October, 2012

One Day Left: Ask the Candidates About Climate Change

The October 16 debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney will be a town hall forum, and you have the chance to choose the questions! Google is accepting … Read more

Green Roof on PS 41 in New York

Green Roof Inspires New York School: Video

I grew up watching movies set in New York City, so I have many pre-conceived images of life there. A peaceful garden on top of a school was not one of … Read more

Exxon’s Stealth Moves to Run Tar Sands into New England

We’ve written before about Big Oil’s new playbook on tar sands: using stealth tactics to make it harder for the public to figure out what dangerous projects they have in mind and … Read more

Gull soaring over Georgia beach

Photo of the Day: Soaring into the blue

Lone gull in flight Photo by Flickr member Pamela Maddox (lehewzher) See more of Pamela Maddox’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your … Read more

Alligator in Louisiana's Honey Island Swamp

Will Alligators Return to the Central Wetlands?

49K activists from across the country have made restoration a real possibility.  New Orleans’ Central Wetlands were once a flourishing cypress swamp, home to a dizzying array of fish and … Read more

Black bear cub climbing a tree

Photo of the Day: Headed for the Top

Black bear cub climbing a tree in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park   Photo by Flickr member Charlie Choc (cchoc) See more of Charlie Choc’s photos on Flickr … Read more

300 Youth Activists Break the Silence on Climate Change at SSREC

Cross-posted from www.WeArePowerShift.org, October 7 2012 Blog by Jacquie Ayala, Florida Organizer, Southern Energy Network   Wow. What an incredible weekend. Over 300 young people converged at Florida A&M University for … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – October 05, 2012

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: NWF: Reducing Keystone XL to a Sound Bite Distorts … Read more

Keystone and the Cops: Grandma Arrested Defending her Land from Pipeline

The streets of east Texas are safer now that great grandmother Eleanor Fairchild is in the clink.  The charge: trespassing on her own land. Ms. Fairchild was trying to stop destruction of … Read more

Spotify Wildlife: Finding Bird, Amphibian and Insect Calls Online

While I’ve written about listening online before, I haven’t really covered how much a curious person can learn from nature just by listening to various wild melodies. With the huge popularity … Read more