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RGGI’s Role in Achieving State Climate Goals: The Opportunities and Challenges of Expanding Trading to States Outside…

August 1, 2016 / by Jason Patlis / Academia, Climate, Environment, Nicholas Institute

Published by Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University The Nicholas Institute, Resources for the Future, and the Georgetown Climate Center hosted a workshop that explored the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s (RGGI) role in achieving state climate goals and opportunities and challenges to expanding trading to states outside RGGI. Storified by · Mon, Aug […]

Maryland Flood Highlights Need for Climate Change Planning

August 1, 2016 / by Becky Hammer / Climate, Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Resources

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This weekend, a historic flash-flooding event killed two people and caused massive destruction in Ellicott City, Maryland. The town received more than 6 inches of rain over the span of two hours. According to the National Weather Service, an event like this should statistically happen only once every […]

Defeating Zika – More Common Sense, Less Toxic Chemicals

July 31, 2016 / by Jennifer Sass / Africa, Climate, Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Oceans, Resources, South America

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Am I the only one that things the mosquito populations have skyrocketed this season?! All the rain is good for the garden, and unfortunately great for mosquitos. Uugh. I confess to moments where I thought about dousing my whole yard with insecticide products stamped with gigantic skull-and-crossbones images. But, […]

Climate change is fueling fires in the West

July 29, 2016 / by Jason Patlis / Climate, Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Fund, Resources

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Climate change is fueling fires in the West – The Sand Fire that blazed through Southern California this week destroyed 38,000 acres in the Santa Clarita Valley. This latest inferno is part of […]

Latin America Green News This Week: 7/21 – 7/27/2016

July 29, 2016 / by Maria Martinez / Air Quality, Asia, Climate, Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Resources, South America, Species

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Mexico & U.S. give hope to Vaquita Marina, Peru ratifies Paris Agreement, Chile’s economy too dependent on natural resources To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. July 21 – July 27, 2016 Feature: Mexico-U.S. Bilateral Priorities Last week, President Obama […]

New Report: Computer Energy Use Can Easily Be Cut in Half

July 28, 2016 / by Pierre Delforge / Climate, Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Resources

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Cutting computer energy waste, particularly when desktops and laptops are doing little or no work, could save consumers billions of dollars on their energy bills and avoid millions of tons of carbon pollution annually, according to a new report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council. […]

Restoring Endangered Coral Reefs

July 28, 2016 / by Julia Roberson / Australia, Climate, Conservation, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy With mass coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef making headlines all over the world this summer, we wanted to check in with Tripp Funderburk of Coral Restoration Foundation to learn how corals in our part of the ocean are faring. First, what is the big deal about coral reefs? Coral reefs are the rainforests […]

US to Weaken Fisheries Regulations for First Time in Decade

July 28, 2016 / by Brad Sewell / Climate, Conservation, Europe, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Oceans, Resources, Species

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. has been a global leader in confronting and effectively tackling the overexploitation of its ocean fisheries. While there’s work still be done—more than three dozen fish populations or stocks (out of 233) remain overfished—American fisheries today are among the most sustainable in the world. Yet, with […]

Sustainable construction starts with an efficient building envelope

July 27, 2016 / by Justin Koscher / American Chemical Council, Climate, Industry

Constructing energy-efficient homes and buildings has become standard practice across the Southeast, benefiting both the environment and consumers. In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy consumption, an energy-efficient home can reduce families’ utility bills and improve indoor comfort. Delivering this performance begins with an efficient building envelope. Spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation […]

Senator Hirono Speaks Up for Coral Reefs

July 27, 2016 / by Guest Blogger / Asia, Australia, Climate, Conservation, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy Written by Hawaiian Senator Mazie K. Hirono. Last month, 2,500 people from 97 countries flew to Hawaii–not for vacation, but to address the international crisis facing coral reefs around the world. Participating in the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium, these world leaders, scientists, activists and students issued a powerful call to action […]

Mid-Atlantic Ocean Users Tell Congress to Support the New Ocean Action Plan

July 26, 2016 / by Katie Morgan / Climate, Conservation, Lands, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy What do recreational fishermen, research scientists, commercial shipping representatives, conservationists and renewable energy developers have in common? They’ve all come together at a common table to address important decisions being made about our ocean thanks to ocean planning. Two weeks ago, over 20 ocean users from the five Mid-Atlantic states came to […]

Countries move closer to an agreement to further curb greenhouse gases under the Montreal Protocol

July 25, 2016 / by Jason Patlis / Climate, Environment, Global News, Government, United Nations Environment Programme

Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Governments set the stage for a possible agreement to reduce potent greenhouse gases under the Montreal Protocol. An amendment on reducing HFCs would be a significant step towards meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27079&ArticleID=36236&l=en

Vienna HFC Talks: Progress, High Expectations, & Work Ahead

July 23, 2016 / by David Doniger / Africa, Asia, Climate, Conservation, Europe, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Resources

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The HFC talks in Vienna wound up early Sunday morning with strong progress towards a Montreal Protocol amendment to phase down these super potent climate pollutants, and high expectations that the deal will be sealed in Kigali, Rwanda, this October. Phasing down HFCs is the biggest […]

Report: Major ecosystem losses in Canada’s boreal since 2000

July 22, 2016 / by Joshua Axelrod / Climate, Conservation, Europe, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Resources, South America, Species

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog was drafted by Elizabeth Shope and Danielle Droitsch Contrary to a recent report from Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN), which goes to great lengths to say all is well in Canada’s boreal forest, a report released by Global Forest Watch (GFW) Canada this month presents a very […]

Many Americans don’t realize the environmental consequences of food waste

July 22, 2016 / by Jason Patlis / Climate, Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Resources

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Many Americans don’t realize the environmental consequences of food waste – A new national survey finds that less than 60 percent of respondents know wasting food is bad for the environment. (Trashing food […]

The United States will miss its climate target if these pipelines get built

July 22, 2016 / by Jason Patlis / Climate, Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Resources

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. The United States will miss its climate target if these pipelines get built – Energy companies want to build 19 natural gas pipelines across the eastern United States. But a new report says […]

Latin America Green News This Week: 7/14 – 7/20/2016

July 22, 2016 / by Maria Martinez / Climate, Conservation, Europe, Lands, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Oceans, Resources, South America

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Food insecurity plaguing the region, Guatemalan town strives to become adaptation model, Mexico adds budget to mitigation efforts in Tabasco To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. July 14 – July 20, 2016 Climate Change As droughts continue to pose […]

Reducing Hydrofluorocarbons via the Montreal Protocol is the most significant climate action the world can take this year

July 22, 2016 / by Jason Patlis / Climate, Environment, Global News, Government, United Nations Environment Programme

Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme An HFC phase-down can avoid up to 0.5⁰ Celsius of global warming by 2100. HFCs are the fastest-growing greenhouse gases. Many are 100s to 1000s of times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2) at warming the atmosphere. The Climate and Clean Air Coalition believes urgent actions, like an […]

Search & Destroy: The Republican (Anti-)Environmental Agenda

July 21, 2016 / by Scott Slesinger / Climate, Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Resources, Species

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund If you want to get a sense of what Republican Congressional leaders think about environmental policy, there’s no better place to start than the spending bill for environmental agencies that the House passed, largely along party lines, right before leaving town for the conventions and the rest of […]

Vienna HFC Update #2: Countries Engage and Bargaining Begins

July 21, 2016 / by David Doniger / Africa, Asia, Climate, Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Fund, North America, Resources, South America

Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund HFC phase-down talks in Vienna are moving forward rapidly this week as countries engage on the specifics of freeze and reduction targets and funding needs. Negotiators have delved into key issues all week, and ministers are arriving for high-level talks over the next two days. Expectations are high […]