Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A group of 26 oil and gas producers organized by industry trade association the American Petroleum Institute (API)—and self-styled as “The Environmental Partnership”—announced they will be pursuing voluntary efforts to reduce climate change-fueling methane emissions from their operations. While this sounds good, and we commend the industry for […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As we watch ships out on our ocean cruise across the sea, navigating with apparent ease, it’s tempting to think that piloting ships on our ocean is as simple as driving a car down a road. But the reality is much more complicated. Roads have a system of well-established tools like traffic […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Powerful Western voices are being ignored as Interior Secretary Zinke reconsiders protections for the imperiled bird. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/519831526/0/edf/blogs/feed~Zinke%E2%80%99s-sagegrouse-review-signals-shifting-influences-in-Washington
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. Atlantic’s blue economy is busier than ever before: a chain of offshore wind leases is under development, growth of marine shellfish and finfish farming is anticipated, and the Panama Canal expansion, opened in 2016, has increased East Coast trade and traffic from massive ships. Our ocean is also home to a wide variety […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Governor of Washington State stepped up his leadership today in the race to save our Southern Resident killer whales. To quote Bon Jovi, these beloved whales are livin’ on a prayer. Well, a prayer and a few last fish. There are only 76 Southern Resident killer whales […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Fishing is inexorably linked to coastal communities. And, here on the East Coast many of those have traditions dating back centuries. As the ocean becomes increasingly busy and fish stocks shift with warming waters, the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Ocean Plans are actively working to ensure fishermen’s livelihoods, coastal communities and the blue […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund We can expect another dose of the EPA chief’s slippery talking points when he finally returns to Capitol Hill. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/519831528/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-Scott-Pruitt-Dictionary-What-to-look-for-in-his-upcoming-testimony
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund We can expect another dose of the EPA chief’s slippery talking points when he finally returns to Capitol Hill. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/519831528/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-Scott-Pruitt-Dictionary-What-to-look-for-in-his-testimony-this-week
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society The trio is joining forces for Operation Taino Spirit Promise, to deliver supplies to local partners and retrieve plastic waste Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has partnered with Taino Warriors and actor/activist Michelle Rodriguez on a campaign to help the hurricane ravaged and economically impacted island of Puerto Rico rebuild in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pipeline headed toward headwater stream crossing Tom Berlin NRDC recently commissioned an analysis from economists at the Applied Economics Clinic at Tufts University to dig into the repeated claim by project proponents that new interstate natural gas pipelines like the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) or Mountain Valley Pipeline […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pioneers, 2017. Oil and acrylic on wood panel, 72 x 144 inches. Courtesy of Alexis Rockman and Sperone Westwater, New York With loons and trout alongside allegorical monsters, the fantastical murals at the center of artist Alexis Rockman’s new exhibition don’t just look like a dream sequence; they […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Late last week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) laid the foundation for greater electric vehicle (EV) growth by approving a $45 million charging station program put forth by Eversource—a utility serving 1.4 million electric customers in the state. The program is the largest of its kind […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Konza Prairie, Kansas Vincent Parsons/Flickr Loretta Johnson tortures plants. She sets them in awkward positions, deprives them of water or gives them too much, then watches how they react. Her victims are tall grasses—big bluestems, specifically, an icon of the midwestern prairie. Johnson isn’t tormenting the plants for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund We’ll stand up to Trump’s raid on our public lands. Bob Wick/BLM In the single-largest attack on our public lands in U.S. history, President Trump went to Utah on Monday to strip nearly two million acres of necessary protections, exposing spectacular landscapes and sacred lands to industrial ruin for […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Flares of bright green with yellow streaks and intense spots of red and orange lights up a map of blue stretching out from the eastern shore. This data visualization captures one of the most ancient ways our species has traversed the planet—on ships that carry us across oceans to distant shores. Each […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Each year at Thanksgiving, my family goes around the table and before we feast, we say what we are most thankful for. This year, I’m thankful for whales, not Congress. Congress isn’t making my list because any day now, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The 2017 holiday season is upon us, and no matter where we go, it seems we can’t escape the joyful music, vibrant light displays and perfectly wrapped gift displays alongside shop window setups. Every other commercial on television is about a special sale for this time of year, and Facebook is flooding […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This morning the New Jersey state legislature will begin consideration of “strategies to prevent the premature retirement of existing, licensed, and operating nuclear power plants” at a rare joint hearing of the Senate Environment and Energy and the Assembly Telecommunications and Utility committees. The primary owner of nuclear […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund EPA is proposing to roll back emission safeguards against sales of dirty trucks, leaving the public to cough and wheeze on more air pollution. NRDC is opposing the rollback at a public hearing on December 4th in Washington, D.C. The EPA proposal would lift restrictions on the number of […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This is an exciting week for the ocean planning geeks here at Ocean Conservancy. We are kicking off an entire week of blogs highlighting real-world, local examples of how ocean planning is helping our ocean work. We are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Plans being finalized. We are […]