Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California’s publicly owned utilities have saved their customers more than $3 billion on energy bills over the past decade, NRDC’s most recent analysis shows, but much more progress is needed to meet the state’s goal of doubling energy efficiency savings by 2030. There are 46 publicly owned utilities (POUs), which […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The database connects local producers with markets to boost family incomes and help preserve Amazon forests in Brazil and beyond. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/181614702/0/edf/blogs/feed~This-interactive-map-can-help-preserve-the-Amazon-rain-forest-Heres-how
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The California Senate today introduced a plan to spend $1.2 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds collected from the sale of pollution allowances, which will help drive more money—and benefits—to emissions reduction projects throughout the state, particularly in the hardest-hit communities. We look forward to working with the Senate, […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Photo: Ocean Conservancy / Sarah Bobbe SEWARD, ALASKA – Small only in comparison to the rocky peaks surrounding the city, the cruise ship Crystal Serenity easily dwarfed every other structure in Seward, Alaska. On August 16, she slipped her moorings and started a month-long voyage through the Northwest Passage with over 1,700 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As the world’s greatest athletes compete down in Rio this week, the U.S. wind industry is also breaking records of its own. And I’m not even talking here about standout, new projects announced in the last couple of months by MidAmerican Energy and Alliant Energy that can help […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio today released a study of the commercial carting industry in New York that highlights major deficiencies with existing operations and is likely to lead to broad scale reform of the waste industry in the nation’s largest city. The study, released by […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Growing concern over safety of cosmetics – Congress is considering whether to pass legislationthat would give the FDA the authority to more rigorously regulate beauty care products. Among the bill’s opponents is Wen […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Climate change is opening the Arctic to cruises – The luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity leaves Alaska this week and will attempt to journey through the notorious Northwest Passage along with other unpredictable—and […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The Olympics is a special time when people from all over the world gather together to cheer on their country’s top athletes in an amazing array of sports. I can’t help but think of the similarities between the Olympics and Ocean Conservancy’s annual International Coastal Cleanup. They both span the globe in […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund President Obama’s administration adds another important climate action with an 18-wheeler of a fuel efficiency rule for trucks. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/180941724/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-new-pollution-rule-you-arent-hearing-about-and-why-its-a-big-deal
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Now that we know what caused a massive heat-trapping methane cloud over a section of New Mexico and Colorado, we can do something about it. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/180494348/0/edf/blogs/feed~What-this-squaremile-methane-cloud-tells-us-about-gas-leaks
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Late last week, Governor Cuomo made what could be a game changing announcement for our regional food system. Standing on the Hunt’s Point Peninsula in the South Bronx—the epicenter of food distribution for New York City and indeed much of the Northeast—Governor Cuomo announced that New York State […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, NRDC, Friends of the Earth, and the Pesticide Research Institute released a report showing that common bee-friendly flowering plants sold at stores like Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart, Ace Hardware, and True Value contain bee-killing pesticides. The study shows that 23 percent of bee-friendly garden plants sold at […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New fuel efficiency standards for heavy trucks announced today by the Obama Administration will save money and dramatically cut carbon pollution. The standards will drive manufacturers to adopt cost-effective technologies so that, by 2027, new trucks will guzzle up to 25% less fuel when hauling goods. These latest […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As it marks 100 years, we’re celebrating park service’s progress while preparing for a long road ahead. Yosemite National Park iStock In the summer of 1916, a raging fight for the soul of the nation had pitted rampant capitalism against responsible conservation across some of the last unspoiled […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Peter Wey/Stocksy A Proposal in Grand Canyon National Park “I once told my sweetheart that if he ever asked me to marry him, the proposal should make a really good story, like with polar bears and penguins. About a year later, we went on a rafting trip down […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Scientists are racing to preserve Madagascar’s seeds – Ninety percent of Madagascar’s 13,000 known plant species are found nowhere else on earth, but slash and burn agriculture threatens much of the island’s flora […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Mike Mahaffie/Flickr Southerners don’t like regulatory mandates. Take a look at this interactive map. The gaping gray hole noting the lack of renewable portfolio standards is testament to that. Freedom, on the other hand, speaks straight to the southern heart—and that includes the right to put solar panels on […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Hope without action, says the Hollywood actor-director and climate activist, “isn’t worth much.” That’s why he’s on board with EDF. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/179764618/0/edf/blogs/feed~Behind-the-scenes-with-Don-Cheadle-Climate-change-is-real-and-we-must-act
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Specialized Training for Galapagos K9 Unit Officers En español Photo: UPMA Last week, officers of the Environmental Protection Unit of the Ecuadorian Police (UPMA) attended a course on environmental law, with a focus on Galapagos issues. The course has held at UPMA headquarters, in Quito. UPMA is the agency in […]