For too long, America has ignored an immense clean energy source sitting right off our shores. We’ve chosen to remain dependant on fossil fuels that cause dangerous air and water … Read more
Global Warming
From the Great Lakes to Coastal Louisiana: Climate Change Will Affect Everyone
I spent last week in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting. The Great Lakes Regional Center‘s Adaptation Program Manager Melinda Koslow and I traveled to the Big … Read more
New Plant Hardiness Zones Confirm What Gardeners Already Know about Global Warming
Gardeners who have noticed some unusual goings-on had their suspicions confirmed this week, and the culprit is global warming. The U.S. Department of Agriculture yesterday released a new map of … Read more
Campuses Are Racing to a Giga-watt!
In just a few short weeks Campus Conservation Nationals will be kicking off the 2012 competition! Colleges and universities from across the country are gearing up to compete against each … Read more
Top 11 Coal Plant Polluters for 2011
Polluters have been denying their effect on climate change for too long. One of the reasons that power plants have been able to get away with the amount of greenhouse … Read more
Tar Sands Spell Big Trouble for Whooping Cranes
The recovery of the North American whooping crane is one of conservation’s most inspiring success stories. A century ago, there were thought to be between 500 and 1,400 of these … Read more
A Mountain Wonderland
Just because it is winter doesn’t mean that you have to stay inside! There are many ways Be Out There and explore even if it is cold out! This past … Read more
New Hybrid Shark a Sign of Climate Change Adaptation?
Are sharks smarter than some of our elected officials? While Congress may be ignoring climate change, there’s startling new evidencethat sharks are adapting to warming ocean waters: Scientists said on … Read more
