Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New buildings in New York City—both commercial and residential—are about to get a whole lot more energy-efficient, thanks to improvements to the New York City Energy Conservation Code (NYCECC), green-lighted earlier this week by the New York City Council. The code governs new construction (and renovations) in the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The summer sizzle has arrived and I have some hot news to share with you: The nation’s first regional ocean plan was just released in New England! This plan is a huge win for the Atlantic Ocean and everything that lives in it. I couldn’t be more excited about this news!! But, I […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Information is power— at least according to conventional wisdom. But what if we lack access to reliable and scientifically sound information? Around the world, one of the common barriers preventing people from being able to protect their river basins is lack of information. That’s why WWF and the University of […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund By all accounts, Glenn Pritchard and Mia Isaacs should be rivals. They each own a seafood processing plant and exporting company in The Bahamas, and both stake a claim to the lucrative spiny lobster business. Their products reach restaurants at home and massive markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers analyzed hundreds of thousands of samples in digitized museum collections to produce an estimate of species in the South American rain forest. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/science/amazon-tree-species-inventory.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Through its much-discussed Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) effort to modernize our electric system for the 21st century—we’ve blogged about it here and here—the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) is well positioned to put the pedal to the metal on the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Efforts to save the Vaquita Marina continue, Lake Poopó is gone for good, Colombia to add climate change mitigation to constitution To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. July 7 – July 13, 2016 Mexico’s Ambassador to the United States, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today we are back in court fighting for Hawaii’s last 150 resident false killer whales. We are asking a federal judge to compel the government to protect the endangered false killer whale’s tropical island habitat because if they don’t, we risk the loss of not just these big-hearted […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC and our allies took the unusual step of sending an open letter, dated July 13, 2016, to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack challenging the agency on a series of factually inaccurate and misleading claims about the benefits of biomass energy. The claims were made in a […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 12, 2016 (ENS) – Of all the world’s unique natural areas threatened by logging, poaching, dam development and gillnet fishing, the International Union for Conservation of Nature is advising the United Nations to place five of them on the List of Heritage in Danger. Read the […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Three Persian leopards were released into Russia’s Caucasus (Kavkazsky) State Nature Biosphere Reserve today. The event is a remarkable step in restoring leopard populations to the Caucasus. Until the middle of the 20th century, Persian leopards were common in the Caucasus. But by 1950, their population had dramatically decreased, and […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Departments of Interior, Agriculture and Defense joined with state and federal partners today to announce the designation of three new Sentinel Landscapes to benefit working lands, wildlife conservation and military readiness. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-agriculture-defense-team-conserve-landscapes-and-wildlife-bolster-rural
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environment and energy issues in India. From June 28 – July, 8 2016Compiled by Jessica Korsh Climate Change Study: Climate Change Warming Asian Waters, Altering Monsoon Each year as temperatures rise across India, farmers look to the sky […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Florida’s algae problem is the latest reminder that we must act urgently to protect our waters and combat climate change. Thick algae covers the water at Stuart’s Central Marine boat docks in Stuart, Florida, June 30, 2016 AP Photo/Terry Spencer It’s as thick as guacamole, but you don’t […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Mike Galesi and the Big G Charitable Foundation Issues Matching Gift Challenge to Sea Shepherd Supporters! To honor Sea Shepherd’s brave volunteers and campaigns, Mike Galesi and the Big G Charitable Foundation is issuing a challenge grant to Sea Shepherd supporters. The foundation will match donations to Sea Shepherd Conservation […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Hollywood Stars Demand Costco Stop Its Purchase and Sale of Faroe Islands’ Salmon in Response to Horrific Slaughter of Pilot Whales Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is asking big-box retailer Costco to stop its purchase and sale of salmon exported from the Faroe Islands until the Faroes bring the brutal and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Insect populations are declining around the world – Pesticides, monocultures, urbanization, and habitat destruction are all contributing to significant drops in the number of insects around the globe. From too few pollinators to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Chile’s cities plagued by pollution, region establishes climate bonds market, Dominican Republic training educators on climate change To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. June 30th – July 6th, 2016 Climate Change As if dealing with the impacts of climate […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy On July 5th, the Mid-Atlantic States become the second region in the nation to release an ocean action plan for their shared federal waters, an historic move that follows a similar release by the New England states in May. Over the past 3 years, the Mid-Atlantic has been at the forefront of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pgiam/iStock Good schools, crime stats, walkability, even pollution levels—these are just a few of the variables you typically take into account when considering a move to a new community. What may not come to mind, however, is whether millions of gallons of highly volatile crude oil are currently—or […]