hopeful Food Facts
Food Tank is highlighting stories of hope, innovation, and success, in creating a better food system. From women's land access in Chad and urban green spaces in Australia to chefs in the United Kingdom...
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Eve of Extinction?
Evidence pointing to the reality of human caused environmental change is increasingly streaming through global media outlets and information sources. The pitch, volume and intensity are escalating, as...
View ArticleThe EPA Is Right and US Chamber of Commerce Is Wrong on Climate Change
The Environmental Protection Agency issued proposed rules for power plants last week, arguing that the extra costs of low-carbon power plants are justified by the even larger gains in avoided climate...
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Meatless Monday: Inspired By Literature -- Bloomsday Turns 90
"Don't eat a beefsteak. If you do the eyes of that cow will pursue you through all eternity." This isn't me talking or even PETA's latest ad campaign. The line comes from James Joyce's 1922 classic,...
View ArticleIndividual Material Consumption, Guilt and the Crisis in Global Sustainability
A key question as we make the long transition to a sustainable and renewable economy and culture is the role of individual responsibility and personal lifestyle. In the end, our individual behavior as...
View ArticleThe Solar Roadways Campaign: What Does It Mean for the Fight Against Climate...
On June 20th the Solar Roadways campaign ends -- having achieved more than double its $1 million goal. The project seeks to develop a modular paving system to transform every roadway, parking lot,...
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Reflections on Climate Change After Biking Across Turkey
Over the next eight to twelve months, David Kroodsma and Lindsey Fransen are riding their bikes across parts of Asia, and sharing what they learn about the climate issues facing the countries they bike...
View ArticleAverage is the New Green: How Millennials Are Redefining Environmentalism
There are few places in the world quite like Indonesia, where exploding urban and rural populations meet some of Earth's most diverse coral reefs and rainforest. A stunning archipelago of over 13,000...
View ArticleThe Magical World of Gardening
Do you want your kids to eat vegetables? Plant a garden with them. Do you want to heal the heart of a struggling teenager? Plant a garden with her. Do you want to bring a community together and restore...
View ArticleThe New North
The new north -- a phrase that slowly seeps into the geopolitical discussion and suggests that in the changes, overt and still to come, in the northern latitude may be found an intimated, as yet...
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Species Migrating Upslope Due to Climate Change in Tropical Montane Cloud...
A recent letter by Evan Rehm in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) respectfully challenges prior "spurious conclusions" by authors of an earlier article hypothesizing that...
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Four Lessons Pakistan's Off-Grid Solar Market Can Teach the World
Co-authored with Vrinda Manglik, Associate Campaign Representative, International Clean Energy Access Photo courtesy of EcoEnergy When it comes to the off-grid solar market, the South Asian countries...
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How Two 9 Year-Old Girls Saved the Rainforest of Costa Rica
While exploring the area around Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park, we noticed a rope strung across the road. Curious, we started to pay closer attention and found that they were all over the...
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