Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Pipeline spill prompts states of emergency in Alabama and Georgia – A major gasoline pipeline that usually transports 1.3 million barrels a day from Houston to New York has been shut down since […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. The United Nations expects 20 more countries to ratify climate agreement next week – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited world leaders to join the landmark deal at an event on September 21, and so […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The Arctic’s summer sea ice appears to have hit its lowest extent of the year, putting pressure on the region’s diverse wildlife. Ice covered only 1.6 million square miles on Sept. 10, and 2016 is now tied with 2007 for the second-lowest sea ice extent on record, according to the […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund In a continuing demonstration of the U.S. government’s commitment to combating wildlife crime globally, the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Act (H.R. 2494), a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). The END Wildlife Trafficking Act is […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund By now we all know the threats facing our oceans – unsustainable fishing, climate change and habitat destruction, among many other challenges. But there are also solutions being discovered every day to help the ocean become more resilient. Whether through a contest or web search, when we find an innovation […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Today, the National Snow and Ice Data Center announced that sea ice in the Arctic Ocean hit the second lowest minimum on record during the summer of 2016. It matters. This is why: Sea ice is the foundation of the Arctic ecosystem. Wildlife like the iconic polar bear depends on sea ice […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, the State Water Resources Control Board is releasing its long awaited analysis of proposed changes to instream flows in the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced rivers. As the Board recognizes, these rivers are critically impaired by unsustainable water diversions that have harmed native salmon, fishing jobs, and the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Last week, the IUCN World Conservation Congress voiced its opposition to the Pebble Mine, a gargantuan gold and copper mine proposed at the headwaters of the planet’s greatest wild salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska. In a virtually unanimous vote, the IUCN adopted a motion that opposes the Pebble […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund We can no longer move forward with plans, projects and developments that ignore a new climate reality. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/197412986/0/edf/blogs/feed~Planning-for-the-next-flood-disaster-areas-in-need-of-immediate-attention
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Humans are driving large marine species to extinction – A new analysis of the previous five big extinction events as compared to the current “sixth extinction” finds a big difference between them: In […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Americans would pay higher bills to curb climate change – A new survey finds that 57 percent of Americans would be willing to pay an extra dollar per month to fight climate change. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. President Obama creates Atlantic’s first marine national monument – Today the president is announcing the designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, an area of ocean about the size of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The “decarbonization” of America’s building is critical to reducing carbon emissions by at least 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, the amount scientists believe is necessary to avoid the worst effects of climate change. California, long a national and world leader in fighting climate change, is already […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Big data. It is a popular topic in the news. Our capabilities to analyse complex global patterns in everything from finance to commodities to human behaviour have increased dramatically in recent years. It’s amazing what scientists can now do with data. From tracking the presence of fish in a river […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Last month, President Obama made history by establishing the largest protected marine area ever in Hawaii. Now, he’s at it again. Today, President Obama announced the protection of a new marine area in New England as the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. That means that in just a matter of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Obama made history today. He established the nation’s first marine national monument in the waters of the continental United States: the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, located about 150 miles of the coast of Cape Cod. The monument will forever protect the rich diversity of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Summer is fading into fall and that means heating season is fast approaching, along with daunting energy bills it can bring with it. Fortunately, wasted energy (and money) lost up the chimney could come to an end thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) latest proposed minimum […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The environmental impacts of burning biomass for electricity are well documented. When power plants use biomass as fuel—in particular biomass that comes from forests—they can increase carbon emissions compared to coal and other fossil fuels for decades. The biomass industry also imperils some of our most precious forests. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Written by Tori Glascock Does all of this trash talk have you feeling down in the dumps? For 30 years, Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), has helped keep trash off our beaches and out of the ocean! Volunteers from states and territories throughout the U.S. and more than 100 countries come together […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Obama is due to speak tomorrow morning at the Our Ocean Conference in Washington, D.C. This has NRDC and the diverse group of supporters for the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts monument proposal on the edge of our seats. We’re waiting to see if he’ll announce the first […]