Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Invenergy’s Desert Green solar farm in Borrego Springs, California Courtesy Invenergy Flat deserts, wide-open spaces, and seldom a cloud in sight—the inner American West has all the makings for generating renewable power. And despite a slow start, the region’s wind and solar industries are really taking off. Take […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Energy efficiency is often called the “invisible” or “hidden” fuel as it allows us to avoid ever having to physically generate those saved units of energy—but for the first time, this important “resource” will be recognized with its own day. Today is “EE Day.” a collaborative effort of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Paris climate treaty just went from being an agreement to being an action—and the world will never be the same. Shutterstock It’s official: Enough countries have formally joined the Paris climate agreement for it to take effect and become fully operational. The extraordinary speed with which the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, India formally joined the Paris Agreement to combat climate change. India’s decision to join signals the commitment to fighting one of the greatest challenges of our time. With India joining, the world is days away from crossing the threshold on ‘Entry Into […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy by Sarah Quintana, sarahquintana.com Sarah Quintana is a New Orleans musician who lent her voice and music to our newest video. Inspired by the forces that shape the Gulf Coast, Sarah explores the themes of rivers and water in her latest album, “Miss River.” Using an underwater microphone typically used to record […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Do you remember how excited we were in June when a revolutionary set of maps depicting where marine mammals, fish, and birds are distributed in New England was released? Well, let’s just say, we were pretty excited. You can only imagine our excitement when the Mid-Atlantic released a similar set of maps […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A colony of bamboo coral found during the Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013 NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program In the summer of 2013, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) named Deep Discoverer made its maiden voyage, diving 6,000 meters into cold ocean waters off New England to explore a section […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A Community Plates volunteer’s truck packed with rescued vegetables Meaghan Sprague/MACC Community Plates Forty percent of food in the United States is thrown away every year, while an estimated 50 million Americans suffer from food insecurity. These figures are almost too high, their relationship too confounding, to fully […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A new federal public health agency report on the health risks associated with petroleum coke marks the three-year anniversary of the black clouds of dust that swept into Chicago’s Southeast Side neighborhoods from sites owned by Koch affiliate KCBX and a local company, causing a public uproar—and vindicates […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A week ago, agricultural economist Jayson Lusk opined in the New York Times (“Why industrial farms are good for the environment”) that we should put our faith in the biggest of industrial farms to deliver us food, more sustainably, into the future. Americans may have noticed untold billions […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This is the second blog in a special three-part series on green finance in China Annie Wang, 2016 At the close of the 2016 G20 Summit in Hangzhou last month, the G20’s Green Finance Study Group (GFSG), a group of countries and relevant international institutions chaired by China […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest post authored by Alexandra Kennaugh, Wildlife policy analyst As the world’s conservation experts convene in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the 17th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), there is much debate about the best strategies we should use to […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy What do eelgrass, the California state legislature, crabbers, and Ocean Conservancy have in common? They are all part of the solution in California’s remarkable actions this past week to address the threats that ocean acidification presents to California’s healthy fisheries, marine habitat and coastal jobs. Governor Jerry Brown just signed into law […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Health experts know climate change threatens the mental health and well-being of millions of people, particularly children. There are few detailed studies, however, of how children react to and recover from climate-related stresses. This data gap makes it harder for health providers to support families after disasters like […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Like many Gulf Coast people, I too had a loved one working on an oil rig the day the Deepwater Horizon exploded. In his first job with the oil industry, my stepdad was working IT on a rig. My mom and I had been glad he got the job as he had […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund During the world’s largest ever wildlife trade meeting—the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)—governments united behind a series of tough decisions to provide greater protection to a host of threatened species and […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Anety is a wildlife police officer working in Zambia. She protects more than one hundred different species, including elephants, lions, and leopards, that call her park home. One of just three female wildlife rangers in her park, Anety works in a dangerous and under-resourced profession. Q: How did you end […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Camera trap project at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico J.N. Stuart/Flickr Give me a few tufts of grizzly bear fur, and I can tell you how many bruins might be in a forest. Show me a few scoops of bat guano, and I can identify […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Adams County PA Master Gardener, BBG Graduate, and NRDC Member, Audrey Hillman In a case of taking “the grass is always greener” a bit too literally, American homeowners have long strived to make their lawns brighter, lusher, and more velvety than their neighbors’. But all that competition has […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The national Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) turned 40 years old about a month ago, and there’s a lot to celebrate. The program, which got its start during the energy crisis of the 1970s, has made more than 7 million low-income homes considerably more energy efficient, saving cash-strapped, single-family […]