Published by Ocean Conservancy As we ease into the holiday season, I am grateful to have been part of an amazing event halfway around the world where I witnessed the positive energy and impact that can only arise when we work together. It was a powerful reminder of how our ocean brings us together. As part […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Huntstock/Alamy Stock Photo The average American spends about 90 percent of every day indoors. As a result, we inhale a lot of dust, and within that dust lurk various chemicals—some toxic—that are shed from furniture, electronics, and toys, as well as building materials like insulation, sealants, adhesives, and […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The following piece was written by summer WWF intern Kate Rasmussen to offer readers a glimpse into the life of a next-generation rancher from the Northern Great Plains, one of the largest remaining intact grasslands in the world. These grasslands are dependent on grazing animals, and these days, cattle are […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The film crew records an exciting moment on the Miss Britt II. Last week, two filmmakers and I went to South Florida to document how ocean acidification can touch communities, like Miami’s, that don’t depend heavily on shellfish harvests. Known for its marine life, beaches, coral reefs and sunny weather, Miami and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund CSIRO We’ve been expecting them, the green crabs. Scientists have watched the European invaders creep up the Pacific Coast for decades, and now they’ve finally arrived in Puget Sound, off northwestern Washington. Volunteers found Puget’s first green crab in a baited trap on August 30, and five more […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Obama threw a lifeline to the whales, walruses, and polar bears of the Arctic today when he withdrew the publicly-owned Arctic from the 5 year oil and gas leasing program. This builds on his past decision to remove the Atlantic from the plan. The Arctic is being […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Philippe Echaroux The Brazilian rainforest is an inextricable part of the Surui people’s past and present. The future of the tribe and the trees, however, depends on the rest of the world knowing it. Outsiders first made contact with the Surui tribe in 1969. Soon after, the Surui […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. The Interior Department just banned Arctic drilling through 2022 – A new five-year plan for energy development in federal waters puts an end to exploration in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas and bans […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy I have some really uplifting news to share with you from the Arctic! The Obama administration has decided to remove Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea leases from the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. This means that companies will not be able to obtain the right to drill in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NASA Goddard Space Flight Center In a major, end-of-term accomplishment, President Obama has taken a decisive stand to keep drill rigs out of our publicly-owned Arctic Ocean, building on his past decision to drop Atlantic leasing as well. His administration’s just-issued five year offshore oil and gas leasing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. November 7 – 18, 2016 Chilean President Michelle Bachelet at COP22 Gobierno de Chile COP22: Full steam ahead on climate action The 22nd Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund America’s Arctic will be free of new offshore oil and gas drilling, at least for the next five years, and that’s good news for people and wildlife. Temperatures in the Arctic are warming faster than any other place on Earth, and melting sea ice is opening up access to the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The House of Representatives will vote today, November 17, 2017, on a bill (H.R. 5982) designed to block a wide variety of protections for health and the environment. The bill is a clever, repackaging of longstanding efforts by the Republican leadership to do away with any sensible limits […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund In November 2010, 13 tiger range countries came together and made an unprecedented pledge: to double the number of wild tigers by 2022. Mobilized by a century of dramatic decline, leaders convened in St. Petersburg, Russia to sign a declaration boosting tiger conservation efforts. This initial effort has led to […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Last week was a tough one for many around the nation. The 2016 election season reached a stressful conclusion last Tuesday night and considerable uncertainty remains about where our nation is headed and what the future holds. Last week my home state of sunny California gave me something to celebrate: voters approved […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund You’re gearing up for Thanksgiving dinner. Assignments are out to various attendees for sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. Now, it’s time to figure out what size turkey to buy. Here’s a hint: Buy less than you think. If you’re hosting anything like the average Thanksgiving dinner for ten, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Amazon is under assault. As spotlighted in the upcoming episode of the Emmy award–winning series Years of Living Dangerously, this rainforest is threatened by a range of environmentally destructive forces. Cattle-ranching is at the top of this list. In fact, according to a 2011 report by the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The question now is whether President-Elect Donald Trump will govern less divisively than he campaigned. On climate change, there’s every reason for deep concern. Candidate Trump said he wants to “cancel” the historic Paris Climate Agreement; his transition team features a fanatical climate denier and energy lobbyists, and […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A funny thing happened at a meeting this week in Marrakech. Countries from around the world are meeting to decide how they will implement the landmark Paris Climate Agreement. In December last year, 195 countries agreed to aggressive targets to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and limit global warming. As the COP22 […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy For the past few months, we have talked a lot about ocean planning on the East Coast especially with two regional ocean plans released in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Now, we are excited to share news from the West Coast! Last month, the West Coast Regional Planning Body (WCRPB), comprised of federal, […]