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A Fight for Real Food – Food Revolution Day
The second annual Food Revolution Day on May 17 is fast approaching but there are still plenty of ways to get involved! Learning how to cook is one of the most valuable skills you can ever obtain. These skills were… Read more >
The Survival of the Salmon is at Stake
Guest post by Michael O’Leary With coal pollution already contributing to ocean acidification, rising stream temperatures, and toxic pollution from mercury and chemicals that wreck havoc on the fragile food web, there’s no doubt that the plans of the coal… Read more >
North Carolinians Thank Senator Hagan for her Climate Vote
Guest post by Tim Gestwicki, CEO of North Carolina Wildlife Federation. If you’re a sportsman here in North Carolina, you’re pretty thankful for the Nantahala, for John’s River, Sandy Marsh & Elk Knob. You give thanks for the Tar River,… Read more >
Why the Otter Creek Coal Mine Will Never be Built
Guest post by Vanessa Braided Hair. Yesterday, a news station in Billings, Montana ran an interview with Arch Coal representative Mike Rowlands in which he stated that the Otter Creek coal mine, proposed for southeastern Montana, will be in operation by… Read more >
Let’s Count the Ways Keystone XL Approval Helps Us
A tongue-in-cheek look at the problems caused by the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Read more >
Dirt, Bugs, and Raindrops, Oh My!
Guest post by Alyson Weinberg There’s a lot of talk these days of “thinking outside the box.” Whether for kids in the classroom or companies in the marketplace, it’s an ability to be cultivated. People who think outside the box are… Read more >
Northwest Governors Call on White House to Get Tough on Coal Exports
Guest blog post by Michael O’Leary. More coal burning means more mercury pollution, more acidification, more climate change, and more habitat loss. With plummeting domestic coal consumption leaving coal companies desperate to find new pathways to new markets, the last… Read more >
Understanding Our “New” Climate Threat: Ocean Acidification
A passionate advocate for the ocean, John Racanelli serves as CEO of the National Aquarium, where he immerses himself in pursuing the aquarium’s nonprofit mission to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures. The National Aquarium is the Maryland affiliate of… Read more >
Have You Hugged a Tree Lately?
Guest post by Melinda Housholder. When I did field work with the National Park Service a few years ago along the National Mall, I hugged trees on a daily basis. Well, by that I mean, when checking for the DBH… Read more >
Florida Tree Planting Event Lands a Special Guest Star
Guest post by Bruce Brown, the Director of the Florida Scrub-Jay Consortium in Clermont, Florida. Here at the Florida Scrub-Jay Trail in Clermont Florida, we kicked off National Wildlife Week two days early and spread it out over the next seven days… Read more >
