Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A group of nine natural gas purchasers recently launched the Natural Gas Supply Collaborative (NGSC), a voluntary effort aimed at increasing transparency about how the gas they purchase is produced. The stated goals of the NGSC include promoting safe and responsible practices for the supply of natural gas […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On one of my first trips to India in 2012, when I was invited to speak at the Delhi Sustainable Energy Summit, I was told that India had too many pressing problems to deal with and couldn’t focus on air pollution. Today, I just don’t hear that argument […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is so spectacular that it’s alternately referred to as America’s Serengeti, the Crown Jewel of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and the Sacred Place Where Life Begins. But Congress is talking about opening up this national treasure to oil and gas drilling. Here’s what […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Join NRDC’s #LEDchallenge iStock While the end of Daylight Savings Time this weekend means our lights are on longer, our energy costs don’t have to go up. In fact, a modest investment in the most energy efficient lightbulbs—LEDs—can help keep utility bills down all year round. If every […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Coauthored by Mitchell Beer As the international community prepares to meet at the 23rd United Nations climate change conference in Bonn, Germany, next week, Canada’s position as a global climate leader is in jeopardy. New analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) confirms that clearcutting in Canada’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As a new NRDC report demonstrates, an intact boreal forest is vital to mitigating the worst effects of global climate change. In the report, NRDC examines how clearcut logging in the boreal forest contributes to Canada’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. We found that clearcutting is responsible for an […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund I just reviewed the U.S. Department of Transportation’s draft 5-year strategic plan, posted on Monday. There is nothing green about the plan, despite the fact that my heart jumped when I spotted the word “environment” under the first objective of the first goal. The mention turned out to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund We’ve all been there: hands on a full belly, eyes slightly drooping, debating one last helping of mashed potatoes from the mounds of food still on the table. As the cornucopia stares back at me, I can’t help but think it’s the ultimate paradox that we celebrate a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A researcher collects water samples on the Nisqually River in Washington. In Wyoming, the same act carries threat of stiff criminal and civil penalties, due to the state’s data censorship laws. Emily Brouwer/Flickr In the vast expanse of the West, public roads often cross private lands with little […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund THIS WEEK · Nicaragua joins Paris Climate Treaty, leaving the U.S. and Syria behind · Global deforestation hits record high · Last-ditch efforts to save the vaquita get underway in Mexico To subscribe to NRDC’s Latin America Green News click here. FEATURE: NICARAGUA JOINS PARIS CLIMATE TREATY On October 20 Nicaragua’s vice […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pipeline Construction Near Stream Tom Berlin A new bill, S.1844, was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill intends to make it easier for natural gas pipelines to get approved. It’s a bad bill, and a bad idea. S. 1844 would weaken provisions of the National Environmental Policy […]
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. Photo of Scott Pruitt via Gage Skidmore The Pruitt Protection Agency You don’t like Scott Pruitt. I don’t like him, either. He’s arguably the worst administrator in the history […]
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. Gerald Herbert/AP No Oil Left Behind The Interior Department announced this week that in March “all available un-leased areas on the Gulf’s Outer Continental Shelf” will be open for bidding […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Lorie Shaull/Flickr Prior to this week, chances are you had never heard of the State of Narragansett Bay and Watershed Workshop. As important as the workshop is within the world of New England watershed management, the event—tied to an annual report detailing the health of Narragansett Bay, a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a review of the regulations it oversees this week, and the results are what you’d expect from an administration that repeatedly prioritizes polluters over people. If DOE moves forward with the proposals it’s considering—some of which are likely illegal—the result will be […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Five years after Sandy, we are ignoring the lessons we paid so much to learn. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan J. Courtade/Released Five years after Hurricane Sandy, our nation’s leadership is willfully ignoring all the lessons we paid dearly to learn. Instead the nation […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund denisbin/Flickr The kiwi is a small, flightless bird that spends most of the day underground. At night, these needle-billed, chicken-size floofs emerge to hunt insects, crayfish, seeds, and fruit, but as they waddle through New Zealand’s forests, they create invisible scent trails. By morning, kiwis have often unwittingly […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Justin Brice Guariglia in Greenland Courtesy of the artist © 2016 New York–based artist Justin Brice Guariglia wears his feelings about climate change on his sleeves—quite literally. A tattoo running the length of his right arm depicts global temperature rise from 1880 to 2016. The ink on his […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund ¡No queremos crudo en nuestras playas! Ilustración cortesía de Falco Nuestros amigos y familiares en la Florida, Houston, Puerto Rico, Cuba y el Caribe aún están tratando de rehacer sus vidas después de lo que fueron unos huracanes históricamente desastrosos. En el caribe y en Puerto Rico, aun […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Twenty-five years ago this week, President George H.W. Bush ushered the federal government into our bathrooms. This turned out to be a good thing. Congress enacted water efficiency standards in 1992 with bipartisan support. Photo: cj13822 The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 92), approved with bipartisan support […]