Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The average U.S. family of four wastes 1,000 pounds of food—at a cost of roughly $1,500—every year. As a nation, up to 40 percent of our entire food supply goes uneaten. A staggering amount of waste occurs throughout the supply chain, often a little bit at a time […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Michigan’s DTE Energy recently pledged to reduce carbon pollution by more than 80 percent by 2050. Another Michigan utility, Consumers Energy, committed to phase out coal generation over the next two decades and generate at least 40 percent of its energy with renewable resources. Duke Energy, with customers […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society MARCH 4th 2018 COMMENTARY BY CAPTAIN LOCKY MACLEAN SEA SHEPHERD MARINE OPERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR Hornby Island, Strait of Georgia, BC, CANADA locky@seashepherd.org The herring stocks of West Coast Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and Prince Rupert have already collapsed. The Federal Government’s recent closure of the Central Coast area, an […]
This week, a grocery store in Amsterdam made headlines for being the first to offer an aisle without plastic packaging. If the thinking behind this offering is “less plastic is better in the grocery store”—then we need to ask: In what way is this really a good thing? And we need to be clear about […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This past Wednesday, I took part in the first full meeting of the Aleutian Islands Waterways Safety Committee in Anchorage, Alaska. Here are five things you should know about this new group: The Committee is brand new. It was established late in 2017 to provide a forum for mariners and other stakeholders […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A powerful advisory group stocked with oil, gas and coal company representatives and sympathizers yesterday recommended a suite of fee reductions that would further short-change the public for taxpayer-owned fossil fuels. The recommendations by the obscurely named Royalty Policy Committee include: Cutting royalty rates on oil and gas […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund 2017 was declared the Year of Women—but it’s clear to me that we’re only just beginning. Cory Clark/NurPhoto/Sipa USA/AP Images If there was one silver lining to Donald Trump’s first year in office, it’s that we saw, time and time again, the power of women in action. From […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Homes next to an oil refinery in Wilmington, California Citizen of the Planet/Alamy Sometimes you really do have to stop and wonder what U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is thinking. And once you do, the conclusions you inevitably draw can be so frustrating that you just […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Welcome to our weekly Trump v. Earth column, in which onEarth reviews the environment-related shenanigans of President Trump and his allies. Shhhh. Regulations Are Good for the Economy. The Office of Management and Budget released a major report last Friday night. (Releasing a major report on a Friday night is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Beaverpond Marstonia specimen Robert Hershler/Smithsonia The beaverpond marstonia is a rare snail with a tan shell, a taste for submerged clumps of vegetation, and a known habitat of just three creeks in Georgia. It stands about as high as a stack of two nickels and is thought to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund There’s no environmental imperative more urgent, and no higher priority at NRDC, than to protect ourselves and our children from the growing dangers of climate change. That means, first and foremost, cutting the carbon pollution that’s driving this global scourge, by moving toward cleaner, smarter ways to power […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] This is a transcript of the video. Brian Palmer, environmental journalist, NRDC: In 1896, drillers struck oil in 35 feet of water off the Santa Barbara coast. It kicked off more than a century of arguing about the oil and gas buried in the continental shelf. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund So, what’s up with big cats? First, let’s understand what we’re talking about when we talk about big cats. I’m not talking about fat cats. Source: Wikipedia Commons Wikipedia Commons And I’m not talking about someone wearing a top hat and walking around with a bag of money. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A few months ago, I wrote a blog about searching for traces of Dr. Roger Arliner Young’s legacy on her alma mater, Howard University’s campus and coming up empty handed. Despite being the first African-American woman to earn her doctorate in zoology, her absence speaks volumes about equity, diversity and inclusion not […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC urged EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt this week to reverse course on his reckless plans to dismantle the Clean Power Plan and replace it with weak limits on power plant carbon pollution. It’s no secret that NRDC supports the Clean Power Plan—a critical step to reduce the nearly […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Mexican Government Enforcement Officers start joint operations on board Sea Shepherd vessels, bolstering chances for survival of endangered vaquita porpoise and addressing security concerns in the region. SAN FELIPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA MEXICO – February 28th, 2018 –Marine conservation group Sea Shepherd marks closer ties with Mexican government by inaugurating […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund For those keeping track at home, TransCanada, the company behind the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, has now missed its target for committing to building the project by more than two months. Meanwhile, in federal court, the government and TransCanada faced another loss in their attempt to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund How clean is the energy in your state? As part of its Electric Power Monthly series, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its year-end 2017 energy figures this week, detailing electricity production, use, and costs at a state-level. 2017 was another big year for wind and solar, with […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC just released a report urging the prompt regulation of a pair of harmful drinking water contaminants known as PFOA and PFOS. Since the 1960s, manufacturers used PFOA or PFOS in a variety of products, including nonstick cookware (e.g., Teflon), stain-resistant repellents used on carpets and fabric (e.g., […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Over 230 mayors from across the United States, including a significant majority of those participating in City Energy Project, strongly oppose EPA’s proposed repeal of Clean Power Plan, the first national limit on carbon emissions for existing power plants. The letter states, “[t]he Clean Power Plan . . […]