Supremes OK Environmental Catastrophe
“A mining company was given the go-ahead by the Supreme Court on Monday to dump waste from an Alaskan gold …
Category Archives: Environment
Climate Change is Here
From the NY Times “The impact of a changing climate is already being felt across the United States, like shifting …
Climate Refugees By the Millions
“There could be 200 million … climate refugees by 2050, according to a new policy paper by the International Organization …
Pale Blue Dot — Carl Sagan
Oh, man. This is really special.
Organic Milk Producers In Deep Trouble
Very sobering article in the NY Times today about the rise and fall of the organic dairy farmer. [When Ken …
Climate Change and Wine
In Spain and Chile the wine growers, with vast acreages and millions of dollars at stake, are preparing for the …
Fire Season Continues
Of course September/October in California are the most feared fire months — at the end of the long, hot dry …
Insurers Hip to Climate Change
CERES, a coalition of investor groups, environmental organizations and investment funds, along with the Heinz Center, a environmental policy group, …
Industries Denying Climate Change Knew Plenty
Andrew Revkin in a NY Times article on April 24 shows that the Global Climate Coalition, auto, coal and oil …
Endangered Species Reportected
Yippie! “The Obama administration today revoked an eleventh-hour Bush-era rule that undermined protections for plants and animals listed as threatened …
Bees in Sharp Decline in Europe
A flurry of news about bees in the U.S. made the news last year. Speculation flew, blaming colony collapse disorder, …
On Thin Ice
PBS NOW ran an hour long show on big glacier melt — at the head of the Ganges in India, …