Published by Ocean Conservancy Gavin Schmidt, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, elegantly responded to the potential US withdrawal from the Paris Climate treaty with a simple quote by Galileo: “eppure si riscalda (and yet it moves)”. As history has it, this was Galileo’s stubborn response to church inquisitors questioning his findings about […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pixabay The koala is a strong candidate for the most darling critter on earth. It has mad-scientist ear floofs, a dopey nose, and the rounded body dimensions of a teddy bear. But chlamydia is not cute. The contagious bacterial disease gums up the koala’s eyes with mucus, damages […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The Trump administration’s newly proposed budget would cut nearly $1 billion from NOAA. Follow along with our “The More You NOAA” blog series to see how these cuts would impact the families and communities who rely on a healthy ocean. Then take action to tell Congress to say “No” to cutting NOAA. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Is approving a massive new strip mine wedged between two of America’s most visited national parks a good idea? The odds are the Trump Administration will think it is. The mine in question sits near the Southern Utah town of Alton, a short distance from Bryce Canyon and […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy We know that far too much trash ends up in our ocean. But what about the trash you and I keep out of it through our participation in the International Coastal Cleanup? After tallying the results from the 2016 Cleanup, we have some answers and we’re going to share the news, rather […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A budget that puts our health and environment last, reopening the door to highway pollution, and more attempts to squash progress on climate action. Scarlet Sails/iStock Presidents’ budgets are about values, putting money behind what matters most. And they lay out a vision for our country’s future. That’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Latin America Green News: Colombia grants rights to the Atrato River, Argentina’s nuclear deal with China, electric vehicles get a boost To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. May 19 – 25, 2017 Conservation An estimated eight million tons of plastic […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ed Dunens/Flickr Nearly 400 miles above earth, there’s a hunk of metal taller than an elephant and heavier than a rhino. It’s a privately operated satellite named WorldView-3 that’s been orbiting the planet every 97 minutes since 2014, taking tens of thousands of high-resolution pictures as it rips […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s no secret we here at Ocean Conservancy love our shellfish! For many, oysters, clams, scallops and other bivalves say “home”—shellfish capture the flavors and smells of the coastal waters we love. More than just a fun-time food, shellfish have sustained our coastal communities by providing food and income for generations, from […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration released its more detailed budget proposal yesterday, following up on an outline that it announced in March. Even though its initial proposal appalled people across the political spectrum as a cruel attack on essential programs, the administration didn’t pay any attention. Yesterday’s version is just […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump Administration’s 2018 federal budget proposal doubles down on attempts to weaken our nation’s ocean and coastal arm, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with a dramatic cut of 16 percent from the enacted 2017 omnibus budget. Several NOAA divisions are recommended for slashing and important […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s new slash-and-burn budget puts polluters first and the rest of us—and our children—last. Richard Keller/iStock President Trump opened a new front in his assault on our environment and health on Tuesday, releasing detailed budget proposals that amount to a scorched-earth campaign—literally and figuratively. The budget calls […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund While the rest of the world scales up clean energy, the electric grid operator running the world’s largest market procuring future commitments to deliver electricity is continuing to rely primarily on fossil fuels and nuclear. PJM, the grid operator serving 65 million electricity customers in 13 Mid-Atlantic and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration has just released its full 2018 budget proposal. Similar to his “starvation” budget released two months ago, Trump’s full budget proposal displays a reckless abandon for our country, our planet and future generations. Trump’s budget proposal seeks to eliminate nearly all international investments in climate […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration today proposed deep cuts to climate research across the federal government. Mick Mulvaney, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, tried to paint this anti-science move as a way to rein in “the crazy stuff the previous administration did.” In other words, Mulvaney […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The West Calumet housing complex was built over the site of the Anaconda White Lead Company (pictured), which smelted or processed lead for decades. Courtesy of the East Chicago Public Library Maritza Lopez pulled a postcard out of her mailbox five years ago. It was an invitation from […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A Hands Across the Sand event in Long Beach, NY, on May 20, 2017 Source: Dani Tinker/NRDC Over the weekend, a tidal wave of opposition to expanded offshore drilling washed over the nation, initiating a Week of Action protesting any attempts to sell-off our collective ocean resources to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund During his trip to Bears Ears, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (pictured here, in a blue shirt, with Utah governor Gary Herbert) spent almost all his time with politicians and energy executives who want to open up the monument for fossil fuel extraction. U.S. Department of the Interior Interior […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund More pro-polluters appointed, a barrage of dangerous bills advanced, and Bears Ears under threat—again. But there’s one bright spot: bold climate action in Virginia. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to open up the Bears Ears National Monument (right) to fossil fuel extraction; on the left, an oil pumpjack […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Adding water heating to a model solar ordinance for California cities creates new opportunities for deep carbon cuts. The Golden State is making promising headway toward a remarkable goal: making all its new residential buildings zero net energy — which requires that newly constructed homes produce as much […]