Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pixabay Our systems of community development and infrastructure are broken. Housing is unaffordable for many. Public transportation isn’t adequate to connect all who need it to jobs and education. As climate change becomes a reality, the effects of repeated urban flooding are displacing people, straining local resources, and […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Because we rise and fall together. This has been a heartbreaking month – a heartbreaking year – for our country and around the world. Like you, I’m troubled and heartbroken by the racial inequality and violence that mars our great country. I’ve been thinking about the events in Dallas, Baton Rouge and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund America’s drive for cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars, SUVs and trucks is reaching a major signpost, and it looks like we’re picking up speed. A new government report shows that we’re making important progress, while illustrating the potential for even greater pocketbook savings for motorists—if only we keep a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Asem Mongolia Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo welcomed the birth of a Bactrian camel in May. Despite much fanfare, the event was not uncommon. Around seven million Bactrian camels live in captivity around the world. In fact, you probably heard about this particular camelet only because in a stroke […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Sperm whale mother and calf Gabriel Barathieu On Friday, a ruling in NRDC’s latest sonar case came down from the Ninth Circuit, the federal court of appeals that presides over most of the western United States. It was a major victory, and not only for marine mammals, but […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Canada is putting a price on carbon emissions – By the end of the year our northern neighbors plan to implement a national price on the greenhouse gas and require companies to disclose […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Agriculture and deforestation don’t have to go hand in hand – The world’s tropical regions lost 7 million hectares of forest between 2000 and 2010 while gaining 6 million hectares of agricultural land, but […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New buildings in New York City—both commercial and residential—are about to get a whole lot more energy-efficient, thanks to improvements to the New York City Energy Conservation Code (NYCECC), green-lighted earlier this week by the New York City Council. The code governs new construction (and renovations) in the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The summer sizzle has arrived and I have some hot news to share with you: The nation’s first regional ocean plan was just released in New England! This plan is a huge win for the Atlantic Ocean and everything that lives in it. I couldn’t be more excited about this news!! But, I […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Information is power— at least according to conventional wisdom. But what if we lack access to reliable and scientifically sound information? Around the world, one of the common barriers preventing people from being able to protect their river basins is lack of information. That’s why WWF and the University of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post co-authored with Alex Hillbrand Talks in Vienna to limit the super-warming chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol kicked into high gear on Friday and Saturday. The first phase of the nine-day negotiating session ended favorably in the wee hours of Sunday morning with agreement […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund By all accounts, Glenn Pritchard and Mia Isaacs should be rivals. They each own a seafood processing plant and exporting company in The Bahamas, and both stake a claim to the lucrative spiny lobster business. Their products reach restaurants at home and massive markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. […]
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Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. A heat wave is baking Alaska – Temperatures in many Alaskan cities this week rocketed into the high 80s. Deadhorse, near the Arctic Ocean, hit 85, the highest temperature ever recorded in the […]
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