Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund One year after the Paris Agreement entered into force, are countries really shifting their financial flows to be consistent with a low-greenhouse-gas-emissions future? Our latest report, Power Shift, compares G20 governments’ financing for coal projects and renewable energy projects abroad. Our findings indicate that countries are still financing more […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The tax scheme protects the oil and gas industry while cutting clean energy initiatives and destroying millions of acres of nature. Hillebrand/USFWS Today the Senate voted to approve a $1.5 trillion tax bill that would, for the first time ever, allow drilling in Alaska’s pristine Arctic National Wildlife […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A Clean Power Plan hearing in coal country, using the tax bill to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and more questionable actions from Pruitt. Rob Crandall/Shutterstock Scott Pruitt must have thought it was awfully clever to hold the only public hearing on his climate destruction plan […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is attempting to monkey with the highly successful efficiency standards program – and we’re paying close attention. The DOE recently released two separate Requests for Information, one to evaluate advantages and disadvantages of additional flexibility for manufacturers and another to consider changes […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New England’s state renewable energy laws provide numerous benefits and are key to the region’s efforts to combat climate change. But these popular laws are under attack, as opponents seek to undermine them and prop up polluting energy instead. This week, NRDC pushed back against one such challenge. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke swears in David Bernhardt as the agency’s deputy secretary in August. U.S. Department of the Interior/Flickr One of the ways that our commander in chief got elected was by pledging to “drain the swamp” of Washington, D.C. The promise conjured […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In a historic victory, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), the body responsible for regulating activities affecting water quality in the Delaware River Basin, just released draft regulations banning fracking in the entire watershed. This is thanks to years of advocacy by NRDC and our allies throughout the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: Winter to be less severe this season, says weather department; India raises $400m green bond to fund renewables drive; Govt to standardize parameters used for measuring air quality India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. November […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ross Tsai/Flickr There are plenty of luxury resorts where you can find palm trees, infinity pools, and catamarans. But only in the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana can you sip piña coladas in the sand as critically endangered, snake-snatching birds of prey circle the Caribbean skies above. Ridgway’s hawks […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Temperatures drop well below -30C during winter months in the bitter wilderness of the Russian Far East. There, Pavel Fomenko will spend weeks out in the forest—up to 40 days in a row—often alone. What brings Pavel out in such conditions and makes him stay? He is on the trail […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: India reaffirms its commitment to moving away from a coal-based energy; India-led solar alliance to add 1,000GW of energy by 2030; This city just got India’s first electric vehicle charging station India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s been nearly six months since I left the shores of Hawaii for the nation’s capital, ready to embark on a new journey as a Roger Arliner Young Marine (RAY) Conservation Diversity Fellow. I can still remember landing at Reagan National Airport, filled with trepidation, with one suitcase and my backpack. New […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Imidacloprid is one of the most popular and widespread insecticides in the U.S. The neonicotinoid or “neonic” pesticides are used to treat soil, seeds and foliage to control sucking insects such as rice hoppers, aphids, thrips, whiteflies, turf insects, soil insects and some beetles. Imidacloprid kills insects by debilitating […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Trump plans to further his disregard for America’s indigenous groups by removing protections for sacred public lands. Tim Peterson It wasn’t enough to hijack a ceremony to honor Navajo code talkers so he could deride a U.S. senator as “Pocahontas.” President Trump now plans to go to Utah on Monday to decimate the Bears […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund From the world’s largest mangrove forests in the Sundarbans to temperate forests in the snowy mountains of Bhutan, protecting tigers and their natural homes helps provide benefits for thousands of other animals and millions of people. Landscapes where tigers live overlap with globally important ecosystems, many of which are in […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund As we approach the end of President Trump’s first year in office, we’re taking stock of what’s changed and ramping up our efforts. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/500973434/0/edf/blogs/feed~Climate-action-today-Where-were-going-and-how-we-reach-results-%E2%80%93-despite-current-roadblocks
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund More than 3 million New Yorkers struggle to have enough to eat. At the same time, 40% of the food produced in this country is wasted—and here in New York, food makes up 18% of our municipal solid waste stream. The vast majority of this food is disposed […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Erik H As a roof bolter, Ken Knusta had one of the most dangerous jobs in coal mining. He would follow miners after they cut deeper into the New Future Mine in Galatia, Illinois, and secure the ceilings of the new tunnels. He did this every workday for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On August 3, 2015 President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Clean Power Plan (CPP), an effort to combat climate change by reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants. Now, current EPA Administrator Pruitt announced formally on Oct 10th that the Trump Administration would take […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed repealing the Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first limits on the carbon pollution from power plants that drives dangerous climate change Here are the remarks I’ll give Tuesday afternoon at the only public hearing the agency has scheduled, in Charleston, West Virginia. […]