Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Click for larger version Ed Hawkins This story originally appeared on Climate Central. Climate change just got another telling visual courtesy of the famed temperature spiral creator. But rather than a graph, it’s a series of 167 maps. Alone, they each tell the story of whether a year was mostly […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Pope Francis renews calls for environmental action – The Pope has been vocal about curbing climate change before, and he reiterated his message of environmental stewardship this week in a document released for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A vaquita porpoise entanged in a gillnet set for totoaba Omar Vidal, NOAA Fisheries West Coast/Flickr We tend to look at what’s threatening endangered species on an individual basis. The ivory trade is killing elephants. Illegal gold mining poisons wild camels. The addax’s worst enemy is trophy hunting. […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund We may have shifted so far into a new climate regime that probabilities have been turned on their head. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/189528488/0/edf/blogs/feed~We-just-had-five-year-floods-in-less-than-a-year-Whats-going-on
Published by Ocean Conservancy Last week, we learned President Obama is creating the world’s largest marine protected area by expanding the Hawaiian national monument of Papahānaumokuākea! We’re excited. Seriously excited. In honor of that announcement, here are five reasons we love Papahānaumokuākea, and how its expansion just means more to love. 1. The name While we […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund To prevent the worst impacts of climate change, we must shift our global energy supply from one that relies on dirty fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas—to one that is supported by clean and sustainable sources. The good news is that this transition is already well underway, according to a […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael Connor and State of California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen coordination of management activities to benefit the Salton Sea, boost the region’s climate resilience, spur the region’s economic growth, and improve public health. Read the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund USFWS The coastal California gnatcatcher is an unlikely adversary. The tiny, unassuming dusky-gray bird that mews like a kitten is just trying to stay alive amid its rapidly declining sage brush habitat in southern California. Unfortunately for the bird, it happens to also occupy some of the most […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund George Grant in Yellowstone National Park, 1933 NPS Historic Photos Collection “The Park Service needs me,” George Alexander Grant wrote in 1923 to Horace Albright, then superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Grant had his heart set on becoming a photographer for the National Park Service (NPS), but his […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Group of Twenty (G20) is viewed as one of key forums for the world’s largest economies to set forth joint actions on a range of issues, so the upcoming G20 Summit in China is an important moment for international efforts to address climate change. After all, key […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Visiting my parents in Miami is one of my favorite summer traditions. Friends sometimes question why we choose the hottest, most touristy season to fly cross-country to the Sunshine State, but we respond that there is something precious about those late-summer beach visits with the grandparents. Day at […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Federal government is committed to improving its ability to prevent invasive species from impacting national assets. The President’s Priority Agenda on enhancing climate resilience called for a national framework for the early detection of and response to invasive species. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-and-senator-brian-schatz-announce-additional-federal-support
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund California is ahead of schedule in meeting its ambitious climate goals, thanks in no small part to its emissions trading program. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/186253248/0/edf/blogs/feed~Californias-carbon-market-is-a-big-success-Here-are-the-facts
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund One day earlier this summer, as the temperature climbed into the mid-90s and the humidity rose to match it, Bryan Parras decided to go for a run. A run between Houston and New Orleans. He’s not crazy—he had a good reason. Participating in one leg of the Peace & […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Less than a month after critical climate legislation was declared dead by Capitol insiders, oil lobbyists, and some California legislators, today we celebrate passage of two bills that together enact the most aggressive emissions targets in North America and require California – the world’s sixth-largest economy – to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest blog post written by Emma Fisher. A trail in the Bridger Mountains As a nature-loving girl raised just outside of Chicago, the thought of moving to the mountains and immersing myself in environmental issues through a Western lens always seemed both fascinating and fun. This summer, I […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As the impacts of climate change intensify in Colorado – leading to diminishing snowpack, more severe droughts, and larger wildfires – the urgency of reducing carbon pollution grows clearer. The good news is that there also has never been a better time for Colorado to transition to a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Chile to sign Paris agreement, warming temps threaten potato crops, indigenous community challenges Nicaraguan canal To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. August 17 – 24, 2016 Climate Change Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced her intent to formally sign the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “Europe has cathedrals. We have national parks,” says Stephen Saunders, president of the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization, neatly capturing the significance of these 59 national treasures, which include important monuments as well as parklands. But as we honor their majesty on this 100th anniversary of the National Park […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Approaching the finish line last week, a record number of comments flooded in about the Federal Highway Administration’s proposal to measure congestion, and adopt new standards for tracking and ultimately reducing carbon pollution from transportation plans. About 5,000 of these opposed the set of congestion metrics included in […]