Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Now that Ohio’s Senate and House have sent an ideologically-driven bill, HB 554, to Governor John Kasich’s desk that would further delay implementation of the state’s popular clean energy standards (and weaken them, too), the Governor has until December 28th to do the smart thing for his state’s […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Here’s a selection of Times reporters’ most memorable stories of the year, with a focus on climate change and related environmental issues. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/science/2016-global-warming-news.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development – Pledges and commitments in support of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity made by Business; Cities and Subnational Authorities, IPLCs and Youth; – Capacity-building strategy […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The bears that come here are climate refugees, on land because the sea ice they rely on for hunting seals is receding. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/18/science/polar-bears-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy Today the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council approved their updated comprehensive plan to restore the Gulf after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. The updated plan includes small yet very important changes that echo the comments from tens of thousands of people like you from across the Gulf of Mexico. You’ll recall […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Food rescued from curbside garbage in front of Caputo Bakery and Union Market on Court Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Aliza Eliazarov Aliza Eliazarov makes trash look good enough to eat—because all too often it is. The photographer’s series “Waste Not” captures the value of the perfectly good […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] This story originally appeared on Climate Central. It’s been clear that carbon dioxide is changing the climate. Now, how it moves through the atmosphere is clearer than ever, thanks to NASA scientists, satellites, and supercomputers. NASA released a mesmerizing new visualization of a year in the life […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund My colleague, NRDC Fellow Dan Aas, is the primary author of this blog entry. California is the national leader in distributed energy resources (DERs)—local ways to meet energy needs such as through technologies like solar panels and avoiding or delaying energy use—according to metrics ranging from installed capacity […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Deforestation efforts flop in Central America, Mexico City will ban diesel vehicles, Colombia enters green bond market To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. December 2 – 14 Featured Story Chief of the Umukomasã Tribe Eduardo Arraes A recent report […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Governors and mayors say they are determined to continue with plans to address climate change, no matter what a Trump administration may do. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/science/local-government-climate-change-efforts.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A decision adopted today by the California Public Utilities Commission would result in the nation’s single- largest deployment of charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs). The decision builds upon a settlement agreement supported by a diverse coalition of environmentalists, automakers, labor unions, EV drivers, social equity advocates, and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Viktor Vasnetsov, 1887 The column you’re reading began its life last week with an unsavory, if relatively straightforward, goal: Explore the disastrous environmental ramifications of president-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Oklahoma’s attorney general—and oil-and-gas industry bestie—Scott Pruitt as the next head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. No […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NOAA Approves Largest Ocean Protection Area in U.S. Atlantic The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency today finalized important protections for more than 38,000 square miles of ancient, fragile deep-sea coral habitat off of our nation’s most populated coastline. The Frank R. Lautenberg Deep Sea Coral Protection Area will […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2016 Energy Developments It’s been another banner year for clean energy across the west. The year saw big policy gains, falling renewable energy prices, and utility investments shifting from coal to clean energy. All of this means that the gains and momentum […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Interior Department is meeting complex water challenges by pursuing new, creative ideas and solutions that address the effects of climate change on water resources, improve drought resiliency and long-term water management strategies, and help to ensure stable and secure water supplies for future generations. Read the full article […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. You will be in the Middle Ages if you deny science. —Erik Solheim, executive director of the U.N. Environment Program, expresses concern over Drumpf’s climate change-denying cabinet picks 59 min ago Support Our Work […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The world needs a U.S.–China partnership to help stop global warming. But the presidential election has thrown the future of this alliance into question. During the presidential race, it was one of Donald Trump’s favorite refrains: China is beating us! Why are we letting them? I don’t agree […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Yesterday, NRDC sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice to express its strong opposition to the creation of the largest seed and chemical corporation in the world—a new industrial goliath anticipated from the German chemical and pharmaceutical conglomerate, Bayer AG’s, proposed takeover of the U.S. agrochemical […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It doesn’t take a genius to see that drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean is a really bad idea. Now, a new NRDC report, The Fate of the Arctic in Offshore Oil Blowouts, gives us a better idea of just how bad. Even ignoring the risks of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2016 Energy Developments The incredible strides renewable energy made in America this year, combined with the election of Donald Trump, remind me of that famous quote from A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst […]