Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog series is an effort to present some preliminary thoughts on how the U.S. and other nations could limit the increase in global average temperature to 1.5 C. My goal is to spark a conversation on this critical issue. Part 2 of a 3 part blog: Stopping […]
Published by the Department of the Interior To address concerns regarding mineral leasing and development activity adjacent to Chaco Culture National Historic Park, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor today announced the U.S. Department of the Interior will expand the resource management planning effort underway in the Farmington, New Mexico area. Read the full […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Urban School Food Alliance Schools across the country have led the way in calling for chicken raised without the routine use of medically important antibiotics for their students. In fact, in late 2014, the Urban School Food Alliance, six of the largest districts in the country who serve […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund One-third of all the food produced goes to waste; about 1.3 billion tons of fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, seafood, and grains go bad on the farm, get lost during distribution, or are thrown away in grocery stores, restaurants, and home kitchens. This is about three times the amount of food […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A deadly infection from a satellite research tag killed a 20 year old male Southern Resident killer whale called L95 (or Nigel), NOAA admitted this week. The details of Nigel’s death tell a heartbreaking story about a family of whales that has been studied for years—in Nigel’s case, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Paris Agreement enters into force, beached whales raise concern in Chile, Canada and Mexico cooperate on clean energy To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. September 29 – October 5, 2016 United Nations Climate Change After receiving confirmation from the […]
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 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 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 […]
In March 2016, the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) conducted a workshop to better understand how changes in the availability and use of natural gas and natural gas liquids resulting from the rise in U.S. shale gas production can motivate research investment in new catalysis technologies and processes. Catalysts are added substances that enable more […]
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 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 Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire, or All Smoke and Mirrors? With much fanfare, the Republican staff of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee last week trumpeted its release of a “report” purporting to show that the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers overzealously enforce […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Mexico’s second energy auction proves successful, Bolivia aims to eradicate illegal deforestation by 2020, thousands of Chilean children help clean up beaches To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. September 20 – 28, 2016 Climate Change Colombia made headlines this […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The transition to a clean energy future is accelerating all across the country, and this shift has been particularly apparent in the west. From Nevada to Colorado to Montana, power companies across the region are taking advantage of record low prices to invest in clean, affordable renewable energy […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Earlier this year, the New York legislature passed an important bill (S7833/A10584) to benefit New York State farmers and food insecure communities. If signed by the Governor, the farm to foodbank bill will assist farmers in donating food into the emergency food system—reducing food waste and getting more […]
How is it possible that two World Health Organization (WHO) agencies could evaluate the same chemical’s potential to cause cancer and come to seemingly opposite conclusions? Dr. David Eastmond explored this question in a presentation at the Summer Toxicology Forum meeting comparing the approaches taken by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California is in the midst of a fifth year of drought. More than 80 percent of the state is experiencing drought conditions, and nearly 34 million people are living in drought-afflicted areas. The drought affects all of us, including California’s many farms and ranches. Yet despite the repeated […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund One of the best tools we have for fighting the illegal wildlife trade that threatens many of the world’s most endangered species is CITES— the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. This global agreement established in 1979 has since been signed by more than 170 governments. This month the […]