Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Antique 1921 player piano with ivory keys and custom die-cut vellum score based on the artist’s predictive algorithm Jenny Kendler Elephants are extinct. If that sentence became fact, how would you feel? Artist Jenny Kendler’s “Music for Elephants: A Eulogy for the Future” attempts to evoke the grief […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-authored with Karan Chouksey With 2016 as yet another record breaking year for global temperatures, communities across India are grappling with rising temperatures and the deadly threats from extreme temperatures. Rising temperatures are creating a surge in cooling demand that poses a tremendous challenge to meet peak electricity […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On the eve of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources confirmation vote for Rick Perry to be Secretary of Energy, it’s important to take a close look at the Trump administration’s plans for America’s energy future. The administration’s new webpage on “An America First Energy Plan” is—like […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Wusa was a dedicated gorilla mother, doing her best to care for her three-month-old infant. But WWF staffers noticed something amiss with the adult gorilla in the Dzanag-Sangha Protected Areas of the Central African Republic. Her wrist was caught in a metal snare. Snares are generally intended to catch small […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Photo courtesy of Anthony Ambrose For Anthony Ambrose, a University of California, Berkeley, tree biologist, fieldwork means getting up-close and personal with some of the world’s largest living things. In the wee hours of the morning, his team of intrepid researchers hike out to groves of giant sequoias, […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This year, Ocean Conservancy is proud to be a part of the 2017 Wildscreen World’s Favourite Unloved Species Campaign, dedicated to showing love for endangered and unloved species. We’ve nominated the walrus as our favorite unloved species, but we need your help! Vote now, check out our campaign page, and together let’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Larry Moats, USFWS The state of Colorado recently decided to spend $4.5 million over the next nine years killing cougars and black bears to see how this might affect mule deer numbers. The effort, which begins in the spring, allows the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to trap […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund There is a Maasai saying, ‘If you are bold and clever, try to put a necklace on an elephant.’ That’s just what David Leto, a WWF-Kenya Elephant Officer whose father was killed by an elephant, is trying to do. He helps attach GPS collars to elephants in order to track […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California state agencies last week said they’ll put the interests of Big Oil and Gas before the interests of public health. The California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources’ (DOGGR) and State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) plan will allow oil and gas companies to violate state […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Gianina Lindsey/Flickr Remember the good old days of last week, when a government employee stating a scientific fact was utterly unremarkable―nay, expected? Well, by day four of the Trump presidency, such humdrum has become a rogue act—and a defiant public servant working in South Dakota’s Badlands National Park […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump trumped the public and environmental review putting Keystone XL tar sands pipeline on fast track. He did this releasing a memorandum on his “working day two” that invites Trans Canada to reapply for the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and fast track a decision on the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A large sinkhole on the Israeli shoreline of the Dead Sea Ziva & Amir/Flickr The search-and-rescue unit’s SUV isn’t in its parking spot, so David Greenbaum, the manager of Israel’s Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, picks up the key to the white sedan left in its place. “I think […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s advisors have signaled that he is considering signing an Executive Order that will exempt the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and projects like it from having to show that they are in the national interest of the United States. Keystone XL was a pipeline that would […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Forests are magnificent places teeming with a huge diversity of life. They are essential for life on Earth. They impact our lives in so many ways, from the air we breathe to the wood we use. Eight of 10 species found on land live in forests, and almost 300 million […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s not an easy life we lead. And by “we”, I mean the entirety of the male penguin population. As a male Magellanic penguin, the complexities of my life escalate the second I turn four. In a few years’ time, I’m expected to find the mate I want to spend the rest […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Sonny Perdue, a long-time agribusiness leader, Democrat-turned-Republican state legislator, two-time governor of Georgia to lead the US Department of Agriculture. Faced with a warming planet, increasing water scarcity, collapsing bee populations and other environmental challenges, USDA needs a leader who will promote planet-friendly farming […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Tragedy strikes as another environmental activist murdered To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. January 12 – 19, 2017 Environmental Justice Isisdro home in the village of Coloradas de la Virgen, Chihuahua Goldman Environmental Foundation Isidro Baldenegro López, a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Opposition to Donald Trump’s pick for US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pouring into Congress from a wide range of organizations representing a millions of Americans with diverse interests. Why is Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt attracting so much concern? It could be his consistent record of siding […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Courtesy Simon Beck Simon Beck has a seriously impressive track record. Using nothing but the prints of his snowshoes, the British artist creates elaborate geometric patterns in freshly fallen snow. Each of his large-scale “Snow Art” pieces takes up to 12 hours to create, during which time Beck […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Editor’s note: Interior Secretary Sally Jewell visited Baihuashan National Nature Reserve in 2015 for a signing ceremony promoting tourism and strengthening international partnership and collaboration between the U.S. and China. This is a blog authored in Chinese and English by our colleagues at the reserve (in conjunction with Interior) about how the ongoing collaboration […]