Cows -- Not Coal -- Are the Real Climate Change Culprits
President Obama recently likened denying climate change to believing the moon is made of cheese. As it turns out, ignoring this particular food's role in climate change is just as irresponsible....
View ArticleHeading to the Caribbean? Advice to Stay Safe
Travelers heading to the Caribbean may face the "The Deadliest Animal in the World," a pesky and deadly little critter -- the mosquito that's infecting individuals with a less commonly known disease,...
View ArticleTime and the Machine
As I know it, being "Indian" -- as indigenous People have been called in the West -- means being deeply aware of one's relationship to everything. Knowing that an unseen force appears when we live this...
View ArticleHow to Win a Tap Water Taste Contest
The verdict is in: Don't spend another penny on bottled water in Boston. That city, derided in the 1960s song "Dirty Water," came out on top of the 2014 "Best of the Best" Tap Water Taste Test. The...
View Article"Risky Business" Stands out in Growing Sea of Climate Reports
This blog post was co-authored by Jonathan Camuzeaux and published on EDF Voices. Put Republican Hank Paulson, Independent Mike Bloomberg, and Democrat Tom Steyer together, and out comes one of the...
View ArticleThe Writing's on the Wall (and Web): Time to Act on Climate
News about climate change, both negative and positive, has been dominating the media recently, putting a spotlight on the need for immediate action by Congress. Today, I awoke to NPR broadcasting...
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Bike To Work Day
Today, tens of thousands of Coloradans are garaging their car and hitting Colorado's bike trails to commute into work for Colorado's annual Bike to Work Day. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and...
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Recent Federal Court Decision Could Muddy Waters for Keystone XL South,...
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlogOn June 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit handed down a ruling that will serve as important precedent for the ongoing federal legal battles...
View ArticleUrbanism at a Crossroads
New Urbanism, with its focus on building walkable neighborhoods and reestablishing population density in the urban core and its ability to inspire generations of citizen planners, is among the most...
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Who Comes First: You or Your Dog?
The woman on the phone sounded anxious. She needed a trainer to come to her house today. When asked about the urgency, she replied that she was bringing a four-month-old puppy home, and needed help...
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Prison Labor and Goat Dairies: A Response (Part 2)
Written by Laurel Miller Although I'm a food and travel writer by vocation, writing about animal-assisted correctional industry programs has become a niche for me, as well as something I'm passionate...
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The Meeting of Inner and Outer Space
It's always good to "go home." I had an opportunity to do exactly that last week thanks to the gracious hospitality of Fabien Cousteau, his Mission 31 team members and some dear old friends near Key...
View ArticleTaiwan's Natural Side
Taipei spreads before me, gray and drizzly, with a skyline pierced by glass and steel towers, including the most heralded: Taipei 101. And while this landmark pinnacle is a crowd magnet for all who may...
View ArticleDuring This World Cup, Root for the Underdog -- FIFA's Armadillo Mascot
By Susan Cosier, OnEarthA Brazilian armadillo that rolls up to about the size of a soccer ball? What a perfect mascot for the 2014 World Cup. Combine the Portuguese words for football and ecology and...
View ArticleThe Power of a Plan
In his 19th-century curmudgeon's classic, The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce defined a plan as "the best method of accomplishing an accidental result." When the EPA released its "Clean Power Plan"...
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Becoming a Global Citizen
Thanks to the advent of social media technologies and faster, better transportation, the world is becoming a much smaller place. To keep pace, we need to adopt the mindset that what happens halfway...
View ArticleDig Deeper
Over the past couple of months I've been immersed in researching and writing a piece on indigenous burning practices, particularly in California. My mind is blown! I've long kept tabs on the Northern...
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Your Climate Bill Is Due
By guest blogger "Coach" Mark Smallwood, Rodale Institute executive director Americans have a serious spending problem. Our nation is $17.5 trillion in debt; we finance new homes, cars, and educations...
View Article5 Tips to Celebrate Sustainably This Independence Day
"And the perchlorates' strontium glare, the calcium chloride bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there." That just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it? But that...
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U.S. Gas Exports Flow Through DC Lobbying's Revolving Door
Even as President Obama pursues an aggressive new public effort to fight global warming by regulating U.S. power plants, his administration is quietly advancing an energy policy -- exporting America's...
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