Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A new analysis shows that Nevada can complete its transition away from coal-fired electricity—closing the Valmy and TS Power plants—while keeping the electric system reliable, at reasonable cost to the bulk power system. Nevada began its move away from coal in current-Governor Brian Sandoval’s first term by passing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog post was written with my colleague Bruce Ho. Rapid innovation in clean energy technologies, new business models, and smart climate policy frameworks, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), are enabling us to reach our climate goals cost-effectively and should continue to do so over […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Areas flooded by Sandy (red) far exceeded the flood plain delineated on FEMA’s out-of-date flood maps made in 1983. New maps will better capture current flood risks and also show how flood risks will change in response to climate impacts. When Superstorm Sandy struck the east coast in […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy We have less than a month to keep the Arctic Ocean safe from offshore drilling. Right now, President Obama is preparing a new five-year leasing plan, and it could allow risky oil and gas leasing to go forward in the Arctic Ocean. We can’t let that happen. Can I count on you […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. The wind could provide a fifth of the world’s electricity by 2030 – The Global Wind Energy Council says emissions reduction targets and the rapidly falling price of wind power could result in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Last month was the hottest September on record – New data from NASA say that September 2016 was 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit above average. With just three months left in the year, it’s all […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A diverse coalition of groups is supporting a proposal to significantly enhance California’s Energy Savings Assistance program, a move that could serve as a national model for easing the energy burden of low-income households, cutting energy waste and reducing harmful pollution. Consumer, health, environmental, housing and faith groups […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Los Angeles County is at the cusp of serious transportation greatness. Here is just some of the proof: The San Gabriel Valley and the Westside have new rail extensions serving thousands of riders daily. We have three new bike-share systems in Santa Monica, downtown Los Angeles, and West […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund An unlikely combination of peanut butter and drones has given biologists renewed hope for the future of North America’s rarest mammal, the endangered black-footed ferret. Biologists are helping these fascinating animals and their main prey—prairie dogs—fight a deadly plague by dropping vaccine-laced bait into their habitat. Both prairie dogs and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, developed countries released a “Roadmap” for how they will mobilize climate finance between now and 2020. This critical funding will help developing countries build low carbon and climate resilient economies and is an integral part of the Paris Agreement since countries reinforced their commitment to mobilize $100 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund How much energy do building codes save over time? That’s the question that a new report released last week from the Department of Energy (DOE) aims to answer—and the answers show the results can be mammoth, both in terms of consumers’ utility bill savings and avoided carbon emissions. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The past two weeks have been a remarkable period for international efforts to combat climate change, beginning on October 5 when the number of countries that ratified the Paris Agreement reached the number needed to bring it into force. This period wrapped up this past Saturday morning (October […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund After years of elevated lead levels in Newark Public Schools’ drinking water, NRDC and the Education Law Center have sent a letter to New Jersey agencies on behalf of the City’s public school children demanding access to funds for a lead filtration system. In March 2016, the New Jersey Department of […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund In a dangerous move for marine life, Belize announced plans to begin exploring for oil across a vast stretch of its wildlife-rich Caribbean Sea waters. The process will begin on Oct. 20 and take place less than a mile from the fragile Belize Barrier Reef—a World Heritage site that has […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Update October 21 2016: Belize offshore seismic testing suspended after outcry The longest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere has received a reprieve from seismic surveying. Officials in Belize agreed to suspend the seismic portion of offshore oil exploration after an outcry from concerned citizens, national civil society groups and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A ground-breaking new study commissioned by NRDC and conducted by Vivid Economics, a London-based consultancy with expertise in UK energy systems, focuses squarely on how the United Kingdom can most cost-effectively phase out coal and replace it with the truly clean energy solutions we need to ensure a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund At 6:55 on Saturday morning, more than 140 countries sealed a landmark deal, called the Kigali Amendment, to phase down the powerful climate-warming pollutants called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol, the treaty that saved the ozone layer. Almost ten years after NRDC and others first proposed amending […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The world took a huge step on climate action in finalizing a historic amendment to phase down super-potent greenhouse gases in Kigali, Rwanda. After a marathon negotiations stretching over ten days, and years in the making, countries around the world agreed on an ambitious and flexible amendment to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act turned 40 this year. And NOAA Fisheries, the federal agency that administers that law, reported coincidentally on Wednesday that forty ocean fish populations or “stocks” have now been rebuilt from depleted levels. The prudent thing for NOAA fisheries to do at […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd announces matching gift challenge to save the vaquita porpoise Dear Friends, Photo: Omar VidalBecause of you, thousands of endangered and threatened whales, dolphins, porpoises, sea turtles, sharks and other marine mammals have been saved. So much more needs to be done… and we are doing it thanks to […]