Ben Franklin Elementary School’s EPA Program teaches Civics and Government through an Environmental Lens At Ben Franklin Elementary School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, students are learning how to be leaders, engaged community … Read more
Conservation
Need to Avoid Oil Spill Danger? Draw Your Own Fake Map!
A major oil industry player is in hot water again, this time for an advertisement that appears to re-write the geography books. Enbridge Incorporated, which is at the center of … Read more
Pacific Port Community Dodges a Coal-Shaped Bullet
In a milestone turn of events, developers have shelved plans to build one of six coal export terminals on the west coast. Read more
New Report on Climate Change and Wildlife
A new report that brings together recent research on how climate change is affecting plants, animals, and habitats in the United States confirms what we already suspected: the changes … Read more
Dirty Oil CEO Calls Pipelines “The Weak Link”
The CEO of one of the world’s biggest dirty energy companies is accusing conservationists of…well…playing to win, I think? Enbridge Incorporated has made headlines the last few years for all … Read more
Record-Setting Three Million Strong for Wildlife
This summer, wildlife have suffered the effects of the terrible wildfires, droughts, and heat caused by climate change. The Western fires sent moose fleeing their blazing habitat in Colorado, the … Read more
Stand with Heroes Fighting for Appalachian Mountains
When I traveled as a college student to the coalfields of Appalachia to learn from the women and men fighting mountaintop removal coal mining, I had no idea the strength … Read more
Shocking Shark Fin Soup Study Airs on Shark Week
While the Discovery Channel’s annual predator-extravaganza Shark Week decreases misconceptions of these demonized predators, the sensationalism and morbid fascination with shark attacks has often created the wrong kind of awareness. … Read more
Keeping My Cool
As a California transplant to Washington D.C., my first six months have been full of new experiences. Riding the subway to and from work every day? Check. Deciphering the grid … Read more
