Published by Ocean Conservancy The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico revealed a challenge with the way scientific monitoring information is shared and stored. At the time, the scientific records of monitoring efforts in the Gulf of Mexico was dispersed across many entities from universities, natural resource management agencies, private industries […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Just one week after scientists warned of unprecedented change brought on by warming in the Arctic, President Obama announced permanent protection for 115 million acres of federal waters in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. Including previous presidential withdrawals, today’s action protects nearly 125 million acres in the offshore Arctic from […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ma Jun presenting Top 30 Yiliqi Earlier this fall marked the release of the 3rd annual report card on supply chain responsibility from our colleagues at the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE). The report card, called the Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) [1], ranks companies on how […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As 2016 comes to a close, India, striding ahead on the path to clean energy development, has reached an important milestone. The total installed solar power capacity has crossed 10 gigawatt (GW), a thousand-fold increase from 0.01 GW in 2010 when India first launched the signature National Solar […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The state attorneys-general suing to block the Clean Power Plan sent their Christmas shopping list last week to the incoming Trump administration and Republican congressional leaders. These AGs are working hand in glove with the country’s biggest polluters to roll back vital safeguards for clean air, clean water, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund You might be curious to know why a reported weather data measurement doesn’t seem accurate. One reason is that weather data depends on where the measurement station is located. What this means is that in order to get precisely accurate weather data you either have to be as […]
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 Environmental Defense Fund Here’s how bad Scott Pruitt’s anti-environment agenda will be for American companies. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/246100364/0/edf/blogs/feed~reasons-Trumps-EPA-pick-is-bad-news-for-business
Published by the World Wildlife Fund It’s mid-afternoon in the small, but mighty Himalayan country of Nepal, and actor Nicholas Hoult gets a wet kiss from an orphaned, baby rhino. Nepal’s National Trust for Nature Conservation found the stray, who is now in their care. Hoult recently traveled to Chitwan National Park in Nepal to learn […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Under EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a) authority, EPA is proposing to require nanomaterial companies to report to EPA on what nanomaterial they are making or importing, how much, by what methods, exposure or environmental release information, and any information the company may have on possible […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The auction for the offshore New York Wind Energy Area drew a winning bid of more than $42 million, more than twice the price paid for the other 11 U.S. offshore wind leases combined. Map courtesy of BOEM After 33 rounds of bidding, Statoil Wind US LLC is the […]
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 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 Department of the Interior The Colorado River Basin is just one area where the Department is working with its partners to address water conservation and other water-saving strategies. Today’s WaterSMART report and data visualization tool details progress made since 2010 to improve water conservation and help water-resource managers narrow the gap between water […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Jennifer Pack Deep in the few remaining mature forests of the Philippines dwells an animal that defies easy explanation. It’s a fuzzy creature, with the squat body of a wolverine and the smirk of a raccoon. A prehensile tail with a bald patch helps the mammal lift its […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy How often have you gotten information you can really use from a friend, neighbor or family member? The kind that makes you say, “Ohhhhh…. That is SO helpful!” The key to these “aha moments” is often simply being well-connected with others having the same experience. Yesterday a new initiative launched that will […]