After Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring in 1962, people rallied against the use of DDT as an insecticide because of the threat it posed to Bald Eagles and other birds. … Read more
Conservation
Guest Post: Eye on the Green Flag, Massachusetts Eco-School Holds a Trash Audit Party
Kate Crosby serves as the Energy Advisor for the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District and the Acton Public Schools in Acton, MA. She will be presenting at the National Green Schools … Read more
Subsidizing Danger and Killing Fish–It Ain’t Smart! Encouraging Building in Floodplains Is Dopey
Building in floodplains is very bad for salmon (and lots of other wildlife). It takes away the habitat they need to survive. And that is bad for people. It also … Read more
We Can’t Fillet Our Way Out of Mercury in Fish
Avid Sportsman Bob Garner explains that we “can’t fillet our way out” of the mercury problem. Listen as he talks about the impacts of mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants … Read more
Mandating a Keystone XL Decision: Another Polluter Ploy that Congress Should Reject
Polluter lobbyists launched their latest ploy to funnel massive quantities of dirty fuel through the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. It would seem that even though the State Department and President … Read more
Tribal Leaders Tell Obama: No KXL!
Last week, Tribal leaders from across North America came together in Washington, DC to make their case against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to President Obama. Right now Keystone … Read more
Asian Carp an Issue in 2012 Federal Budget Debate
Asian carp, the menacing invasive fish that rocket out of the water and are on the verge of storming the Great Lakes, have apparently captured the attention of Congress. Finally. … Read more
Crews Report Progress in Stopping Spill at Colorado Tar Sands Refinery
While they’re still working to pinpoint the source, workers have made progress in keeping an oil spill north of Denverfrom getting any worse: Federal officials say a trench dug to … Read more
Dispatch from South Africa: Youth Rally for Robin Hood Tax to Fill Empty Green Climate Fund
Kate Catlin, a native of the Seattle area, has been selected as a member of the United States Youth Delegation to the United Nations climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa … Read more
Mercury Impacts to Loons & Michigan Lakes Draws Thousands of Conservationists & Anglers
Scientist Dave Evers has been studying loons in Michigan’s Seney National Wildlife Refuge impacted by mercury pollution since the late 1980s. He found mercury contamination in the very first loons … Read more
