Guest post by Brett Chamberlin With every step along our traverse of the Portland-Montreal Pipeline, one question weighs on our minds – what if crude oil were to spill from … Read more
January, 2014
Progress for Protecting Alaska’s Wildlife from Mining
There is good news for coastal brown bears and other wildlife in Alaska threatened by a proposed large-scale mining project! A new environmental watershed assessment from the Environmental Protection Agency … Read more
Federal Government Investigates West Virginia’s “Lawless” Regulation of Coal Mining
Charleston, West Virginia’s largest city and capital, has just begun to reopen after a coal processing chemical storage facility spilled into the Elk River, rendering the city’s water unusable for … Read more
Nutty Ways to Celebrate Squirrel Appreciation Day This Year
SQUIRRELS! Whether you love them or loathe them, National Squirrel Appreciation Day, January 21st, is a great time to take a few moments and learn about these nutty animals. If you … Read more
What Would the Flying Fox Say? “It’s Too Hot!”
This was written by a guest author Micaela Jemison Images of Australian baby bats in rehabilitation, bundled up in colorful blankets and being bottle-fed are now a common sight on the Internet … Read more
Portland-Montreal Pipeline Trek Day 2 – A View from Victory State Forest, VT
Guest Post by: Brett Chamberlin The first day of our weeklong trek along the Portland-Montreal Pipeline was unseasonably warm, despite the persistent rain. In Northern Vermont, the few remaining patches … Read more
Coal Train Derails and Spills Into Stream in British Columbia
Well, there has been another coal accident. On Saturday, a train traveling through Burnaby, British Columbia derailed, likely due to rain. Nine cars caring coal came off the tracks and … Read more
Guidelines to Produce Energy Grasses in Wildlife-Friendly Ways
One of the great things about my job is being able to learn more about wildlife from experts at the National Wildlife Federation, in other organizations, and with consultants working … Read more
Tribes Demand Responsible Mining and Clean Water
This week, leaders and environmental staff members from eight tribes and tribal organizations are flying to Washington, D.C. to ask the Obama Administration to address a problem that impacts us … Read more
Struggling Moose Now Face a Toxic New Threat
Several moose populations are struggling in places where this majestic animal was once a common sight. In New Hampshire, the number of moose has dipped to fewer than 5,000 across … Read more
